Senior Platform Engineer
21 hours ago
Brent
Location: London (Hybrid) Type: Permanent Industry: High-Performance Trading / Financial Markets About the Company Immersive Finance provides institutional-grade risk infrastructure for digital asset derivatives. Our team comprises seasoned traders, quantitative researchers, and technologists with decades of experience at leading buy- and sell-side institutions. We specialise in advanced risk management solutions, pricing analytics, and market data, enabling institutional clients to capitalise on opportunities in digital asset derivatives. We are committed to delivering cutting-edge technology and insights to clients operating in this dynamic market. Must Have Experience Experience in delivering production code. 5-10 years in Finance or Trading Systems. Advanced C++ skills. Strong Python engineering experience. Strong understanding of databases (SQL and high-performance solutions). Expertise in building and supporting high-availability , mission-critical systems . Desireable Experience building and deploying docker containers. Experience of FX , Crypto , or Derivatives markets. Experience with Postgres , ClickHouse , or other high-performance storage solutions. Exposure to real-time data, low-latency networking, and distributed systems. Our Stack Python, C++. Multi-cloud infrastructure/deployment. Standard SDLC (i.e., Git workflow, build, continuous integration). Git/JIRA/Confluence. High-availability database clusters (Postgres Timescale DB) Queues (i.e., Kafka). Linux. High-performance distributed contributing. Interfaces - API/Websockets. What We're Looking For Someone who ships high-quality code quickly. Someone who doesn't need hand-holding, Someone who likes solving gnarly engineering problems in fast-moving markets. Someone who takes ownership and isn't afraid to call out bad assumptions. Why Join Us? You'll work in a small, sharp, highly technical environment where your engineering decisions directly shape the platform. No bureaucracy, no pointless meetings, no slowdowns; just hard problems, smart people, and serious impact. What You'll Do Design and build robust software as a service providing tools for real-time pricing, market data, risk management, and position lifecycle management of digital assets and structured products. Work across C++, Python, and modern database technologies to support execution, pricing, risk, and market data. Engineer systems that are resilient, highly available, and capable of handling high throughput. Collaborate closely with quants, products, and founders to ship features that genuinely move the needle. Optimise performance, streamline infrastructure, and keep the platform rock-solid under load. TPBN1_UKTJ