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Software Developer

Selby Jennings · City Of London, England, United Kingdom

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We are hiring a Software Developer to support a growing systematic crypto trading team based in London. The firm has an established background as a discretionary proprietary trading business and has expanded significantly into systematic trading, particularly across crypto markets, with teams across Europe, the US, and Asia.This role will focus on providing technical coverage for the team's core trading and research systems, working closely with portfolio managers and researchers to help deploy, support, and productionize trading strategies in a live environment.ResponsibilitiesProvide day-to-day engineering support for the core trading and research platform used by the systematic crypto teamHelp maintain and improve live production systems used for systematic tradingWork closely with portfolio managers and researchers to deploy, test, and productionize trading strategiesSupport operational coverage across time zones, partnering with teams in Asia and the USContribute to backend systems and infrastructure that support trading reliability, scalability, and performanceAssist with tooling, deployment workflows, and cloud/container-based environmentsPartner with global technology colleagues to troubleshoot issues and support ongoing platform developmentRequirements1-3 years of experience as a software engineerStrong backend or systems engineering skillsExperience working with live production systemsStrong programming ability in Go and/or PythonPreference for candidates with experience in compiled languages such as Go, C, or JavaFamiliarity with technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud-based infrastructureStrong understanding of engineering fundamentals and system performanceComfortable working in a collaborative, high-ownership environment with global stakeholdersPreferred BackgroundExperience in financial services or electronic trading is helpful, but not requiredCandidates coming from investment banking technology teams may be a strong fit, particularly those with 1-2 years of experienceExposure to trading, market infrastructure, or research platform support is advantageousThis is an opportunity to join a systematic crypto trading team at an exciting stage of growth.The environment offers the chance to work in a collaborative, agile setting with a high degree of autonomy. The team values strong engineers who enjoy solving production problems, working across functions, and helping build systems.