Solution Engineer (Aeron and Capital Markets)
WE ARE:
At Adaptive, we are a financial consulting firm that partners with capital, commodity, and digital market participants. We value differentiation through technology. Our experienced teams design and deliver complex front-office technology solutions using our proven accelerators to create long-term competitive advantage.
Our clients include the world’s leading investment banks, investment managers, fintech and capital market service providers. With a global reach with offices in London, New York, Barcelona, Manila and Montreal, we have a proven track record of delivering powerful, elegant and intuitive trading technology solutions.
We are now looking for a Solution Engineer to join our team in London.
YOU ARE:
An exceptional technologist who loves to solve complex problems as part of a team
An individual with experience building solutions in the capital markets domain
Able to build strong relationships easily with your team and clients
Can think strategically and communicate concepts clearly to others
An individual who acts with authenticity and integrity through their work and interactions
YOU WILL:
Be an ambassador to Adaptive's clients
Build a strong, long term and trusting relationship with your team
Help others to grow and evolve through coaching, mentorship and feedback
Be accountable for the success and technical excellence of solutions delivered to clients at Adaptive:
Through individual contribution to the codebase on the most challenging aspects of a Delivery
Ensuring the output quality of the team you work meets the standards within Adaptive
Through the application of best practices within design and development (e.g. separation of concerns)
Through the advocacy of testing approaches (e.g. behaviour driven testing)
By helping to define and facilitate the adoption of standards within teams
Through the definition of performant and resilient architecture, and detailed design informed by the domain and client need
Be expected to advocate for technical decisions to your Team, Clients and other Stakeholders
Be able to lead a team in proper adherence to software development lifecycle processes
Be able to work with leadership to ensure that delivered work meets time, budget and possible constraints
Be comfortable escalating and articulating risks to team members, management and clients
YOU HAVE :
Strong communication skills
Experience in providing mentorship and support to team members
Significant, professional experience within capital markets, developing software solutions using Java in a highly performant, low latency manner
Experience using Aeron in a high-performance scenario within capital markets or digital assets
Familiarity with appropriate data structures and their usages (e.g. sets, maps and queues)
Relevant experience in building solutions within these domains:
Order Management Systems
Execution Management Systems
Smart Order Routing
Trading Venues & Exchanges
Matching Engines
Algo Containers
Risk Management
FIX Gateways
Experienced in working within an Agile environment and following a mature SDLC.
Experience with Distributed Systems and Consensus Algorithms
Experience with Event-driven architecture
Experience with Replicated State Machines
WHY US :
To work on exciting and groundbreaking client projects where you have the opportunity to innovate and drive change at pace
To be immersed in high-standard engineering culture
To work amongst industry-leading experts in technology and capital markets
To be part of the growth and development of a great company
Our teams feel free to speak up, make suggestions and raise concerns
Collaborative team environment: we all work together, respect each other, and pitch in
Great work/life balance (flexible, hybrid working model when clients permit, well-being benefits…). The balance between professional and personal life is extremely important to us
We work hard to provide a positive, collaborative and inclusive culture and to positively impact our staff and local communities through different well-being, diversity and inclusion programmes
WHAT DO PEOPLE THINK OF US 🗣
You can check our Glassdoor page 🎉
BENEFITS :
We create benefits with YOU in mind
25 days holiday
Pension scheme
Family medical and dental
Life insurance and Long-term disability cover
Cycle scheme
Season ticket loan
Gym subsidy
Employee Assistance Programme
Mental Health First Aiders
THE PROCESS:
Long interview processes are stressful and boring, and that is not us 😉
We want to make sure that everything runs smoothly.
So here you will have three stage interviews:
1- A chat with one of our great recruiters 2- An interview with our technology leadership team, involving questions and a design exercise focused on your technology knowledge and your experiences with designing and delivering capital markets solutions, as well as your approach to leadership. 3- A final meeting with our executive leadership team
But don’t worry; everything will be explained to you step by step by your recruiter.
Here is a little tip for you during those stages:
Collaboration is extremely important to us, so don't hesitate to share your thoughts, ask questions, ask for help if needed, etc at any stages!
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION:
Diversity and inclusion are key to a great workplace, and Adaptive is better when it’s more representative of the world around us. We want everyone to feel comfortable bringing their whole selves to work without any fear of judgment or negativity. All we ask is that our colleagues are respectful, collaborative, passionate about what they do, and have the skills needed to be successful in their roles.
Background check: the employment/engagement is subject to an acceptable background check that will be run by Adaptive.