Pre-trade Java Developer - FX eTrading

Vertus Partners; City Of London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment bank in London is seeking an experienced Java Developer to join the FX eTrading team. In this role, you will work closely with front-office stakeholders to design and develop scalable pre-trade applications. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in building high-performance trading applications and a solid understanding of real-time systems. Strong communication skills are essential as you will interface directly with traders. Competitive compensation and dynamic work environment offered.

Qualifications

• Experience building high-performance trading applications for FX, Fixed Income or Rates.
• Experience developing real-time, low-latency and high-throughput systems.
• Strong front-office communication skills, with experience working directly with traders and quants.

Responsibilities

• Work with front-office stakeholders to design, develop, and enhance pre-trade applications.
• Deliver performant, reliable, and scalable trading solutions.
• Optimise system latency, throughput, and resilience.

Skills

High-performance trading applications

Real-time systems

Multithreading and concurrency

Data structures and algorithms

Market data and FIX protocol

Front-office communication

Job description

Overview

We are currently recruiting an experienced Java Developer to join the FX eTrading team at a leading investment bank, working on a range of high-impact, business-facing projects.

In this role, you will collaborate closely with traders and quants to gather business requirements and contribute to the design and development of high-performance, pre-trade applications.

Responsibilities

• Work with front-office stakeholders to design, develop, and enhance pre-trade applications.
• Deliver performant, reliable, and scalable trading solutions.
• Optimise system latency, throughput, and resilience.

Required Skills & Experience

• Experience building high-performance trading applications for FX, Fixed Income or Rates.
• Experience developing real-time, low-latency and high-throughput systems.
• Advanced knowledge of multithreading and concurrency.
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and memory management.
• Familiarity with market data, FIX protocol, KDB+, and time-series data.
• Strong front-office communication skills, with experience working directly with traders and quants

To be considered for this role, please submit your CV highlighting your relevant business and technical skills.

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