Algorithm Developer

Company:  Harrington Starr
Location: London
Closing Date: 07/07/2026
Salary: £170,000 per annum
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent

Job Description

ALGO / SMART ORDER ROUTING DEVELOPER



London – Hybrid Java, Low Latency, SOR, EMS/OMS, Linux, AW


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The Compa
ny This is an unmissable opportunity for an experienced Algo Developer to join one of the leading institutional digital asset firms in the market. With a global footprint and a platform spanning trading, asset management, custody and tokenisation, they are scaling out their London engineering team to build the next generation of their algorithmic trading infrastructur

e.Excellent salaries and top benefits package in place to attract the best talen


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What You Will

  • GetUp to £170,000 basic depending on experie
  • nceDiscretionary bonus and equity / share sche
  • mesCompany-paid health and protective benefits for you and your depende
  • ntsAccess to continuous learning, mentoring and personal gro
  • wthFree virtual coaching and counselling sessi
  • onsHybrid working with a strong London office prese
  • nceSmart, entrepreneurial colleagues at the cutting edge of digital ass


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What You Wil

  • l DoDesign and develop a low-latency, high-throughput EMS / Smart Order Router from the groun
  • d upBuild intelligent routing algorithms based on execution quality, liquidity, latency and
  • costDrive post-trade analysis and execution quality benchmarking across ve
  • nuesWork deep in the stack — from order management through to gateway and market data la
  • yersCollaborate closely with front office traders and product to refine routing l
  • ogicMonitor and optimise system performance under live trading condit
  • ionsContribute to system resilience and provide production trading sup


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What You

  • Need:8+ years of Java development building low-latency systems in a front office enviro
  • nmentProven track record building and benchmarking execution algorithms from the grou
  • nd upStrong experience with SOR development in markets such as FX, equities or c
  • ryptoDeep knowledge of OMS / EMS architecture, market gateways and tick data anal
  • yticsSolid understanding of concurrency, networking and memory manag
  • ementExperience with multicast / unicast market data
  • feedsExperience with Linux systems and performance profiling
  • toolsCrypto / digital asset experience or genuine curiosity about the
  • spaceA right to work in the UK without sponso


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Find Ou
t More If you would like to have a confidential conversation and find out more about this opportunity, then get in touch with Con Lam at Harrington Starr or click on the apply button


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