Senior Software Engineer

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Senior Software Engineer (EMS/OMS) - Commodity Trading - London - Contract or Perm


Cititec has partnered with a commodities trading firm seeking their next hire to join a small, high-ownership team. The team are building a next-generation execution and order management platform.


About the Role

You will help design and build core components of a modern EMS/OMS platform, including order routing, lifecycle management, venue connectivity, and execution workflows. The system is being built from the ground up as a cloud-native platform. This is a hands-on engineering role with real ownership from design through to production.


What You’ll Do

  • Design and implement core execution and order management services
  • Build and maintain FIX protocol integrations with exchanges, brokers, and liquidity providers
  • Develop low-latency, production-grade trading infrastructure
  • Work directly with traders, quants, and risk engineers to translate trading workflows into robust systems
  • Ensure production reliability through observability, testing, and operational ownership
  • Collaborate on risk and pre-trade controls, position tracking, and post-trade flows


Experience required

  • Ideally, you'll have strong experience building EMS/OMS systems
  • Hands-on experience in C++, Rust, or Python
  • Practical experience with FIX protocol
  • Experience with commodities is preferred

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Location:
City Of London
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Technology

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