Director-Level Java Lead for Equities Trading

Huxley Associates; City Of London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A global investment bank seeks a Director - Lead Software Engineer to join the Equities Technology team. The role requires leading the design and development of high-performance Java-based trading systems and requires expertise in equities workflows. You will work closely with traders, quants, and technologists ensuring the delivery of scalable solutions and mentoring junior engineers. The position offers a competitive compensation package and an opportunity to impact trading outcomes significantly.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Opportunity to work on mission-critical systems

High-performance culture

Qualifications

• Experience in multi-threading and concurrency in Java.
• Expertise in performance tuning for trading systems.
• Knowledge of real-time processing and messaging systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of Java-based trading platforms.
• Deliver low-latency systems for order management.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs.

Skills

Expert-level Java development

Understanding of equities trading workflows

Building front-office systems

Knowledge of distributed systems

Experience with performance tuning

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field

Tools

Kafka

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

A global investment bank seeks a Director - Lead Software Engineer to join the Equities Technology team. The role requires leading the design and development of high-performance Java-based trading systems and requires expertise in equities workflows. You will work closely with traders, quants, and technologists ensuring the delivery of scalable solutions and mentoring junior engineers. The position offers a competitive compensation package and an opportunity to impact trading outcomes significantly.