Senior Software Engineer

Job in City Of London, Central London, Greater London, England, UK

Listing for: CipherTek Recruitment

Full Time position
Listed on 2026-10-14

Job specializations:

Software Development
Software Engineer, Senior Developer

Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 110000 - 149000 GBP Yearly GBP 110000.00 149000.00 YEAR

£700 p/day | Outside IR35 | Largely remote | 12-month contract

We are hiring a hands-on Senior Developer for a prestigious investment banking client, delivering tactical fixes and enhancements directly for front-office traders.

This role suits someone who thrives in a RAD/tactival environment
: quick to understand a problem, comfortable with changing priorities and able to deliver practical, reliable solutions at pace.

The focus is on short development cycles, immediate business needs and improving existing trading tools
, rather than a long-term strategic programme. Initial work will support Securities Lending
, with opportunities to work across other trading desks.

What we’re looking for:

Strong development experience in C#, Python and Excel
Proven experience in front-office RAD or tactical development
A quick-thinking, pragmatic problem solver who can work independently
Confidence working directly with traders to understand issues and deliver solutions
Experience troubleshooting, supporting and enhancing existing applications
Ability to balance speed of delivery with testing and maintainable code

Useful additional experience:

Bloomberg API / BPIPE, C# WPF, SQL Server and Excel-based trading or risk tools.

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