Software Engineer - Data Platform for Trading

Harrington Starr
London, UK
3 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Compensation
£182,000.0 - £195,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Amazon Web Services C Sharp (Programming Language) Information Engineering Data Infrastructure Extract Transform Load (ETL) Database Queries Python (Programming Language) Microsoft SQL Server Performance Tuning Service Design SQL Stored Procedures
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Data Processing GitHub Copilot Indexer Backend Build Management Api Design Data Pipelines Legacy Systems

Job description

You will support the evolution of a large-scale financial data platform, modernising legacy enterprise systems while building scalable cloud-based services on AWS. Own SQL Server optimisation, backend service design, and API development in a high-impact platform modernisation initiative.

What You’ll Do

  • Develop and optimise SQL Server queries, stored procedures, and data processing logic
  • Design and build backend services in Python or C#
  • Modernise legacy platforms and improve system performance
  • Build and maintain AWS-hosted services and APIs
  • Collaborate with distributed engineering and product teams

Requirements

  • Advanced SQL Server expertise (performance tuning, indexing, complex queries) - non-negotiable
  • Backend development in Python or C#
  • AWS environment experience
  • Proven experience in enterprise or legacy systems - critical
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

We’d expect you to have around 10 years of software and data engineering skills.

Nice-to-Haves

  • Financial services or market data background
  • Experience modernising legacy platforms
  • API design and ETL/data pipeline experience
  • AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot)
  • Quantitative or mathematics background

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