Senior Java Low-Latency Trading Engineer (London, Hybrid)

McGregor Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 315,000 - 385,000; Full time

Job summary

McGregor Boyall is seeking a Senior Java Developer for its London Electronic Trading engineering team. You will design low-latency Java applications, work with traders and quantitative teams, and help scale critical trading platforms across asset classes.

Hybrid role with three days in the office, you will contribute to high-performance, distributed systems, pricing and market data infrastructure, and continual performance optimisations to improve execution quality.

Qualifications

• Experience with high-performance front-office technology environments.
• Knowledge of Java, multithreading, and distributed systems.
• Familiarity with electronic trading platforms and market data workflows.

Responsibilities

• Designing and building low latency Java applications.
• Developing electronic trading and execution platforms.
• Building pricing and market data infrastructure.
• Improving platform performance, scalability and resilience.
• Enhancing execution algorithms and trading workflows.

Skills

Core Java development

Electronic Trading platforms

Low latency systems

Pricing engines

Execution platforms

Market Data

Multithreaded programming

Distributed systems

Performance optimisation

Job description

McGregor Boyall is seeking a Senior Java Developer for its London Electronic Trading engineering team. You will design low-latency Java applications, work with traders and quantitative teams, and help scale critical trading platforms across asset classes.

Hybrid role with three days in the office, you will contribute to high-performance, distributed systems, pricing and market data infrastructure, and continual performance optimisations to improve execution quality.