Software Engineer – Finance Technology

Location: London (Hybrid – 4:1)

Our client, a leading global trading firm, is seeking a Software Engineer to join its Finance

Technology team. This group builds and maintains the systems that power financial control,

treasury, and tax functions across the business.

The role offers exposure to distributed systems, data engineering, and high-throughput

platforms, with the chance to work on projects ranging from payments automation and

expense management to liquidity modelling and regulatory reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain distributed microservices supporting financial operations
• Develop high-throughput pipelines for ingesting and enriching large datasets
• Implement automation for payments, purchase order capture, and expense validation
• Contribute to modelling and calculation frameworks for liquidity and exposure
• Deliver real-time monitoring and reporting tools for regulatory requirements
• Work across the full SDLC, from requirements gathering to deployment and support

What We’re Looking For

• 3–6 years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong academic grounding in algorithms and data structures
• Experience with concurrent programming and asynchronous systems
• Familiarity with distributed systems, microservices-based architectures
• Commitment to clean, disciplined software engineering practices
• Proficiency in Go, JavaScript, Java, C++ or other similar statically typed languages

Why Apply?

• Technically challenging projects in a highly collaborative, engineering-led environment
• Greenfield and business-critical development with rapid release cycles
• Flat structure with autonomy and scope for input at all levels
• Excellent benefits, including healthcare, pension, and daily perks

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