Front Office E-Trading Developer (Jnr/Mid)

About the role

Talan is looking for a Junior to Mid-level Front Office E-Trading Developer to support a London-based FX trading desk within a leading financial services firm. The role sits in the Front Office, delivering bespoke solutions for traders and providing hands-on production support in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment. It is hybrid, with three days per week in the office.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain bespoke e-trading tools and solutions for FX traders.
• Provide real-time support to the Front Office, handling urgent trading and production issues quickly and accurately.
• Code and enhance analytics, pricing tools, automation scripts and workflow solutions in Python.
• Work with FX traders to turn their needs into effective technical solutions.
• Support and improve e-trading platforms, execution workflows and trade lifecycle processes.
• Interact with internal stakeholders (technology, quants, operations, risk) and occasional external ones, and manage expectations by prioritising by urgency and business impact.
• Monitor and resolve issues in live trading environments, and report clearly to the team hierarchy and management.
• Collaborate with global trading and technology teams.

Required profile

• Background suited to quantitative disciplines such as Quant, Financial Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or similar.
• MSc or equivalent advanced degree in a quantitative field is highly desirable.
• Experience in a Front Office or E-Trading environment.
• Ability to work independently with minimal oversight and to support time-critical systems under pressure.
• Strong communication skills with traders and senior stakeholders.

Required skills

• Strong Python development skills (mandatory).
• VBA.
• Solid understanding of FI markets, asset classes and trading processes.
• High mathematical and analytical ability.