Spectrum IT Recruitment
Senior Software Developer
Job Description
Salary: £100,000 - 120,000 per year
Requirements:- BSc or higher in Computer Science or a related scientific discipline
- Strong recent experience with C# and the latest .NET platform
- 5+ years of professional software development experience
- Solid experience with SQL Server, Oracle, or equivalent relational databases
- Strong understanding of object-oriented design principles and software architecture
- Experience building production-grade, scalable systems
- Fluency in English with excellent written and verbal communication skills
- High attention to detail and a thorough, analytical mindset
- Desirable: experience in multi-threaded and concurrent application development
- Desirable: network programming experience (TCP/UDP)
- Desirable: experience with distributed version control systems (Git)
- Desirable: strong understanding of Windows technologies
- Desirable: exposure to trading systems
- Design, develop, and maintain high-performance applications in C# and .NET
- Lead architectural discussions and contribute to technical direction
- Build scalable, reliable systems to support automated trading and research
- Develop and optimise database solutions (SQL Server or equivalent)
- Improve performance, reliability, and automation across systems
- Mentor junior developers and promote best engineering practices
- Participate in code reviews and enforce high standards of quality
- Collaborate closely with researchers and traders to translate requirements into robust software solutions
- Contribute to continuous improvement of development processes and tooling
- ASP.NET
- C#
- Git
- Support
- Network
- Oracle
- SQL
- Windows
More:
We are offering an excellent opportunity for a Senior Software Developer to play a key role in architecting, developing, and enhancing our clients in-house trading and research systems. This is a greenfield opportunity where you can influence architectural decisions and directly impact systems that support real-world trading strategies. As a senior member of the team, you will help shape development standards, performance optimisation, and system scalability. You will work within a C# .NET SQL Server ASP.NET environment on high-performance, reliable, and maintainable applications. This role offers the chance to collaborate closely with researchers and traders in a professional, technically challenging setting.
last updated 31 week of 2026
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Spectrum IT Recruitment
City of London
IT
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£110,000
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£75,000
UK median
This salary is 47% above the UK median for Senior roles (£75,000/yr).
Based on 2024–2025 UK technology sector benchmarks