Desk Developer

Salary: £100,000 - 100,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong software engineering experience, ideally within financial markets, front-office environments, or other high-performance technology environments.
• Strong backend development skills using technologies such as C#, C++, Java, or similar modern programming languages.
• Experience building web applications and APIs.
• Strong frontend development experience with TypeScript, React, and modern web frameworks.
• Strong SQL and data modelling skills.
• Experience working across multiple data sources and building data-driven applications.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work directly with traders, quants, and business stakeholders.
• Experience with market data, pricing, risk, positions, or P&L systems would be highly advantageous.

Responsibilities:

• Partner directly with traders and quantitative teams to deliver reliable, high-performance front-office applications.
• Design and build web applications that replace manual spreadsheet-based workflows.
• Translate complex business requirements into scalable software solutions.
• Own applications end-to-end, from requirements gathering and design through to deployment and ongoing improvement.
• Build dashboards and application services supporting market data, risk, and portfolio information.
• Improve usability, performance, and reliability through strong engineering practices.
• Work with architecture and platform teams to ensure solutions are secure, scalable, and maintainable.

Technologies:

• Backend
• C#
• Frontend
• Support
• Java
• React
• SQL
• TypeScript
• Web
• Quant

More:

We are supporting a rapidly growing financial technology organisation as they expand their engineering capability across capital markets and quantitative technology. This Desk Developer role is based in Newcastle Upon Tyne with 5 days onsite and offers a salary of £40,000 to £120,000. You will join our Quantitative Analytics team and work closely with traders, quantitative analysts, risk professionals, and technologists to build software solutions that directly support front-office decision making. This is a unique opportunity to combine technical development with exposure to financial markets, make an immediate impact, and own technical products from idea through to production in a collaborative environment built around autonomy, innovation, and continuous learning.

last updated 30 week of 2026