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Entity
About Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (Crédit Agricole CIB)
Crédit Agricole CIB is the corporate and investment banking arm of Crédit Agricole Group, the 10th largest banking group worldwide in terms of balance sheet size (The Banker, July 2022).
8,600 employees in more than 30 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, the Middle-East and North Africa, support the Bank's clients, meeting their financial needs throughout the world.
Crédit Agricole CIB offers its large corporate and institutional clients a range of products and services in capital market activities, investment banking, structured finance, commercial banking and international trade.
The Bank is a pioneer in the area of climate finance, and is currently a market leader in this segment with a complete offer for all its clients.
By working every day in the interest of society, we are a Group committed to diversity and inclusion and place people at the heart of all our transformations. All our job offersare open to persons with disabilities.
For more information, please visit www.ca-cib.com
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By working every day in the interest of society, we are a group committed to diversity and inclusion. All our positions are open to people with disabilities.
Reference
2025-104804
Update date
02/10/2025
Job description
Business type
Types of Jobs - IT, Digital et Data
Job title
Senior eFX Algo Developer
Contract type
Permanent Contract
Management position
No
Job summary
This is a hands-on, high-impact role where you’ll be a key contributor to the development of pricing, hedging, and market connectivity systems for our eFX desk. You’ll work closely with Front Office, Business Analysts, Project Managers, and QA teams to deliver robust, high-performance trading technology solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and enhance low-latency pricing and trading systems in Java.
- Prototype and deliver solutions in a fast-paced, agile environment.
- Analyse and optimise performance in high-frequency trading contexts.
- Collaborate on all stages of product delivery: design, specification, testing, and deployment.
- Provide 3rd line support and contribute to production stability.
- Participate in sprint planning, estimation, and software releases (including occasional out-of-hours deployments).
Position location
Geographical area
Europe, United Kingdom
City
London
Remote work
hybrid
Candidate criteria
Minimal education level
Bachelor Degree / BSc Degree or equivalent
Academic qualification / Speciality
- Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or Engineering.
Experience
- Strong Java development experience, including multithreading, low latency, and performance tuning.
- Experience in Agile, SCRUM, or Kanban methodologies.
- Front Office exposure in FX or quantitative finance.
Required skills
- Clear communicator with strong analytical thinking.
- Values transparency, accountability, and excellence.
- Passionate about learning and contributing new ideas and technologies.
Technical skills required
- Knowledge of FIX and other market protocols.
- Familiarity with UNIX/Linux environments.
- Experience in Agile, SCRUM, or Kanban methodologies.
- Expertise in FX ECNs, pricing algorithms, FIX engines/APIs.
- Experience with Solace Networking, multicast, and packet analysis tools.
- Postgraduate qualifications in computing, mathematics, or statistical disciplines.
Languages
English (required), French (desirable)