Senior Software Engineer

RJC Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 128,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

RJC Group is seeking a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Java to join a major financial services trading team in London. The role focuses on building scalable trading systems and core Java applications in Linux environments.

You will work with messaging, networking, and real-time data while designing cloud-native infrastructure. Collaboration with traders and architects is integral to the position.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' software engineering experience
• Strong Java and concurrent/multi-threaded programming skills
• Experience with distributed or event-driven systems
• Exposure to high-throughput, low-latency or data-intensive environments
• Messaging, networking and/or market data experience
• AWS or cloud infrastructure experience is beneficial
• Trading, financial markets or energy market experience is highly desirable

Responsibilities

• Building distributed, event-driven, high-throughput trading systems
• Developing core Java applications in Linux environments
• Working with messaging, networking and real-time data
• Designing cloud-native infrastructure and production-ready services
• Collaborating closely with traders, quantitative developers and architects

Skills

Java

Concurrency

Distributed systems

Linux

Messaging/Networking

AWS

Trading/Finance experience

Job description

Senior Software Engineer - Java - £150k + Trading Bonus

We are working with a Major Financial Services company that is looking for a Senior Software Engineer skilled in Java to join their Trading team. This is an opportunity to work on highly scalable, business-critical technology at the intersection of software engineering, financial markets and the energy transition.

What you’ll be doing:

• Building distributed, event-driven, high-throughput trading systems
• Developing core Java applications in Linux environments
• Working with messaging, networking and real-time data
• Designing cloud-native infrastructure and production-ready services
• Collaborating closely with traders, quantitative developers and architects

What we’re looking for:

• 5+ years' software engineering experience
• Strong Java and concurrent/multi-threaded programming skills
• Experience with distributed or event-driven systems
• Exposure to high-throughput, low-latency or data-intensive environments
• Messaging, networking and/or market data experience
• AWS or cloud infrastructure experience is beneficial
• Trading, financial markets or energy market experience is highly desirable