Accounting & Finance

Algorithmic Trading Engineer - ED

Morgan Stanley

London · Greater London · United Kingdom

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Overview

In this role you lead the development and support of market-leading delta1 algo trading systems, building robust trading engines and tools in a fast-moving, front-office IT/quant environment. You will collaborate with global trading, quant and IT teams to enhance platform performance and expand algorithm capabilities. Expect working on high-volume, low-latency, scalable, message-driven systems using cutting-edge Java in a UNIX/Linux setting. You drive design decisions and deliver end-to-end software solutions with strong communication and cross-functional teamwork at the core.

Pay / Benefits
  • attractive and comprehensive employee benefits
  • flexible working arrangements
Responsibilities
  • Build, deploy and support trading strategies, analytical tools, and scalable trading engine infrastructure
  • Collaborate with global trading, quant and IT teams to advance platform and business goals
  • Contribute across the full software development lifecycle from requirements to deployment
  • Develop high-volume, low-latency, resilient, message-driven systems using Java
  • Enhance and extend delta1 algorithm trading capabilities and potentially other asset classes
Key requirements
  • Expert-level core Java in a UNIX/Linux environment
  • Front-office experience with trading and quantitative strategists
  • Experience with automated market making or algo trading in liquid markets (equities, FX, liquid rates)
  • Experience with low-latency messaging middleware pub/sub technologies
  • Electronic trading knowledge: cash/ETF/futures preferred; liquid rates/FX acceptable
  • Strong problem solving and ability to translate requirements into solutions
  • Strong communication and teamwork skills
  • strong communication
  • team collaboration
  • problem-solving
  • Java
  • UNIX/Linux
  • low-latency pub/sub messaging middleware

Reference: WJ-747_31190797 · Posted 01 Nov 2026, 12:11 PM

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