C# Engineer - Market Data - Hedge Fund

Attribution Search
Greater London, UK
10 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience required
1 year minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

.NET Framework Amazon Web Services C Sharp (Programming Language) Databases Continuous Integration Relational Databases Enterprise Messaging Systems Microsoft SQL Server Performance Tuning RabbitMQ Software Engineering Systems Architecture
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Data Logging Data Ingestion Git Containerization Kubernetes Information Technology Apache Kafka Software Version Control Docker

Job description

Attribution Search is partnered with a leading global hedge fund, looking to hire a C# Developer into their Market Data Technology team.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-performing environment, working on business-critical systems that support trading and risk functions across multiple asset classes. The team is responsible for building and maintaining real-time and historical market data platforms that underpin front-office decision making.

Responsibilities

As a member of the team, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining robust market data systems, with a focus on performance, scalability, and reliability.

  • Design, develop, and maintain real-time and historical market data systems using C# / .NET
  • Build and optimise data ingestion, validation, transformation, and distribution pipelines
  • Ensure systems are resilient and capable of handling high-throughput data under peak load
  • Work closely with infrastructure teams to support scalable and reliable system architecture
  • Collaborate with quants, traders, and other technology teams to support the full data lifecycle
  • Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting to ensure system performance and stability
  • Contribute to performance tuning and optimisation of latency-sensitive systems

Requirements

  • Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field
  • 1+ years’ experience in C# software development.
  • Market data experience is highly desirable
  • Strong database experience, including SQL Server or other relational databases
  • Familiarity with messaging systems such as RabbitMQ or Kafka
  • Understanding of modern development practices, including version control (Git), CI/CD, and testing
  • Experience with containerisation and cloud platforms (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS) is beneficial
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams

Candidates with relevant experience are encouraged to apply to find out more.

Requirements

  • Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field
  • 1+ years’ experience in C# software development.
  • Market data experience is highly desirable
  • Strong database experience, including SQL Server or other relational databases
  • Familiarity with messaging systems such as RabbitMQ or Kafka
  • Understanding of modern development practices, including version control (Git), CI/CD, and testing
  • Experience with containerisation and cloud platforms (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS) is beneficial
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams

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