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Understanding Recruitment
04/12/2025
Full time
DevOps Engineer We are currently working with a leading FinTech company, who are looking for a DevOps Engineer to join their ever-expanding platform / DevOps team from their Farringdon, London, Office. They are looking for you to have excellent bare metal knowledge and Linux ecperience. As well as this you will also be expected to have knowledge of Ansible. As the DevOps Engineer, you will be a self-starter who has excellent stakeholder management experience who can show outcome based work. You will also be responsible for end to end solutions working closely as part of a squad including Developers and Testers. Please note you will be expected to go to the office 2 days per week. Skills required for the DevOps Engineer: Knowledge of Bare-Metal Working experience of Liunx Excellent communicator This is a really exciting opportunity to rapidly grow your skill set and work closely with some of the most talented Developers and Analyst's within this space. If you are keen to hear more please apply ASAP or reach out to myself directly for more information. Location: 2 days per week in the London, Farringdon Office Salary: £120,000 - £150,000 Apply now for immediate consideration regarding this excellent opportunity! Understanding Recruitment is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy
Understanding Recruitment
04/12/2025
Full time
QA Engineer (Java) Fintech Trading £70,000 - £80,000 + Bonus + Benefits Hybrid - 3 days/week in Central London Join a collaborative, engineering-led team ensuring the stability and performance of a high-volume, global electronic trading platform. You'll write clean, quality Java-based automation code to contribute to an internal Java-based test automation framework, catching issues before they hit production and helping deliver flawless, high-performance user experiences. What You'll Do Build and maintain robust Java test automation Work on an internal Java-based test automation framework used across all teams handling high-traffic, real-time trades. Collaborate with developers to improve quality at every stage. Own QA processes for performance, reliability and user experience. What You Bring Strong experience with Java automation testing & backend testing. Background in automation testing for complex, high-performance platforms. Passion for quality and attention to detail in fast-paced environments. ? BONUS POINTS: Experience in electronic trading, FX, banking or fintech domains Shape the quality of software that millions of trades rely on - apply now ?
Understanding Recruitment
04/12/2025
Full time
Staff Software Engineer (DEX) London Up to 160,000 + Equity Exchange/Central Limit Order Book Our client is building a first of its kind exchange , around a high-performance Central Limit Order Book . On-chain. They're backed by well-known Market Makers, Tier1 VC's and Angels, the founding team have all been through successful start-up cycles previously with multiple exits. The exchange is being built on top of a performant blockchain. This will enabling several groundbreaking features around anonymity. As a Staff Backend Engineer you will be working in a small, efficient team with lots of autonomy. You will be reporting to the Principal Backend Engineer. The client is looking to speak with engineers who have experience building complex products from scratch. You will be developing backend systems that connect users to the clients platform and building systems that collect vital external data that the product. Qualifications: 5+ Years experience developing highly complex backend systems. Experience developing systems that scale on cloud infrastructure. Understanding of databases (Relational, in-memory, time series) Experience building production grade, performance code in Golang or Rust. Bonus points for: Rust Experience Defi/Blockchain Experience Package: Up to £160,000 Plus Equity Comprehensive Benefits Package including Healthcare for you and your family. Generous PTO
Understanding Recruitment
04/12/2025
Full time
Rust Developer (MEV/Block Building) Up to £150,000 + Bonus + Equity On-site in London (No Blockchain/MEV experience required) We are partnered with a VC-backed R&D start-up based in London who are looking to hire multiple Rust Engineers for their team. They are working on building cutting-edge products around MEV (Maximum Extractible Value). The founders have founded and exited companies successfully in the past, and are looking for similar-minded entrepreneurs to join them on their current mission. You will be working to develop their core infrastructure in Rust . This will include enhancing their low-latency trading services and block building. Requirements: Experience building distributed systems. Experience working with low-latency, concurrent systems. Interest in blockchains. This position is primarily on-site in London . Unfortunately, this position does not provide sponsorship. If you would like to join a successful start-up who are punching well above their weight for their specialism, please apply below!
