Graduate/Junior Software Engineer - Backend
Elwood provides an institutional platform for digital-asset trading and operations. Its modular offering covers execution, portfolio and risk management, collateral oversight, and reconciliation for professional clients such as asset managers, banks, exchanges, custodians, and treasury teams.
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About Elwood
Elwood is an institutional digital-asset technology company providing an integrated, API-first operating platform for 24/7 markets. Its platform normalises data across venues, custodians, and counterparties to support multi-venue execution, real-time portfolio and risk oversight, collateral and margin monitoring, and automated trade, position, and balance reconciliation. It serves professional and institutional market participants, including asset managers, banks, broker-dealers, exchanges, custodians, lenders, corporate treasuries, and funds.
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About the Role
You'll join Elwood's Backend Engineering Team, rotating across internal teams including Backend and Market Connectivity. These rotations give you a wide range of industry-leading technical skills and introduce you to all areas of the business, helping you become an integral part of the Elwood ecosystem while learning about digital asset markets. This is a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience while starting your career in Software Engineering within the world of digital assets.
Requirements
- Degree in a STEM discipline
- 6 to 18 months experience as a Software Engineer (including similar internship or placement years) within financial markets and an understanding of a portfolio, execution, or order management system an advantage
- Programming experience in an object oriented or functional programming language: C#, C++, Java, Python, Golang, Rust etc.
- Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals including design, algorithms, and data structures
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- A passion for a career in a FinTech environment, and genuine interest in the Crypto / Digital Assets space
Responsibilities
- Develop and enhance software access across the Elwood technology stack
- Work with business stakeholders to build new and maintain existing features
- Meet deadlines in support of a fast-moving release cycle
- Leverage new technologies and approaches with continuous improvement in mind
- Work closely with Quants, Product, Algo Developers, Infrastructure and Support teams to deliver trading solutions
- Contribute to all areas of the software development lifecycle including design, development, integration, automated testing, and maintenance
Benefits
- Competitive salary and compensation packages
- Fully paid medical and discounted dental schemes for employees and their family
- Generous time off + bank holidays
- Cycle to Work and Cycle Saver schemes
- Fully stocked kitchen and access to weekly Ubereats allowance
- Discounted gym scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Paid study leave and personal leave
