Fidessa Developer

We are seeking an experienced Fidessa Developer to join a leading global investment bank’s Technology team. You will play a key role in designing, developing and enhancing front-office trading platforms, ensuring low-latency, high-reliability execution services for equities and listed derivatives.

This is a high-impact, business-facing role, working closely with traders, quants and support teams to deliver high-quality solutions within a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and support Fidessa trading platform integrations and customisations for cash equities and listed derivatives.
  
  
• Work with front-office stakeholders to capture requirements and translate them into technical deliverables.
  
  
• Implement new order routing, risk checks, and execution logic, ensuring low latency and high reliability.
  
  
• Maintain and enhance connectivity to exchanges, MTFs and market data feeds.
  
  
• Manage deployments, releases, and post-implementation support of Fidessa components.
  
  
• Provide second-line support for production issues and participate in an on-call rota if required.
  
  
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including infrastructure, DevOps and QA.
  
  Key Requirements
  
  
• Strong experience (5+ years) working with Fidessa systems (AMS, OMAR, FTW or related components).
  
  
• In-depth understanding of equities trading workflows (order management, market connectivity, execution).
  
  
• Excellent skills in Java, C++, or .NET (at least one), plus scripting (Python/Perl) for automation.
  
  
• Solid grasp of FIX protocol, exchange rules, and low-latency trading concepts.
  
  
• Good knowledge of Unix/Linux environments, shell scripting, and SQL databases.
  
  
• Proven ability to work directly with business users (traders, sales, quants) to deliver solutions.
  
  
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
  
  
• Experience in agile delivery environments a plus.
  
  What’s on Offer
  
  
• Salary up to £125,000 depending on experience.
  
  
• Competitive performance-related bonus.
  
  
• Comprehensive benefits package.
  
  
• Exposure to cutting-edge front-office technology and a dynamic trading environment.
  
  Opportunity to work alongside experienced technologists and business professionals at a major global financial institution