VP/SVP – Electronic Trading Technology

VP/SVP- Electronic Trading Technology

A leading global financial institution is seeking a senior hands‑on engineer to join a high-performance front‑office technology team supporting electronic trading platforms. This is a technical leadership position where you will remain close to the code while helping drive architecture, engineering standards, and platform strategy across a business‑critical trading environment. The role offers significant interaction with trading, quantitative, and engineering teams and is suited to someone who enjoys solving complex technical challenges in a fast‑paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver strategic technology solutions across front‑office trading platforms.
• Work closely with trading, quantitative, and technology stakeholders to develop scalable and resilient systems.
• Remain hands‑on with software development, architecture, and technical implementation.
• Lead major platform builds, strategic enhancements, and legacy modernisation initiatives.
• Drive engineering best practices, software quality, and technical excellence.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship within a team of experienced engineers.
• Influence architectural decisions and long‑term technology direction.
• Partner with teams across multiple business areas to deliver high‑impact solutions.

Required Experience

• Strong Java engineering background within a front‑office, electronic trading, or real‑time systems environment.
• Experience building high‑performance, low‑latency or ultra‑low‑latency distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of system design, networking, performance optimisation, and infrastructure.
• Experience working directly with traders, quants, or other front‑office stakeholders.
• Proven track record delivering new platforms and modernising existing applications.
• Ability to provide technical leadership while remaining actively involved in engineering delivery.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to Have

• FX, Equities, Fixed Income, Futures, Commodities, or broader electronic trading experience.
• Knowledge of pricing, execution, order management, market data, or trading infrastructure.
• Experience working in highly regulated, business‑critical environments.

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