Our client is searching for an experienced Operations Support Engineer to join them in London. The successful candidate will help to deliver a secure, reliable, and best-in-class production environment for their global trading franchise. You will report to the Global Operations Manager and work during UK business hours with a willingness to travel if necessary.

Responsibilities:  

• Provide first-line support and troubleshooting for the trading environment, ensuring smooth operations across
• market-making and programmatic execution bots.
• Track, escalate, and prioritise production incidents, ensuring timely resolution.
• Help maintain a clear communication channel between business development and trading to ensure orderly deployment of new clients and exchanges.
• Assist in analysing bot performance across marketing making and other trading strategies.
• Help to design and improve processes around monitoring, alerting, accounting, portfolio management, risk, and reporting.
• Perform ad-hoc operational tasks as needed to support the global trading function.
• Develop expertise in the proprietary trading system, infrastructure, and procedures, contributing to documentation of best practices.

Requirements:

• At least 3 years experience in a similar role at a bank or proprietary trading firm
• Strong scripting skills (Python or shell scripting)
• Experience in Linux
• Exposure to container technology (e.g., Docker, Rancher)
• Experience in SQL (required) and MySQL (preferred)
• Software development experience a plus but not required (Java preferred)
• Keen interest in the cryptocurrency markets
• Disciplined self-starter with high attention to detail and ability to work autonomously and/or remotely

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject (e.g. Computer Science)

If you would like to be considered for the position of Operations Support Engineer or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team

Email:  info@njf.com or call London (0207 604 4444,) New York (212 400 4845) or Chicago (312 204 7216) to speak to a member of our team. Thank you

Our client is searching for an experienced IT Infrastructure Manager to join their team in New York. The ideal candidate must be a hands-on technical Infrastructure Manager with a proven background in IT Infrastructure, to lead and develop a highly technical team responsible for the design, build, support and maturing of IT Infrastructure services and processes. As you help the team and business grow you will be expected to help with project work.

Responsibilities:  

• Manage, develop and oversee the Infrastructure processes within the group and ensure adherence.

• The Infrastructure Manager is accountable for the day to day team management for the USA, including resource planning, activities and task prioritisation.
• Work closely with the Global Head of Infrastructure on projects, growth, scaling and budgeting
• Reports on infrastructure capacity, performance and recommendations for architecture.
• Improve the capabilities of the IT Infrastructure Team (USA).
• Develop and support team members with their career, by setting goals and providing feedback.
• Deliver company goals and achieve operational excellence for Infrastructure solutions.
• Ensure the firm infrastructure is compliant with industry best practices and requirements.
• Delivery of projects, providing communication to stakeholders and analyzing budgets / finances.
• Project and incident tracking, control and reporting.

Requirements:

• Previous experience within a similar position and organisation.
• IT Project Management.
• Strong knowledge of IT compliance, information security, and risk management.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills and effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and Infrastructure as code tools.
• Experienced with cloud technologies (preferably AWS).
• Knowledge of network services and design, including routing, switching, and firewalls.
• Continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD).
• 5+ years experience in Linux system administration and technical operations.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong management experience, of providing hands-on leadership to a highly technical IT infrastructure team.

If you would like to be considered for the position of IT Infrastructure Manager or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team

Email:  info@njf.com or call London (0207 604 4444,) New York (212 400 4845) or Chicago (312 204 7216) to speak to a member of our team. Thank you

Our client is searching for an experienced Java Software Engineer to join their team in London. You will help to shape and build the cutting-edge tools used for real-time programmatic trading including market making, risk management, and proprietary trading strategies.  Software Engineers are involved in everything from product development to production support and work closely with the business teams to develop the firm’s service offering.

Responsibilities:  

• Work with the development team to build applications for the cryptocurrency trading platform with ultra low latency.
• Deliver high-quality code and technical documentation.
• Support and deliver multiple releases in production each day.
• Work to ensure high performance, security, and scalability of the trading applications.
• Participate in product design, implementation, and quality assurance.
• Provide ad-hoc technical support to the trading, business development, and operational teams.

Requirements:

• 3 to 5 years experience in a related field or role.
• Strong programming skills: Java (required), C++, Python (nice to have).
• Experience of databases (MySQL, Mongo, Influx, etc.).
• Experience with AWS or Google Cloud.
• Experience of Linux, Docker a plus.
• Experience of a DevOps environment.
• Experience in web application technologies (React JS, etc.) a plus.
• Strong interest in the cryptocurrency market.
• Experience in the financial services industry, specialising in e-Trading / High Frequency Trading / Derivatives Trading support.
• Self-starter with fluent communication in written and spoken English.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.

If you would like to be considered for the position of Java Software Engineer or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team

Email:  info@njf.com or call London (0207 604 4444,) New York (212 400 4845) or Chicago (312 204 7216) to speak to a member of our team. Thank you

Our client is searching for an experienced Software Engineer to join them in New York. The successful candidate will lean towards infrastructure, devops and the backend data processing infrastructure.

