Java Software Engineer

Understanding Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 95,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work from home

Bonus

Clear career progression and 1:1 devop

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

Have you got a strong educational background from a Russell Group University?

Do you have experience working in the financial industry?

Location: Hybrid working in Central London

Salary: up to £105,000 + bonus

We are very excited to once again be partnered exclusively with London’s leading investment management firm’s latest spinout company. Leveraging cutting-edge techniques with the latest technologies, they build highly scalable high-throughput software that is used by hedge funds and asset managements around the world.

Due to an exciting pipeline of upcoming projects, they are looking for Core Java Software Engineers to join their team.

You will be an excellent fit for this Core Java Engineer position if you:

• Have built scalable software from scratch
• Use Core Java concepts, including Low Latency, Concurrent Programming & Multithreading
• Are used to working in a fast-paced environment
• Work in the financial industry e.g. Bank, Hedge Fund/Asset Management, FinTech
• Have clear experience with optimisation, efficiency and performance improvement

As a Core Java Engineer, you will enjoy a wide array of benefits:

• Flexible working from home 3 days a week
• Bonus
• Clear career progression and professional development

Please note: Due to compliancy reasons, we will only be able to consider applications based in the UK.