Head of eFX Development - Director

London - Front Office Technology - Permanent

An international financial institution is seeking a Director-level eFX Engineering Lead to drive the design and development of high-performance, low-latency electronic FX trading systems. This is a senior hands-on leadership role working directly with Front Office trading and sales teams to shape next-generation eFX technology across global markets.

The Opportunity

You will lead the end-to-end engineering of a globally distributed eFX trading platform, covering:

• Real Time pricing
• Risk and price distribution
• Algo execution
• Electronic trading workflows
• High-availability architecture

This role offers significant ownership, autonomy and influence over technical strategy, tooling, and future technology adoption.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and enhance a low-latency, high-performance eFX trading system.
• Work closely with Traders and Sales to gather functional requirements.
• Lead development across the full SDLC using agile practices.
• Drive automation, innovation, and continuous experimentation.
• Oversee production support including incident and problem management.
• Partner with architects to maximise code reuse and accelerate delivery.
• Mentor developers and foster a collaborative engineering culture.

Core Technical Skills

• Strong expertise in C++, Java, or Rust (C++ preferred - 7+ years).
• Deep understanding of low-latency, multi-threaded systems.
• Experience with FX markets, pricing, risk, liquidity aggregation, order entry gateways, and market data.
• Exposure to market connectivity venues (FxAll, Bloomberg, 360T).
• Proficiency with NoSQL/SQL, version control, CI/CD, automated testing, and modern engineering best practices.

Experience Required

• Extensive experience in financial services/investment banking.
• Proven background building complex, highly available Real Time trading systems.
• Strong stakeholder interaction with Front Office teams.
• Global project delivery experience.
• Ability to lead, mentor, and influence technical teams.

Please apply within for further details if you're interested.