Pre-trade Java Developer - FX eTrading

Vertus Partners; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment bank is seeking an experienced Java Developer for their FX eTrading team. This role involves collaborating closely with traders and quant analysts to develop high-performance, pre-trade applications. Ideal candidates will have substantial experience in building trading applications and possess the ability to optimize system performance. Submit your CV highlighting relevant technical skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in FX, Fixed Income, or Rates trading applications.
• Ability to design and enhance pre-trade applications.
• Strong teamwork with front-office stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and enhance pre-trade applications.
• Deliver reliable and scalable trading solutions.
• Optimize system latency, throughput, and resilience.

Skills

Experience building high-performance trading applications

Experience developing real-time, low-latency systems

Advanced knowledge of multithreading

Solid understanding of data structures and algorithms

Familiarity with market data and FIX protocol

Strong front-office communication skills

Job description

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.

Key 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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