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Software Engineer

Software Engineer

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London, United kingdom

Full Time

09-01-2026

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Skills

Communication Python Bash Architecture Linux Software Development C++ Kafka

Job Specifications

Position Overview:

Risk Technology is a global team that designs, builds and maintains Squarepoint’s trading risk platform, which is responsible for trade capture, position management, profit/loss computation, inventory/locate management and internal order routing. These critical systems need to be performant, resilient, and capable of timely processing of high volumes of trading data in both live and historical scenarios, requiring solutions to process, propagate and store rapidly changing datasets efficiently. The Risk platform is undergoing significant investment to build a new service orientated architecture. We’re looking for talented engineers with a passion for software development who enjoy working in a dynamic, global and collaborative environment, with a strong focus on engineering excellence.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related subject.
4+ years’ C++ Linux based development experience.
Knowledge of data structures and algorithms.
Team player with excellent communication skills.

Nice to have:

Experience with scalable large-scale / distributed systems / service-oriented architecture
Experience optimizing code for high performance applications
Experience with messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, AMPS, QPID)
Experience with Python, bash and/or Q/KDB

About the Company

Squarepoint is a leading global investment management firm that develops quantitative investment strategies to achieve high quality returns for our clients. We are a data and technology driven firm who specialize in developing automated trading systems that execute across global financial markets. Know more