XTX Markets is an algorithmic trading firm that actively trades tens of thousands of instruments on over eighty venues with a daily volume of almost three hundred billion USD. We partner with counterparties, exchanges, and e-trading venues globally to provide consistent liquidity in the Equity, FX, Fixed Income, Commodity & Options markets, helping market participants throughout the world obtain the best prices in the various assets classes we cover.

We leverage the talent of the people who work here, modern computational techniques and state-of-the-art research infrastructure to analyse large data sets across markets quickly and efficiently, to maximise the effectiveness of our proprietary trading algorithms. The models that drive our trading strategies have evolved considerably over the last 10 years, from econometric methods that gave our company its name, to trees, to neural networks, to modern deep learning architectures. We are actively seeking new methods and ideas.

At XTX Markets technology is our business and we are a diverse organisation which attracts outstanding talent from across all industry backgrounds. We are focused on teamwork and our people collaborate on all aspects of the business, working openly and with respect for each other, our clients and the market. Our culture is non-hierarchical and one where everyone is valued. We strive for excellence in everything we do.

The Role

The Finance Technology team at XTX Markets is responsible for the design, implementation, and operation of the software platform that supports the Financial Control, Treasury, and Tax functions within the business. This consists of complex systems and services designed to efficiently automate a variety of processes:

• Payments, in particular those to third party suppliers.
• Capture and validation of purchase orders, invoices, and expenses.
• High-volume data ingestion into external financial control and accounting systems.
• Various financial calculations, such as liquidity and exposure.
• Serving large quantities of enriched data to end users.
• Regulatory reporting, including real time monitoring and alerting.
  
  

Additionally, the team helps conduct technical due diligence interviews for XTX Ventures, our venture capital arm. Investments are typically startups that utilise deep AI and machine learning to impact a broad spectrum of sectors, such as healthcare, infrastructure, and next-gen developer services.

Responsibilities

At XTX, Finance Technology developers are engaged in the entire lifecycle of software development, working closely with colleagues throughout the firm to analyse requirements prior to designing, implementing, delivering and supporting solutions. Prior financial experience is not required, but the role will entail rapidly becoming a subject matter expert in this domain.

While developers are expected to respond promptly to support issues during office hours, this role does not require out-of-hours support or working on weekends.

• A solid grounding in academic CS fundamentals (algorithms and data structures)
• Approximately 3 to 5 years’ experience.
• Familiarity with concurrent programming techniques.
• Exposure to asynchronous, distributed systems.
• An understanding of and commitment to rigorous software engineering discipline.
• Onsite gym, sauna, and fitness classes at no charge
• Extensive medical benefits including an on-site doctor and therapist at no charge
• Breakfast and lunch provided daily
• Various supports for caregivers, including emergency dependent care
• 25 days paid holiday per year + statutory holiday and paid sick days
• Generous Pension contributions

Create a Job Alert

Interested in building your career at XTX Markets? Get future opportunities sent straight to your email.

Apply for this job

*

indicates a required field

First Name *

Last Name *

Email *

Phone

Resume/CV *

Enter manually

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf

Enter manually

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf