The EMEA Smart Order Routing team within Algo R&D Strats is focused on designing and implementing best-in-class liquidity seeking & order execution algorithms for equity products. Deployed in colocation across EMEA, our smart order routers observe signals from a diverse range of liquidity providers and make microsecond-scale reactions to market events in order to provide our clients superior execution quality. This role is an opportunity to be on the front line of a business that executes billions of dollars every day, using modern software tools and techniques to contribute to a high profile product in a key area for the franchise.

We are looking for an Analyst or Associate (1-3 years experience) to join our team in London.

Responsibilities

• Implementation & support of order execution strategies and related components.
• Develop a thorough understanding of the equities execution business.
• Interact with product, engineering, sales & trading teams as required to facilitate optimisation of our execution algorithms.

Essential Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of the C++ programming language & computer architecture.
• Strong interest in equities trading and electronic execution.
• Track record of outstanding performance in current & previous roles.
• Effective communicator in both written and verbal mediums.

Preferred Qualifications

• Basic understanding of EMEA equities market structure.
• Working knowledge of the Python, SQL and KDB+/Q programming languages.
• Prior experience working on electronic trading components including exchange connectivity, market data and order management systems.