Java Developer — Greenfield Trading Systems & Distributed Data

Venture Up; Leeds; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Venture Up in Leeds is hiring multiple Java Developers for a progressive sports betting hedge fund. You will join a tight-knit team of researchers, scientists and traders, building and maintaining scalable trading models and real-time data systems.

The role suits graduates with 1+ years experience; you will work with Java, Kafka, AMQ, Kubernetes, AWS and MongoDB on greenfield projects, making a real impact while advancing your engineering career.

Qualifications

• A degree in Computer Science or a numerical subject from a top university.
• 1+ years in Java development in a professional capacity.
• Experience with Java, Kafka, AMQ, Kubernetes, AWS and MongoDB.
• Exposure to Kafka, AMQ or similar messaging/streams tech.
• Exposure to event-driven design patterns and microservice architecture.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with researchers and engineers to build trading models.
• Develop and support large-scale distributed systems handling high data volumes.
• Contribute to Greenfield Java projects with measurable impact.

Skills

Java development

Distributed systems

Problem solving

Team collaboration

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or numerical subject

Tools

Java

Kafka

AMQ

Kubernetes

AWS

MongoDB

Job description

Venture Up in Leeds is hiring multiple Java Developers for a progressive sports betting hedge fund. You will join a tight-knit team of researchers, scientists and traders, building and maintaining scalable trading models and real-time data systems.

The role suits graduates with 1+ years experience; you will work with Java, Kafka, AMQ, Kubernetes, AWS and MongoDB on greenfield projects, making a real impact while advancing your engineering career.