Senior Java Engineer - Take Ownership of Flagship Trading Product - Up to £120k

JR United Kingdom; City Of London; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm seeks a Senior Java Engineer to take ownership of their flagship trading product. In this remote-first role, you will join a lean technical team tasked with building sophisticated features. With significant autonomy, you will enhance performance and scalability of this product, making your contributions vital in an innovative environment.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Java.
• Experience with trading technology, FIX, scripting, and performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Building new features for the core flagship product.
• Working with a technical team to develop event-driven architecture.
• Enhancing product performance and scalability.

Skills

Java

Real-time systems

Distributed systems

Performance optimization

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Senior Java Engineer - Take Ownership of Flagship Trading Product - Up to £120k, London (City of London)

Client:

Saragossa

Location:

London (City of London), United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required: Yes

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Posted:

16.06.2025

Expiry Date:

31.07.2025

Job Description:

Are you a seasoned engineer looking to step into an environment where you will use your experience to lead the build of the firm's core flagship product?

You will be joining a lean but highly technical team at a crucial time with plans to scale over the next few years. Although relatively new, this product is already being utilized by many tier-1 players in the institutional trading world to solve complex challenges surrounding execution.

As a Senior Engineer, you'll be responsible for building out new features of this core product, working with other engineers and product leads to develop sophisticated, event-driven architecture. You'll have strong knowledge of Java and a background in real-time, distributed systems. Experience with trading technology, FIX, scripting, and performance optimization is highly desirable.

This is a remote-first role with infrequent travel to a London-based hub. You will have significant autonomy and direct support from business leaders. Your work will be crucial in enhancing the performance and scalability of this product, and your contributions will be recognized.

If you are interested in building low-latency systems and meet the above criteria, please get in touch.