Java Software Engineer

Miller Maxwell Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Miller Maxwell Ltd in London is seeking a Java Software Engineer to join a front-office real-time trading team building high-performance software for trading desks. You will contribute to the core trading engine and deliver front-office solutions used by traders and quants.

The role requires a minimum of five years of Java development experience, exposure to market data environments with low latency, and scripting skills in Shell, Bash, and Python.

Qualifications

• At least five years of commercial Java development experience.
• Experience with market data in low-latency or algorithmic environments.
• Scripting experience: Shell, Bash, Python.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of full development life cycle projects - several high-visibility projects starting in October 2026.
• Work across the full development life cycle.
• Build new components used by front office users and quantitative research teams.
• Work with FPGA technology teams to improve platform latency.
• Identify areas for improvement and enhancements for their core trading products and take ownership of the development of these core changes.

Skills

Java

Low-latency market data

Scripting (Shell Bash Python)

Job description

Join an engineering team as a Java Software Engineer building front-office real-time trading software! A highly successful proprietary trading organisation is seeking to hire a Java Software Engineer for their expanding team in London. You will work on the core trading engine building front-office trading solutions used by front-office teams.

Role Responsibilities for the Java Software Engineer.

• Take ownership of full development life cycle projects - several high-visibility projects starting in October 2026.
• Work across the full development life cycle.
• Build new components used by front office users and quantitative research teams.
• Work with FPGA technology teams to improve platform latency.
• Identify areas for improvement and enhancements for their core trading products and take ownership of the development of these core changes.

Required Skills for Java Software Engineer

• At least five years of commercial Java development experience.
• Experience with market data – low-latency or algorithmic-based environments.
• Scripting experience - Shell - Bash - Python.

Why Join the client ?

This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a team designing and developing high-performance systems in a fast-paced environment. Our organisation is renowned for staff investment.