Senior Java Tech Lead: Low-Latency eTrading

DW Search; Greater London; On-site; GBP 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

DW Search in London seeks a Core Java Technical Lead to drive modernization of front-office eTrading platforms. This senior, hands-on role designs and develops high-performance, low-latency systems supporting rates products including government bonds, swaps, and interest-rate derivatives.

You will work directly with traders, quants and structurers, owning the technical direction and architecture of key components across the trading stack, while mentoring a talented engineering team and promoting

Qualifications

• Senior Core Java Technical Lead with hands-on design and coding duties.
• Experience building high-performance, low-latency trading systems.
• Strong knowledge of multithreading, concurrency and JVM tuning.
• Familiarity with Kafka and Solace messaging, microservices, and cloud CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Own technical direction and architecture of key trading-stack components.
• Lead design and development of front-office eTrading platforms.
• Mentor engineering team and promote best practices in development, testing and deployment.
• Collaborate with traders, quants and structurers.

Skills

Java

Core Java

Multithreading

Concurrency

JVM performance tuning

Kafka

Solace

Microservices

Cloud technologies

CI/CD

Tools

Kafka

Solace

Job description

DW Search in London seeks a Core Java Technical Lead to drive modernization of front-office eTrading platforms. This senior, hands-on role designs and develops high-performance, low-latency systems supporting rates products including government bonds, swaps, and interest-rate derivatives.

You will work directly with traders, quants and structurers, owning the technical direction and architecture of key components across the trading stack, while mentoring a talented engineering team and promoting