Lead Software Engineer
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£54,700
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2134 (92% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £54,700, and Durlston Partners is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
About the role
Lead Software Engineer - Trading Systems & Operations Technology - Buy-Side Hedge Fund -London
A London hedge fund is hiring a Software Engineer into its Trading Systems and Operations Technology function.
The engineering team is small and deliberately flat. Every engineer owns a business domain outright and works directly with the people who use what they build. In practice that means sitting with traders, trading assistants and operations users, understanding the problem first-hand, and owning the solution across the full development lifecycle. No delivery team to hand off to, no ticket queue between you and the desk.
Your biggest projects will focus on front office trading workflows, order lifecycle management, trade capture, end-of-day processing and the operational automation around it. There is integration work across third-party OMS and PMS platforms, plus collaboration with Front Office Analytics, UI/UX and Middle Office Technology. You will also share production support for what you own.
What's needed
- .NET and Python
- Software engineering experience gained in financial services or capital markets
- Understanding of financial instruments and trade lifecycle concepts
- Exposure to buy-side or sell-side trading environments
- Enterprise applications, APIs and distributed systems
- Strong fundamentals, object-oriented design, and a real interest in trading technology
Useful, not essential
- Fixed income, FX (spot, forwards, swaps and options), equities or commodities. Electronic trading workflows, OMS or PMS exposure, vendor platform integration via APIs or messaging, testing and CI/CD.
This suits an engineer who wants markets knowledge alongside technical depth, and who would rather be close to the business than three layers removed from it.
For more information, get in touch at james@durlstonpartners.com
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About sponsorship for this role
Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Durlston Partners holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2134 going rate of £54,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.