Senior/Principal Java Developer - Low Latency - Financial Services

Grid Dynamics; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Benefits package - medical insurance, sports

Professional development opportunities

Corporate social events

Well-equipped office

Job summary

A technology consulting firm in the City of London is seeking a Senior/Principal Java Developer specialized in low-latency systems for the financial services sector. The role involves developing high-performance Java applications, eliminating performance bottlenecks, and maintaining a flexible work schedule. Candidates should have expertise in JVM internals and a strong track record in low-latency development. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in implementing high performance and low latency systems on the JVM.
• Deep knowledge of JVM internals including garbage collection and concurrency.
• Expert level Java programming skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Java applications for banking and trading performance.
• Develop testing and benchmarking code.
• Systematically eliminate performance bottlenecks.

Skills

Low-latency Java Development

High performance systems implementation

JVM internals knowledge

Concurrency and locking in Java

Tools

Java

Grafana

KDB

Job description

Senior/Principal Java Developer - Low Latency - Financial Services

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We are looking for low-latency Java Developers to join our clients FX eTrading team. The developers will be on a low-latency drive, finding and eliminating sources of long-tail latency and developing zero-gc solutions and code. Some domain knowledge of FX is valuable though not essential.

Responsibilities

• You will build and maintain Java applications in areas of banking and trading that require the highest levels of performance.
• Build and maintain testing and benchmarking code.
• Use systematic approaches to find and eliminate bottlenecks to improve the performance.

Requirements

• Proven track record in implementing high performance and low latency systems on the JVM have a deep knowledge of JVM internals (including garbage collection, concurrency, locking, etc) and is an expert in the Java language.

Nice to have

Java (low-latency, high-performance, zero-gc), Ambrosia, Grafana, KDB, FX or trading experience is a plus.

We offer

• Opportunity to work on bleeding-edge projects
• Work with a highly motivated and dedicated team
• Competitive salary
• Flexible schedule
• Benefits package - medical insurance, sports
• Corporate social events
• Professional development opportunities
• Well-equipped office

About Us

Grid Dynamics (NASDAQ: GDYN) is a leading provider of technology consulting, platform and product engineering, AI, and advanced analytics services. Fusing technical vision with business acumen, we solve the most pressing technical challenges and enable positive business outcomes for enterprise companies undergoing business transformation. A key differentiator for Grid Dynamics is our 8 years of experience and leadership in enterprise AI, supported by profound expertise and ongoing investment in data, analytics, cloud & DevOps, application modernization and customer experience. Founded in 2006, Grid Dynamics is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices across the Americas, Europe, and India.