About the role
About Us 👋
Life Trading Pty Ltd is a growing proprietary trading company with offices in Australia and the UK. We are driven by a mission to achieve success in trading by combining disciplined execution with innovative technology and strong operational foundations.
Our culture is relaxed and high-performing, built on trust, accountability, and respect. We believe in doing great work while maintaining balance outside of it.
About the Role 💡
Technology is core to everything we do — from the systems we trade on to the infrastructure that keeps us running. We’re always interested in meeting talented engineers who want to build things that matter.
This is an Expression of Interest. By registering, you’re putting yourself forward for current and upcoming Technology opportunities across software engineering, infrastructure, and data. We review every submission and reach out when there’s a fit, whether that’s now or as the business grows.
You’ll work on systems where performance, reliability, and correctness genuinely count. We hire across a range of areas and levels — software engineers, low-latency specialists, infrastructure and reliability engineers, and data engineers — and we care about how you think as much as the languages on your CV.
Your Mission/s at Life Trading 🎯
Build & Engineer
- Design, build, and maintain the systems that power our trading and research
- Write clean, well-tested, and maintainable code
- Solve performance, latency, and reliability challenges in a demanding environment
- Contribute to architecture and technical decisions as the platform grows
Infrastructure & Reliability
- Build and operate robust infrastructure, deployment, and monitoring
- Help keep critical systems fast, stable, and observable
- Identify and remove bottlenecks across the stack
Data & Tooling
- Build data pipelines and tooling that support trading and research teams
- Improve developer experience and internal tooling across the business
Collaboration
- Work closely with traders and quants to understand needs and ship solutions
- Share knowledge openly and contribute to a strong engineering culture
What We’re Looking For 👀
- Strong computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, systems)
- Proficiency in one or more of C++, Python, Rust, Go, or similar
- A pragmatic, problem-solving mindset and high standards for quality
- Comfort working in a fast-paced environment with real ownership
- Clear communication and a collaborative approach
- Curiosity about how systems work end to end
Bonus Points For ✅
- Experience with low-latency, high-performance, or real-time systems
- Strong Linux, networking, or systems-level knowledge
- Experience with infrastructure, containers, cloud, or observability tooling
- Background in trading, fintech, or other performance-critical domains
- Contributions to open source or personal projects you’re proud of
A Bit About the Team 🤝
You’ll be joining a capable, collaborative technology team that works closely across the entire business. The environment is fast-paced but low-ego, with a strong focus on teamwork, ownership, and building things well.
Benefits 🎉
At Life Trading, we recognise that our people are our most valuable asset. We offer:
- Competitive Package: Reflecting your experience and contribution
- Flat Structure: Open communication and real ownership from day one
- Work-Life Balance: Supportive and collaborative team environment
- Health & Wellbeing: Access to wellbeing initiatives and support programmes
- Anniversary Leave: Additional leave to celebrate milestones
- Social Events: Team lunches, socials, and company events
- Paid Parental Leave: Support for growing families
- Professional Development: Opportunities to learn and grow with the business
- Employee Recognition: Celebrating individual and team contributions
Not seeing a specific technology role advertised? Register your interest here and we’ll be in touch when an opportunity that suits you comes up.