Desk Developer

Desk DeveloperNewcastle Upon Tyne (5 days onsite)Salary: £40,000 - £120,000

Were supporting a rapidly growing financial technology organisation as they continue to expand their engineering capability across capital markets and quantitative technology.

They are looking for talented Desk Developers to join their Quantitative Analytics team, working 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 for a strong software engineer to combine technical development with exposure to financial markets, building tools that have visible impact from day one.

What youll be working on:

• Partnering directly with traders and quant teams to deliver reliable, high-performance front-office applications
• Designing and building web applications that replace manual spreadsheet-based workflows
• Translating complex business requirements into scalable software solutions
• Owning applications end-to-end, from requirements gathering and design through to deployment and ongoing improvement
• Building dashboards and application services supporting market data, risk, and portfolio information
• Improving usability, performance, and reliability through strong engineering practices
• Working with architecture and platform teams to ensure solutions are secure, scalable, and maintainable

What theyre looking for:

• 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
  • Similar modern programming languages
• Experience building web applications and APIs
• Strong frontend development experience with:
  • TypeScript
  • React
  • 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.

Why join?

• Make an immediate impact building tools used by front-office teams
• Work alongside exceptional engineers, quantitative specialists, and financial experts
• Gain deep exposure to financial markets and trading workflows
• Own technical products from idea through to production
• Solve complex problems where technology directly drives business value
• Join a collaborative environment built around autonomy, innovation, and continuous learning