Understanding Recruitment
04/12/2025
Full time
Rust Developer - HFT (Remote) My client is a G l obal HFT propriety trading firm. The client has recently expanded into decentralised markets and is looking to hire several Rust Engineers remotely to build a new trading platform. This position is available fully remotely anywhere in Europe. Payment will be made via B2B contract. Your role as a Rust Developer will be: Building and designing low-latency trading systems and infrastructures. Improving performance and scalability of the trading infostructure The Team The team you will be joining is a very fast-paced team based in London. The successful Rust Developer will be joining a talented group of versatile software engineers and traders . The product you will be working on covers the full life cycle of trading, including exchange connectivity, order management and order clearing. Package Base Salary up to 120,000 (USD) Bonus - on average between 40% and 60% but can be up to 100% (Performance-based) 26 Days Annual Leave increasing with service Health Cover Dental Cover Fully remote working
Understanding Recruitment
04/12/2025
Full time
Senior Rust Engineer (Rust/C++) Core Trading Infra We are partnered exclusively with a top-tier digital asset exchange . They have a global presence, and are renowned for their security and platform performance . The team are looking to bolster their Rust Engineering team in Europe . Core Trading Infrastructure Team: The Core Systems team oversees all aspects of the trading platform's backend, including the trade execution engine , data distribution hubs, internal and external interfaces, and various supporting services. Our client is looking to hire Rust Engineers who either have Trading experience, or work in an industry where latency and performance matters. Responsibilities: Develop and maintain robust Rust-based services and frameworks Create clean, testable, and highly performant code in Rust Contribute to the design of large-scale, distributed system architectures Requirements: Expertise in crafting network services or asynchronous code using Rust . Ideally two years production Rust experience, or substantial open-source contributions. Ability to independently troubleshoot issues across the entire stack (OS, network, application) Experience developing distributed systems Package: This is a very exciting time to join the exchange. You will be working with arguably the most stable teams in crypto, and at the bleeding-edge of finance. Package incudes base salary (Up to 180,000 Euros), + RSU's + Bonus (8-15%) This opportunity is available in the below jurisdictions, the client is looking to hire people full-time (Not through B2B contract) and does not sponsor visas. United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Germany, Cyprus, United States of America (East Coast)
Understanding Recruitment
03/10/2025
Full time
Junior DevOps Engineer We are currently working with a leading Financial Services company, who are looking for a Junior DevOps Engineer to join their ever-expanding platform / SRE team from their Shoreditch, London, Office where you will be expected to travel to the office 4 days a week. They are looking for you to have excellent cloud knowledge, ideally AWS as well as having experience of Powershell / Python. As the Junior DevOps Engineer, you will be a self-starter who has excellent stakeholder management experience who can show outcome based work. You will ideally have 2 years of commercial experience coming from an IT Operations / Cloud infrastructure background. Please note this is an initial 12 month Fix Term Contract. Skills required for the Junior DevOps Engineer: Knowledge of AWS or Azure Working experience of Windows Server Python or Powershell experience Excellent communicator This is a really exciting opportunity to rapidly grow your skill set and work closely with some of the most talented Developers and Analyst's within this space. If you are keen to hear more please apply ASAP or reach out to myself directly for more information. Location: 4 days per week in the London, Shoreditch Office Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 Apply now for immediate consideration regarding this excellent opportunity! Understanding Recruitment is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy
Understanding Recruitment
01/10/2025
Full time
Interaction Designer Location: Remote (UK-based) I'm working with a renowned UK charity making a real difference in people's lives, looking to hire an Interaction Designer to join their growing digital team. This is a fantastic opportunity to design services and tools that directly support users. The Interaction Designer will design how users interact with digital products and services, mapping user journeys, shaping the design elements within them by testing ideas with users using sketches, tools, and code. Skills that are required for the Interaction Designer are: Previous experience in a role as an interaction designer or as a UX/UI designer Experience in usability testing, design systems & prototyping Previous not-for-profit experience would be a bonus Great communicator UX Designer / UI Designer / Service Designer