Real-Time Java Engineer for Risk Platform (Equities)

Huxley Associates; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment bank in Greater London is seeking a talented Java Developer to join its Front Office Risk Technology team. You will design and enhance a high-performance risk platform used across trading and quantitative research. The role requires strong Java development skills, as well as the ability to work closely with trading desks and risk managers. You will also develop low-latency services essential for real-time risk calculations and implement features supporting regulatory changes and trading strategies. Don't miss this chance to contribute strategically.

Qualifications

• Strong core Java development skills, particularly with Java 11+.
• Experience in building distributed systems within financial markets.
• Understanding of databases, SQL/NoSQL and caching methods.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimise Java components for risk calculations.
• Develop low-latency services for pricing and risk aggregation.
• Implement features for new trading strategies and regulations.

Skills

Core Java development

Multithreading

Collections

Performance tuning

Distributed systems

Microservices

Financial markets

Messaging systems

Event-driven architectures

SQL databases

NoSQL databases

Familiarity with regulatory changes

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

A leading investment bank in Greater London is seeking a talented Java Developer to join its Front Office Risk Technology team. You will design and enhance a high-performance risk platform used across trading and quantitative research. The role requires strong Java development skills, as well as the ability to work closely with trading desks and risk managers. You will also develop low-latency services essential for real-time risk calculations and implement features supporting regulatory changes and trading strategies. Don't miss this chance to contribute strategically.