Junior Java Engineer – Low-Latency FX, Hybrid London

Understanding Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life assurance

Bonus

Matched pension contributions

25 days holiday plus bank holidays, 2-

Job summary

Understanding Recruitment is recruiting for a Junior Software Engineer – Global FX Trading in London. The role offers a 3 days hybrid pattern and a salary range of £55,000-£70,000 plus bonus.

You will work with Core Java in a high-performance FX trading environment, learning from senior engineers and progressing towards senior roles. Ideal candidates have about 1 year of Java experience, a strong academic record (BSc/MSc in Computer Science from a Russell Group university), and a mindset geared

Qualifications

• Core Java development experience, ideally in financial services.
• Multithreading and concurrency proficiency for high-throughput systems.
• Experience in high-performance, low-latency environments.
• BSc or MSc in Computer Science from a Russell Group university.

Responsibilities

• Develop Java applications in an FX trading context.
• Collaborate with senior engineers and learn to code at scale.
• Contribute to delivering performant software in a fast-moving market.

Skills

Core Java

Multithreading

Concurrency

Low latency

High performance

Education

BSc or MSc in Computer Science (Russell Group)

Job description

Understanding Recruitment is recruiting for a Junior Software Engineer – Global FX Trading in London. The role offers a 3 days hybrid pattern and a salary range of £55,000-£70,000 plus bonus.

You will work with Core Java in a high-performance FX trading environment, learning from senior engineers and progressing towards senior roles. Ideal candidates have about 1 year of Java experience, a strong academic record (BSc/MSc in Computer Science from a Russell Group university), and a mindset geared