Senior FICC Automation & Electronic Trading Systems Engineer

Goldman Sachs, Inc.
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
19 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Java
Artificial Intelligence
Algorithmic Trading
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Systems Engineering
Automation of Tests
Azure
C++
Code Review
Computer Programming
Databases
Continuous Delivery
Data Stores
Software Debugging
DevOps
Distributed Systems
Financial Information EXchange
Systems Analysis
Python
Machine Learning
MongoDB
Routing
Network Protocols
NoSQL
Performance Tuning
Systems Development Life Cycle
RabbitMQ
Message Oriented Middleware
Session Management
Software Engineering
Multithreading
Google Cloud Platform
Reliability of Systems
KDB+
Information Technology
Low Latency
Cassandra
Real Time Data
Kafka

Job description

  • Design, develop, and optimize a strategic, high-performance platform for real-time pricing, quoting, and lifecycle automation in various FICC derivatives products, driving real-time decision making and facilitating trade-booking.
  • Develop and maintain high-performance, low-latency electronic trading systems and infrastructure, ensuring robust and scalable solutions.
  • Work extensively with Financial Information eXchange (FIX) protocol for order routing, market data, and post-trade communication with exchanges, brokers, and other counterparties.
  • Explore, evaluate, and incorporate AI tooling and machine learning techniques into development workflows to improve efficiency, automation, and system capabilities.
  • Collaborate closely with quantitative researchers, traders, and sales to translate complex trading strategies and business requirements into robust, production-ready code.
  • Perform system analysis, performance tuning, and troubleshooting to ensure optimal system reliability, accuracy, and efficiency.
  • Develop and maintain tools for monitoring, alerting, and reporting on trading system performance and market activity.
  • Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and contribute to the overall technical direction of the trading platform.
  • Proactively engage with stakeholders throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and contribute to automated testing, DevOps, and Continuous Deployment practices.
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal risk management policies.

Requirements

Do you have experience in Systems engineering?, Do you have a Master's degree?, We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior FICC Automation & Electronic Trading Systems Engineer to join our dynamic team. This pivotal role involves designing, developing, and optimizing a strategic, high-performance platform for real-time pricing, quoting, and lifecycle automation across various FICC derivatives products, while also ensuring robust, low-latency, and scalable electronic trading solutions. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in building large-scale distributed systems, expertise in electronic trading concepts, hands-on experience with FIX protocols, and a keen interest in leveraging AI tooling to enhance development workflows., * Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, Electrical Engineering, Quantitative Finance, or a related technical discipline.

  • 5+ years of professional experience in software development, with a significant focus on electronic trading systems, large-scale distributed platforms, and automation solutions.
  • Proven expertise in electronic trading concepts, including market microstructure, order types (e.g., limit, market, iceberg), execution algorithms (e.g., VWAP, TWAP, POV), and low-latency system design.
  • In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with FIX protocol versions (e.g., FIX 4.2, 4.4, 5.0 SP2), including message parsing, session management, and custom tag implementation.
  • Strong programming skills in Java (commercial experience required), with additional proficiency in C++ or Python for performance-critical applications.
  • Experience with real-time data processing, distributed systems, and multi-threaded programming.
  • Solid understanding of FICC derivatives products, financial markets, and trading workflows, particularly in pricing, quoting, and lifecycle automation.
  • Familiarity with automated testing, DevOps, and Continuous Deployment practices.
  • Demonstrated interest in using and incorporating AI tooling and machine learning into development workflows.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in NoSQL data stores, e.g., Cassandra, MongoDB, or Elastic.
  • Experience in modern message-oriented middleware, e.g., Kafka or RabbitMQ.
  • Experience in debugging complex distributed systems.
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) for trading infrastructure.
  • Knowledge of network protocols and low-latency networking techniques.
  • Familiarity with kdb+/Q or other time-series databases.
  • Experience working directly with trading and sales users and converting their requirements into actionable solutions.

Benefits & conditions

We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.

Holiday & Vacation Policies

We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.

Financial Wellness & Retirement

We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees' priorities.

Health Services

We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.

Fitness

To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).

Child Care & Family Care

We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.

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