Senior Java Developer - Front Office Fixed Income (Hybrid, London)

eFinancialCareers; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

eFinancialCareers is sourcing a Senior Java Developer for a major international bank in London. The role sits in the Front Office technology team, focusing on Fixed Income with emphasis on Credit and Rates, and involves building a new pricing calculator and modernising trading workflows.

The position offers a hybrid pattern (3 days in office) and exposure to external platforms such as ION, with collaboration across Traders, Sales, and Business Analysts to deliver high-value trading and pricing

Qualifications

• Extensive professional Java development experience, with emphasis on Core Java.
• Strong knowledge of multithreading, concurrency, and performance optimization.
• Experience in Investment Banking or Financial Markets Front Office environments.
• Familiar with pricing engines, trading platforms or electronic trading systems.
• Nice to have ION platforms like MarketView or Anvil, and FIX protocol knowledge.
• Spanish language skills are a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain high-performance Java applications within a Front Office environment.
• Build a new Java-based pricing calculator for Fixed Income products.
• Develop and enhance trading workflows and applications used directly by Sales and Traders.
• Integrate internal applications with external trading platforms, including ION.
• Work closely with Front Office stakeholders, including Traders, Sales, Business Analysts and other technology teams.
• Modernise existing Front-to-Back applications and contribute to the decommissioning of legacy systems.
• Ensure high standards of code quality, performance, scalability and reliability.

Skills

Core Java

Multithreading

Front Office tech exposure

Investment Banking experience

Pricing engines / trading systems

FIX protocol

ION platforms

Spanish language

Job description

eFinancialCareers is sourcing a Senior Java Developer for a major international bank in London. The role sits in the Front Office technology team, focusing on Fixed Income with emphasis on Credit and Rates, and involves building a new pricing calculator and modernising trading workflows.

The position offers a hybrid pattern (3 days in office) and exposure to external platforms such as ION, with collaboration across Traders, Sales, and Business Analysts to deliver high-value trading and pricing