Senior Low Latency Engineer

Citi

London, United Kingdom
Competitive base salary (annually reviewed); discr...
Hybrid
Low latency java development
Algorithmic trading experience
Market data handling expertise
This senior role leads the engineering of low-latency application systems for global finance with response times between 10 to 100 microseconds

Job Summary

  • This senior role leads the engineering of low-latency application systems for global finance with response times between 10 to 100 microseconds.
  • The team focuses on building microservices-based event sourcing systems and providing frameworks to over 100 teams across Markets Technology.
  • Candidates will receive competitive benefits including 27 days annual leave, a discretionary performance bonus, and private medical care.

Matching Summary

This senior role leads the engineering of low-latency application systems for global finance with response times between 10 to 100 microseconds.

Salary

Competitive base salary (annually reviewed); Discretionary annual performance related bonus; Benefits include 27 days annual leave and Private Medical Care

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Low latency Java development
  • Algorithmic trading experience
  • Market data handling expertise
  • Event sourcing microservices
  • Linux kernel and system calls knowledge
  • TCP/IP network protocols

Nice-to-have

  • C++ background
  • KDB time-series database skills
  • Solarflare OpenOnload experience
  • Mentoring junior developers
  • UML sequence diagramming

Key Requirements

  • Subject Matter Expert in Applications Development
  • In-depth Algorithmic Trading experience
  • Knowledge of JVM and Linux Operating System
  • Leadership and project management skills

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