Front Office Software Engineer

Front Office Software Engineer Contract

About Your New EmployerA daily rate contract opportunity to join a world-class electronic trading team at the forefront of global financial markets.

This Dublin-based team is part of a leading financial institution with a major presence in Fixed Income, Currencies, and Derivatives.

You'll work on high-impact systems used by trading desks across Europe and the US.

12-month initial contract, hybrid model, with €600–€700 per day available depending on experience.

About Your New Job Build and enhance trading tools, frameworks, and analytics for the front office EM desk

Collaborate with traders, analysts, and global development teams to deliver impactful solutions

Maintain, optimise and document trading platforms used for pricing, execution, and reporting

Contribute to the rollout of new products, reduce tech debt, and drive innovation

Work with incomplete requirements to troubleshoot, diagnose and resolve real-time issues

Play a key role in building scalable, low-latency trading solutions that support global market activity

What Skills You Need 5+ years' experience in software development, ideally within capital markets or trading

Strong hands-on coding in Java and Python Proven experience with RESTful APIs, SQL / NoSQL databases, version control tools (Git / SVN)

Understanding of FICC instruments and electronic trading workflows

Comfortable working directly with traders and support teams in a fast-paced environment

Advanced English and excellent communication skills (both technical and non-technical)

Bonus Points For Experience with Flask, FastAPI, Tornado, or WebSockets

Knowledge of GraphQL and data streaming protocols

Familiarity with dependency acyclic graphs or trading platform architecture

Exposure to Eastern European tech teams or similar global collaboration models

What's on Offer €600–€700 per day depending on experience

12-month initial contract with high likelihood of extension

Hybrid model with time onsite in Dublin's city centre

Opportunity to work on systems that directly impact PnL and market execution

What's NextApply now by clicking the "Apply Now" button

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