Responsibilities
Software engineering experience in front office eTrading UI development.
Own the technical direction and delivery of high-performance, low-latency eTrading UI application across a globally distributed user base spanning multiple trading desks and regions
Lead, mentor and functionally manage a team of UI development team on the ground as well as in offshore location
Manage the development stream end-to-end: roadmap sequencing, sprint planning, dependency management with server side teams.
Architect and govern the UI layer - component, design, threading model, dispatcher, patterns and the data binding all of which much sustain low-latency high throughput data without UI performance degradation.
Work with technology partners and business groups in the region and globally to deliver high quality UI products in a fast-paced environment.
Liaise with end-users to understand their requirements.
Work with the management and horizontal teams to advance the strategic UI roadmap.
Champion excellent development practices including pairing, code reviews, unit testing and regression testing.
Required Qualifications
Science / Engineering Degree
C# and WPF - expert level command of full WPF stack; deep understanding of dispatcher, dependency properties, virtualization and performance characteristics of data bound UIs under high-frequency update conditions.
Excellent verbal/written communication skills and ability to coordinate different tasks and work with different stakeholder groups and demonstrate proactive-ness and high motivation.
Ability to organize multiple competing tasks and priorities with a rapidly changing environment.
Development and technical leadership experience in complex UI application development with a background in multi-threaded implementation and low-latency messaging
Experience with Multi-threading, low latency, high performance components & applications (including GC tuning)
Experience with Linux, UNIX, Solaris and Agile methodologies.
Experience with versioning tools such as GIT, transport layer technology such as TCP/web socket, Refinitiv, Tibco Rendezvous
Experience with ng debugging and troubleshooting skills on Linux/Windows using profiling tools.
Desired Qualifications
Experience working in Fixed Income eTrading technology domain specializing in the UI layer - pricing grids, RFQ blotters, tickets
People leadership - line and functional management of engineering at varying levels; experience in giving feedback, calibrating performance
UI architecture evolution - experience leading a migration or modernization of a large legacy WPF code base - componentization, decoupling from legacy data layers, or phase introduction of modern patterns - without disrupting a live trading application.
To find out more about Huxley, please visit
Huxley, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy | Registered office | 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom | Partnership Number | OC(phone number removed) England and Wales
Salary description
£120000.00 - £135000.00 per year