Fidessa Developer

London

3 days ago

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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

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