What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Engineer - Developer Excellence - HFT Prop Fund position at Radley James?
A leading global high-frequency trading firm operating across major financial markets, focused on providing liquidity and pricing efficiency. The environment is fast-paced and highly technical, where engineering excellence directly impacts trading performance. Developer tooling, workflow optimisation and reliable automation are central to sustaining the firm’s competitive edge.
Role Overview
- Build and enhance core developer platforms, tooling and automation to accelerate the full development lifecycle.
- Standardise CI/CD pipelines and development workflows across global regions to improve consistency and collaboration.
- Improve local development environments, onboarding experience and automated testing capabilities at scale.
- Integrate and scale AI-assisted development tools to continually improve engineering productivity.
Qualifications
- Computer science degree or related field.
- Approximately 3 years of professional software engineering experience.
- Experience working with CI/CD systems, build tooling or developer platform engineering.
- Strong programming fundamentals and a demonstrated interest in improving developer productivity and workflow efficiency.
This opportunity offers a highly competitive compensation package and hybrid working model.