Fullstack Engineer (Java /C++)

This Full Stack Engineer role in London is onsite three days per week, embedded in the heart of high-frequency trading environments. You shape the backbone of real-time market data distribution, collaborating with quantitative, trading, and engineering teams to push the limits of speed and reliability. The market rewards those who build platforms that never miss a tick.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance, ultra-low-latency software applications and market data distribution systems
• Build, tune, and support low-latency network programming solutions and kernel bypass architectures on Linux environments
• Develop and enhance high-throughput, low-latency components using Core Java and C++
• Manage deployments, tooling, and infrastructure automation using internal and enterprise deployment pipelines (including UBS Bluezone and UBSDeploy)
• Integrate, optimize, and distribute real-time market data across over 70 proprietary direct feeds in EMEA, US Options, and MIFID II market structures
• Collaborate with cross-functional quantitative, trading, and engineering teams to deliver extremely reliable, fault-tolerant, and sub-microsecond resilient systems
• Perform rigorous performance analysis, latency troubleshooting, and system tuning of applications, network stacks, and market data distribution protocols (Denali, MPAC, Beacon, Refinitiv ETA)
• Support knowledge transfer and handover activities as part of project onboarding and cross-team enablement

Requirements

• 5-10 years of software engineering experience in high-frequency trading (HFT), financial markets, or ultra-low-latency environments
• Strong hands‑on development expertise with Core Java and C++
• Deep expertise in Linux systems, kernel bypass low‑latency tuning, and low‑latency network programming
• Expert knowledge of market data distribution protocols, including Refinitiv ETA, Denali, MPAC, and Beacon
• Comprehensive domain knowledge across EMEA, US Options, and MIFID II market structures, alongside experience with over 70 proprietary direct feeds
• Experience with deployment and management tools such as client Bluezone and client Deploy
• Strong performance tuning, profiling, and network/application troubleshooting skills
• Excellent problem‑solving, analytical, and communication abilities

Nice to Have

• Entrepreneurial mindset with a proactive, ownership‑driven approach in high‑pressure trading floors
• Experience in event‑driven architecture, distributed systems, and hardware-software co‑design
• Knowledge of CI/CD practices, automated testing, and DevOps automation tailored for low‑latency builds
• Experience working in large‑scale enterprise financial environments and electronic trading desks