Senior eFX Algo Developer

5 days ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Crédit Agricole CIB Full time £60,000 - £120,000 per year


General information

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About Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (Crédit Agricole CIB)

Crédit Agricole CIB is the corporate and investment banking arm of Crédit Agricole Group, the 10th largest banking group worldwide in terms of balance sheet size (The Banker, July 2022).

8,600 employees in more than 30 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, the Middle-East and North Africa, support the Bank's clients, meeting their financial needs throughout the world.

Crédit Agricole CIB offers its large corporate and institutional clients a range of products and services in capital market activities, investment banking, structured finance, commercial banking and international trade.

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Reference

Update date

/10/2025

Business type

Types of Jobs - IT, Digital et Data


Job title

Senior eFX Algo Developer


Contract type

Permanent Contract


Management position

No


Job summary

This is a hands-on, high-impact role where you'll be a key contributor to the development of pricing, hedging, and market connectivity systems for our eFX desk. You'll work closely with Front Office, Business Analysts, Project Managers, and QA teams to deliver robust, high-performance trading technology solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and enhance low-latency pricing and trading systems in Java.
  • Prototype and deliver solutions in a fast-paced, agile environment.
  • Analyse and optimise performance in high-frequency trading contexts.
  • Collaborate on all stages of product delivery: design, specification, testing, and deployment.
  • Provide 3rd line support and contribute to production stability.
  • Participate in sprint planning, estimation, and software releases (including occasional out-of-hours deployments).

Geographical area

Europe, United Kingdom


City


London


Remote work

hybrid

Candidate criteria
Minimal education level

Bachelor Degree / BSc Degree or equivalent


Academic qualification / Speciality
  • Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or Engineering.

Experience
  • Strong Java development experience, including multithreading, low latency, and performance tuning.
  • Experience in Agile, SCRUM, or Kanban methodologies.
  • Front Office exposure in FX or quantitative finance.

Required skills
  • Clear communicator with strong analytical thinking.
  • Values transparency, accountability, and excellence.
  • Passionate about learning and contributing new ideas and technologies.

Technical skills required
  • Knowledge of FIX and other market protocols.
  • Familiarity with UNIX/Linux environments.
  • Experience in Agile, SCRUM, or Kanban methodologies.
  • Expertise in FX ECNs, pricing algorithms, FIX engines/APIs.
  • Experience with Solace Networking, multicast, and packet analysis tools.
  • Postgraduate qualifications in computing, mathematics, or statistical disciplines.

Languages

English (required), French (desirable)



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