Senior Java Platform Engineer – Trading & Analytics(Hybrid)

Hunter Bond; England; Hybrid; GBP 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology-driven investment bank is hiring a Java Software Engineer to join their platform engineering team in London. The role involves working on systems that support trading, analytics, and risk operations. Candidates should have at least 3+ years of software engineering experience and strong Java proficiency. This hybrid position offers flexibility and the chance to collaborate on impactful engineering projects within a tech-focused team.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of algorithms, data structures, and system design.
• Proficiency in Java, including concurrency and object‑oriented design.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain services supporting trading and analytics.
• Work on data pipelines for ingestion and distribution.
• Collaborate with quants, traders, and analysts to deliver solutions.

Skills

Professional software engineering experience

Strong computer science fundamentals

Proficiency in Java (Java 11+)

Experience building data‑intensive systems

Comfortable working with distributed teams

Tools

Splunk

Prometheus

Grafana

Python

Ruby

Job description

A global technology-driven investment bank is hiring a Java Software Engineer to join their platform engineering team in London. The role involves working on systems that support trading, analytics, and risk operations. Candidates should have at least 3+ years of software engineering experience and strong Java proficiency. This hybrid position offers flexibility and the chance to collaborate on impactful engineering projects within a tech-focused team.