Senior Java Trading Systems Engineer (Low-Latency)

Provntalent; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Provntalent is seeking a Senior Java Trading Systems Developer to advance its electronic trading technology. You will design, build and optimize Java-based trading systems, impacting order routing, execution and lifecycle processes across multiple markets.

The ideal candidate brings deep experience in electronic trading or capital markets, strong Java software skills and a hands-on approach to architecture and delivery within a high-performance trading environment.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial Java development experience.
• Experience developing systems within electronic trading or capital markets.
• Good understanding of order management and the trade lifecycle.
• Background in equities, FX, market making, derivatives or digital markets.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain trading systems using Java.
• Develop functionality supporting order management, routing and execution.
• Work across the full trade lifecycle, from order entry and validation through to execution and downstream processing.
• Build scalable, resilient and performance-focused infrastructure.
• Collaborate with trading, quantitative and engineering teams to deliver new capabilities.
• Contribute to the ongoing development and modernisation of the trading platform.
• Support connectivity and workflow requirements across multiple markets and counterparties.
• Improve system reliability, performance and operational resilience.
• Participate in technical design and architectural decision-making while remaining hands-on.

Skills

Java

Electronic trading

Capital markets

Order management

Trading platforms

Low-latency

FIX protocol

Python

Tools

FIX protocol

Python

KDB

Job description

Provntalent is seeking a Senior Java Trading Systems Developer to advance its electronic trading technology. You will design, build and optimize Java-based trading systems, impacting order routing, execution and lifecycle processes across multiple markets.

The ideal candidate brings deep experience in electronic trading or capital markets, strong Java software skills and a hands-on approach to architecture and delivery within a high-performance trading environment.