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City of London - + Bonus + Excellent Package Permanent Posted by: McGregor Boyall Posted: Thursday, 22 January 2026
 
 
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Are you a high-performance Java engineer with FX experience? My client, a top-tier global financial institution, is expanding its E-Trading FX Strategy team and is seeking a Vice President - Electronic FX Strategist to help drive one of the bank's most strategic growth areas.

This is a rare chance to work at the heart of a cutting-edge FX franchise, owning key components across pricing, market-making, algorithmic trading and ultra-low-latency systems that run globally.

You'll join a high-impact team responsible for all quant and technology elements of the bank's electronic FX flows. From core market-making models and price distribution, to aggregators, algos and the bank's single-dealer platform - if it touches electronic FX, it passes through this team.

Work closely with trading, sales, quants and globally distributed engineering teams (London & Singapore) to deliver innovative, scalable and latency-sensitive solutions.

The Opportunity

You'll join a high-impact team responsible for all quant and technology elements of the bank's electronic FX flows. From core market-making models and price distribution, to aggregators, algos and the bank's single-dealer platform - if it touches electronic FX, it passes through this team.

Work closely with trading, sales, quants and globally distributed engineering teams (London & Singapore) to deliver innovative, scalable and latency-sensitive solutions.

Key Responsibilities
  • Engineer and develop components for FX market making, pricing, and algorithmic trading

  • Lead and manage strategic electronic FX projects

  • Collaborate directly with Front Office Trading & Sales teams

  • Contribute to the roadmap for scaling a 24/5.5 global FX platform

Skills & experience required
  • 7+ years of Advanced Java in high-performance, low-latency environments

  • 5+ years in Financial Markets, ideally in pricing or market-making

  • Strong understanding of FX microstructure, order management, or regulatory flows

  • Bonus experience: Spring Boot, Gradle, Solace, FIX, concurrent programming, JVM tuning, React/Vue

  • Ability to utilise AI coding assistants effectively while maintaining code quality

  • Strong communicator with the ability to influence technical and business stakeholders

  • Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Maths, or a related quantitative field

Why Apply?

This role suits someone who wants to:
? Work in a Front Office environment with direct impact
? Build ultra-low-latency systems that operate at a global scale
? Join a franchise undergoing major investment and transformation
? Influence architecture, design, and strategic technology decisions

Interested?

If you'd like to discuss this opportunity in confidence, please reach out directly or apply

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

City of London, UK
IT
06/04/2026 or ASAP
+ Bonus + Excellent Package
McGregor Boyall
Daniel Fisher 
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22/01/2026 16:19:11
About McGregor Boyall

McGregor Boyall is a privately owned global recruitment consultancy founded in 1987. We are headquartered in the City of London, with additional offices covering the UK & Europe, the Middle East and North America. We provide permanent, contract and project-based recruitment services focusing on the mid-senior candidate market. We deliver within Financial Services, Commerce & Industry, and the Public Sector. Our primary specialisms cover all technology verticals and core business functions.

Change & Transformation | Cloud, DevOps & Infrastructure | Data & Analytics | Development & Testing | Information & Cyber Security | Project & Programme Management | Risk Management & Quant Analytics


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