Senior Low Latency Java Engineer - Equities Electronic - Execution (eTrading)

Description

The company's technology team builds systems that matter in global finance, with about $5 trillion passing through its network every day and business in 180+ countries.

The Equities Electronic Execution (Electronic Trading) team is part of a multi-year rebuild of the equities platform covering execution, prime, clearing and cross-product margining.

The goal is a more automated, tightly integrated platform with top performance and resiliency, built with engineers and business and product partners across regions.

Job family: Applications Development, Technology group.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain high-performance, low-latency electronic execution systems.
• Work with traders, quant researchers and clients to turn their needs into product features, such as better execution performance, new liquidity sources and DMA capabilities.
• Keep testing frameworks, development tools and environments current so the platform stays reliable and fast at scale.
• Use the company's AI-powered development tools across the software development lifecycle to improve productivity and code quality.
• Promote Agile practices and CI/CD, with a focus on shift-left testing and faster releases.
• Build and maintain shared tools for platform monitoring, trade reconciliation, application recovery and other support functions.
• Other job-related duties may be assigned as needed.

Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience with low-latency Java and deep technical knowledge of it.
• Solid grasp of automated testing and quality engineering.
• Working knowledge of Agile methods and continuous integration.
• Understanding of low-latency system design, including performance tuning, concurrency and high-throughput architecture.
• Able to juggle several tasks, set goals and hit deadlines in a fast-moving, globally spread environment.
• Clear communicator who can present and explain complex ideas to multicultural, cross-regional audiences.
• Knowledge of regional exchange market structure and regulatory regimes.
• Leadership role: prior experience building high-performance electronic trading platforms and leading high-performance development teams is required.
• Bonus points: C++ or Rust skills alongside extensive Java would be considered an advantage.
• Bonus points: prior experience developing electronic trading platforms at a global financial institution or similar environment.

Conditions

Full-time position.

Hybrid working, with up to 2 days a week working from home.

Business casual workplace.

Competitive base salary, reviewed annually.

The company follows an equal opportunity policy.

Benefits

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Discretionary annual performance-related bonus.
• Private medical care and life insurance.
• Employee assistance program.
• Pension plan.
• Paid parental leave.
• Special discounts for employees, family and friends.
• Access to learning and development resources.