Java Developer

Java Developer

The Equity Derivatives Quoting team develops and supports latency-sensitive electronic trading applications that enable market making and automated quoting across global markets. Working within client's agile operating model, you'll collaborate with global teams to deliver high-performance, scalable, and resilient front-office trading solutions while driving innovation across the trading technology stack.

We're looking for a passionate Senior Java Developer who:

• Demonstrates strong ownership and accountability
• Enjoys solving complex trading and performance-related challenges
• Thrives in fast-paced, business-facing environments
• Can effectively partner with traders and other stakeholders
• Shows leadership through mentoring and technical guidance
• Embraces innovation, continuous improvement, and AI-assisted software development
• Is comfortable operating in globally distributed Agile teams

Responsibilities

• The role focuses on the design, development, and support of front-office electronic trading applications used by the Derivatives Principal Flow Trading business.

You will:

• Design, develop, applications and trading algorithms
• Drive projects and end-to-end deliveries, taking ownership from design through production deployment
• Work closely with traders, quants, and business stakeholders to translate complex business and regulatory requirements into innovative technical solutions
• Build robust, scalable, and highly available Java server-side systems
• Apply software engineering best practices to ensure solution quality, security, reliability, performance, and compliance
• Enhance observability, monitoring, and production support capabilities, proactively identifying and resolving operational risks
• Investigate incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement long-term remediation measures
• Collaborate within a global Agile team delivering business value in iterative development cycles
• Mentor junior developers and actively contribute to engineering excellence and knowledge sharing initiatives
• Drive adoption of modern development practices, including AI-assisted software engineering and automation

Skills

• Must have

• 5+ years of software development experience

• Strong Java development expertise experience

• Experience developing and supporting business-critical trading systems

• Knowledge of distributed systems, messaging, and event-driven architectures

• Strong Linux and scripting skills

• Experience with software engineering best practices, including testing, observability, and production support

• Strong communication skills and ability to work directly with business stakeholders

• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools, preferably GitHub Copilot

• Nice to have

• Knowledge of exchange connectivity, market data systems, and low-latency architecture

• Understanding of TCP/IP networking

• Experience with C++, SQL, Python, Azure Cloud

• Experience mentoring engineers or leading technical initiatives

• Experience applying Generative AI and prompt engineering in software delivery

• Experience with Equity Derivatives, Market Making, Warrants, Listed Options, or Futures trading platforms

• English: B2 Upper Intermediate

• Seniority: Regular