Junior Software Engineer

Understanding Recruitment; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology firm based in London seeks a Junior Software Engineer with 1-2 years of Core Java experience. You will join a team focused on developing high-performance financial products. The role promises significant career progression and includes a salary of £55-65,000 with up to a 50% bonus. Hybrid working is available, and benefits include health and dental insurance, and a personal development budget.

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life assurance

Bonus up to 50%

Matched pension contributions

Personal development budget

25 days holiday plus bank holidays, increasing with service

Working from home 2 days a week

Responsibilities

• Develop software in the financial space using Core Java without frameworks.
• Work in a multithreading and concurrency environment.
• Engage in a high performance, low latency environment.

Skills

Core Java

Multithreading

Concurrency

High performance, low latency environment

Education

BSc or MSc in Computer Science from Russell Group university

Job description

Overview

Have you got 1-2 years experience as a Java Developer and are looking for the next step in your career?

Junior Software Engineer - Global FX Trading

Location - 3 days hybrid in London

Salary - £55-65,000 + up to 50% bonus

About the role

Our longstanding partner, who are leading at the forefront of FX trading around the world, are on the hunt for a Junior Software Developer who has approx. 1 year experience developing software in the financial space using Core Java without frameworks, to join the London team.

Having been born from one of London's largest trading firms, they are now expanding into global markets with their high performant FX trading products, consuming over 5 billion messages a day.

Career opportunity

This is an excellent position for a Junior Software Developer looking for their second job as you will be working alongside and learning from some of the smartest engineers on the market, with incredible career progression opportunities to rapidly build your career up to senior.

Responsibilities / Qualifications

A Junior Software Developer must have the following experience:

• Core Java
• Multithreading
• Concurrency
• High performance, low latency environment
• BSc or MSc in Computer Science from Russell Group university

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life assurance
• Bonus up to 50%
• Matched pension contributions
• Personal development budget
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, increasing with service
• Working from home 2 days a week

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