Core Java Engineer - Low-Latency FinTech (Hybrid London)

Understanding Recruitment

Greater London

Hybrid

GBP 95,000 - 116,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work from home
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Job summary

Understanding Recruitment is partnered with a leading London investment management spinout seeking a Core Java Software Engineer. Hybrid role in Central London with a salary up to £105,000 plus bonus, reflecting high-performance, low-latency requirements and a fast-paced financial engineering environment.

You will build scalable, high-throughput software used by hedge funds and asset managers worldwide, applying multithreading and concurrent programming to optimise efficiency and latency.

Qualifications

  • Experience building scalable software from scratch in a finance-related environment.
  • Strong knowledge of Core Java concepts, including low latency, concurrency and multithreading.
  • Ability to perform under pressure in a fast-paced financial industry setting.

Responsibilities

  • Build scalable high-throughput software for hedge funds and asset management.
  • Optimise performance, efficiency and resource usage across systems.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams in a hybrid London setting.

Skills

Core Java
Low Latency
Concurrent Programming
Multithreading
Scalable Software

Job description

Understanding Recruitment is partnered with a leading London investment management spinout seeking a Core Java Software Engineer. Hybrid role in Central London with a salary up to £105,000 plus bonus, reflecting high-performance, low-latency requirements and a fast-paced financial engineering environment.

You will build scalable, high-throughput software used by hedge funds and asset managers worldwide, applying multithreading and concurrent programming to optimise efficiency and latency.

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