Requirements:

• You love to build high-quality, readable, and well-tested systems
• You have experience designing stable, redundant systems that are secure and compliant
• You have experience identifying performance bottlenecks, triaging system failures and coming up with innovative solutions to prevent these failures in the future
• You enjoy iterating on continuous integration and deployment processes
• You are excited to research, drive, and own the data processing infrastructure
• Experience building data analytics applications
• Experience building products in a regulated field
• Familiarity with the stack: Python, Pandas, GraphQL, Redis, Flask (or starlette) and Celery
• Experience with analytics DBMS’s: Presto, BigQuery, Hive, Redshift and Snowflake
• AWS services: S3, DynamoDB, Firehose, Cloudwatch

If you would like to be considered for the position of Software Engineer or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team

Email:  info@njf.com or call London (0207 604 4444,) New York (212 400 4845) or Chicago (312 204 7216) to speak to a member of our team. Thank you

Our client is searching for an experienced Visualization Engineer to join their team in New York. For the successful candidate, you will be expected to turn the customer’s data into first-class, intuitive visualizations. The interface is highly interactive – you will help to design the interactions that allow users to intuitively get context and insights from their data.

Requirements:

• You have a deep knowledge of javascript/typescript and data visualization. Specifically data manipulation and data processing, mastery of the DOM and D3 (or other low-level charting libraries)
• You have experience with React and application state management
• You have a strong sense for visual design and visualization best practices
• You have familiarity with or an interest to learn web assembly

If you would like to be considered for the position of Visualisation Engineer or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team

Email:  info@njf.com or call London (0207 604 4444,) New York (212 400 4845) or Chicago (312 204 7216) to speak to a member of our team. Thank you

Our client is searching for an experienced Founding User Experience Designer to join their team in New York.  The founding designer will be responsible for defining the product's complete user experience, including the usability, interactivity and look & feel of the product.

Requirements:

• You’ve designed data analytics applications, system monitoring applications or applications that support software engineering workflows
• You are detail-oriented and have a proven track record of designing high-quality user interfaces
• You are a strong visual designer
• You have worked in Figma and collaborated closely with engineering teams before
• You have experience analyzing data and know some SQL

If you would like to be considered for the position of Founding User Experience Designer or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team

Email:  info@njf.com or call London (0207 604 4444,) New York (212 400 4845) or Chicago (312 204 7216) to speak to a member of our team. Thank you

Our client is searching for an experienced Technical Product Manager to join their team in New York. You will spend your time with the customers, using their technology and helping define the vision and tactical roadmap for the product.

 Requirements:

• You are value-seeking.
• You’re self-motivated and constantly driving the product and the vision of the company forward
• You have excellent written and verbal communication
• You have strong analytical skills, strong knowledge of SQL
• You have design skills and familiarity with Figma or willingness to learn
• You have coding / scripting experience or willingness to learn

If you would like to be considered for the position of Technical Product Manager or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team

Email:  info@njf.com or call London (0207 604 4444,) New York (212 400 4845) or Chicago (312 204 7216) to speak to a member of our team. Thank you

Our client is searching for an experienced Software Engineer to join them in New York.

Responsibilities:  

• Tackle the complex and interesting challenge of discovering value hidden in the world’s data through software engineering. 
• Build and maintain robust data pipelines that ingest over 30TB of data each day.
• Create infrastructure that is used by all of the software engineers.  
• Build and maintain a suite of analysis tools that enable the quantitative researchers.
• Work on world-class trading systems. 
• Build technologies that bolster the trading businesses and drive productivity enhancements, collaboration, and risk reduction across the company.

Requirements:

• At least 3 years of full-time work experience. 
• An understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Experience with Java (or other JVM languages), Python, C or C++.
• Extraordinary programming skills.
• Demonstrated experience in large-scale systems.

Education:

• At least a BS/BA in a technical or quantitative field. 

If you would like to be considered for the position of Software Engineer or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team

Email:  info@njf.com or call London (0207 604 4444,) New York (212 400 4845) or Chicago (312 204 7216) to speak to a member of our team. Thank you

Our client is searching for an experienced Quantitative Software Engineer to join them in New York.

Responsibilities:  

• Designing and implementing trading strategies;
• Building the tools and engines that bring the platforms and models to life!

Requirements:

• Strong programming skills utilizing technologies such as numpy, scipy, or scikit learn.
• Experience with scientific computing and algorithm development.
• A background or interest in building large-scale, real-time, and distributed applications is desired.
• Experience developing high-performance, multi-threaded applications using several programming languages including C++.
• Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python.

Education:

• At a minimum, a bachelor's degree in computer science, applied mathematics, or another technical field from a top university.

If you would like to be considered for the position of Quantitative Software Engineer or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team

Email:  info@njf.com or call London (0207 604 4444,) New York (212 400 4845) or Chicago (312 204 7216) to speak to a member of our team. Thank you

Our client is searching for an experienced Quantitative Researcher to join them in New York.

Responsibilities:  

• Use a rigorous scientific method to develop sophisticated investment models and shape  insights into how the markets will behave
• Apply quantitative techniques like machine learning to a vast array of datasets
• Create and test complex investment ideas and partner with the engineers to test your theories
• Attend academic seminars to learn from thought leaders from top universities
• Share insights from conferences focused on statistics, machine learning, and data science

Requirements:

• Intermediate skills in at least one programming language  (like C, C++, Java, or Python)
• Experience performing an in-depth research project, examining real-world data
• Ability to think independently and creatively approach data analysis and communicate complex ideas clearly

Education:

• Degree in a technical or quantitative disciplines, like statistics, mathematics, physics, electrical engineering, or computer science (all levels welcome, from bachelor’s to doctorate)

If you would like to be considered for the position of Data Scientist or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team

Email:  info@njf.com or call London (0207 604 4444,) New York (212 400 4845) or Chicago (312 204 7216) to speak to a member of our team. Thank you