RBC
Associate Director, Senior Algo Developer
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What is the opportunity?
The Associate Director, Senior Algo Developer will help build out our automated electronic trading and algo technology across Rates and FX. The incumbent will provide technical and architectural leadership while also personally building out large parts of the next generation platform across Rates and FX.
What will you do?
- Leading the design and architecture for the strategic Rates and FX platform for Senior algo developer building out our automated electronic trading and algo technology across Rates and FX. Will provide technical and architectural leadership while also personally building out large parts of the next generation platform across Rates and FX.
- Personally developing key features across Rates and FX algos.
- Ensuring we are building cross-asset solutions for the various Macro trading businesses by designing and implementing such changes, while also leading the delivery of others in the team.
- Liaising with key business stakeholders on ensuring that we are building electronic trading solutions to specification.
- Performing complex application programming activities, including coding, testing, debugging, documenting, maintaining, and modifying automated trading applications.
What do you need to succeed?
Must Have:
- 100% hands on development experience in building algo trading features and overall systems
- Expertise with design and architecture around electronic trading platforms
- Experience with the entire SDLC for highly concurrent low latency trading systems
- 10+ years of Java development experience
- Expertise with Rates or FX trading systems
Nice to Have:
- Experience with building out eMacro e-books and automated trading strategies is a plus.
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What’s in it for you?
We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.
- Make a difference - do mission critical work in the most sophisticated capital markets business in Canada
- Learn about the currency trading stack and the technology that drives it
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing agile team
- Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
- A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including competitive compensation, bonuses and flexible benefits
- Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
RBC’s Compensation Philosophy And Principles Recognize The Importance Of A Highly Qualified Global Workforce And Plays A Critical Role In Attracting, Engaging And Retaining Talent That:
- Drives RBC’s High-Performance Culture
- Enables Collective Achievement Of Our Strategic Goals
- Generates Sustainable Shareholder Returns And Above Market Shareholder Value
Job Skills
- Active Learning
- Agile Methodology
- Application Integrations
- Detail-Oriented
- Emerging Technologies
- Enterprise Application Delivery
- Group Problem Solving
- Information Technology Trends
- Programming Languages
- Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Additional Job Details
- Address: 100 BISHOPSGATE: LONDON
- City: London
- Country: United Kingdom
- Work hours/week: 35
- Employment Type: Full time
- Platform: CAPITAL MARKETS
- Job Type: Regular
- Pay Type: Salaried
- Posted Date: 2026-06-08
- Application Deadline: Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above
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