Senior Low-Latency Java Engineer - Trading Systems

Citibank (Switzerland) AG

Greater London

Hybrid

GBP 110,000 - 140,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model
27 days annual leave
Private medical care
Pension plan

Job summary

Citibank (Switzerland) AG is seeking a senior Low Latency Java Engineer in London to lead Java-based, microservices-driven architecture in a high-performance trading environment. You will work within Citi Tech's London-based High Performance Architectures (HPA) team on low-latency frameworks and market data systems, driving efficient, scalable solutions.

The role emphasizes hands-on development in Java and potentially Rust, with mentoring of junior engineers and collaboration across multiple

Qualifications

  • Demonstrated Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Applications Development.
  • Experience with Algorithmic Trading in low latency environments.
  • Knowledge of Market Data handling and time-series databases (e.g. KDB).
  • Strong leadership, project management and development skills.
  • Excellent, commercial-grade Java frameworks based on event sourcing.

Responsibilities

  • Lead integration of functions to meet goals, deploy new products and enhance processes.
  • Analyze complex business and system processes to define solutions to high level problems.
  • Provide world-class expertise in Java low-latency development.
  • Mentor junior developers and less experienced senior Java developers.

Skills

Java development
Low latency
Algorithmic trading
Microservices
Mentoring
Linux
TCP/IP networking

Tools

KDB
Solarflare OpenOnload

Job description

Citibank (Switzerland) AG is seeking a senior Low Latency Java Engineer in London to lead Java-based, microservices-driven architecture in a high-performance trading environment. You will work within Citi Tech's London-based High Performance Architectures (HPA) team on low-latency frameworks and market data systems, driving efficient, scalable solutions.

The role emphasizes hands-on development in Java and potentially Rust, with mentoring of junior engineers and collaboration across multiple

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