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Job Title: Senior EMS Engineer Location: London/Hybrid Type: Full-time Level: Mid-Senior Level Reports to: Chief Architect/Head of Engineering About Elwood  Elwood Technologies is a FCA regulated firm that provides end-to-end institutional-grade digital asset Execution, Liquidity Access and Portfolio Monitoring & Risk Management Software. Built with institutions for institutions, Elwood’s EMS offers best available price execution, smart order routing and algorithmic tooling alongside a traditional finance grade Portfolio Management System. Built by industry experts with decades of combined experience in investment management and digital technology, we are now looking for a Senior Engineer to work on our EMS platform within the Engineering Team  Job Description We are seeking a highly skilled Senior EMS Engineer to join our team responsible for designing, building, and optimising a next-generation multi-region, multi-tenanted Execution Management System (EMS) platform. The ideal candidate will have expertise in low-latency systems, high throughput environments, and a deep understanding of scalable, resilient architectures in a multi-tenant ecosystem. You will play a critical role in ensuring our platform meets the stringent demands of our global trading customers, including sub-millisecond latency, high availability, and fault tolerance across regions. Key Responsibilities

Platform Development: Design and implement low-latency, high-throughput systems for a multi-region, multi-tenanted EMS platform, ensuring compliance with industry standards. Latency Optimisation: Analyse and optimise critical paths in the system to reduce latency and improve performance. Multi-Tenancy & Isolation: Develop scalable architectures to ensure strong tenant isolation, data security, and resource fairness in multi-tenant environments. Distributed Systems: Maintain distributed, fault-tolerant systems with high availability across multiple regions, ensuring data consistency and low-latency communication. Monitoring & Observability: Implement real-time monitoring, telemetry, and alerting systems for proactive issue detection and resolution. Collaboration: Work closely with product, QA, and infrastructure teams to align technical solutions with business requirements and ensure seamless deployments. R&D: Stay ahead of industry trends and incorporate emerging technologies, tools, and best practices to continuously enhance the platform.

Qualifications / Knowledge

Proven experience in low-latency system design, development, and optimisation. Expert proficiency in programming languages such as C++ or Rust. Experience with Golang is a plus. Experience with distributed systems (e.g., Kafka/nats, Redis, Zookeeper) and event-driven architectures. Knowledge of multi-tenancy patterns and best practices. Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and tools for multi-region deployments. Strong grasp of database performance tuning for low-latency access. Experience with observability tools (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).

Soft Skills:

Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a track record of working in cross-functional teams. Attention to detail and ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment. Understanding of crypto markets and products (Desirable) Interested in the use of AI tools Financial Services experience is essential along with a background in trading/EMS platforms

What we offer: 💵  Competitive salary and compensation packages 🍎 Fully paid medical and discounted dental schemes for employees and their family ✈️ Generous time off + bank holidays 🍼 Enhanced parental leave for all employees who have been with the company for one (1) year 🍔 Fully stocked kitchen and access to Ubereats 💪 Discounted gym scheme with Fitness First 🐕‍ Employee Assistance Programme 📚 Paid study leave and personal leave Why Elwood?  

Join one of the fastest growing FinTech companies and help shape the future of finance A startup with deep financial backing and a strong market presence Our platform is enabling institutional access to the most exciting growth opportunity in Finance Work with a modern technology stack and help solve high impact problems Strong client focused team with a diverse background   We’re a Global company and have modern, centrally based offices in London, New York, Singapore & Jersry

Equal Opportunities As an equal opportunity employer, you can read more about our policy here: https://elwood.io/diversity/