VP Java FX Strat Quant Developer Investment Bank

McGregor Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

McGregor Boyall is seeking a Vice President - Java FX Strategist to drive the bank's electronic FX strategies. You will own core pricing, market-making and algo components for ultra-low-latency FX flows, collaborating with Front Office, Trading, and global engineering teams in London and Singapore.

This front-office role requires strong Java excellence, FX market understanding, and leadership to shape architecture and strategic technology decisions across a global platform.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of advanced Java in high-performance, low-latency environments.
• 5+ years in financial markets, ideally in pricing or market-making.
• Strong understanding of FX microstructure, order management, or regulatory flows.
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Maths, or a related quantitative field.

Responsibilities

• Engineer and develop components for FX Options market making, pricing, and algorithmic trading.
• Lead and manage strategic electronic FX Cash and Options projects.
• Collaborate directly with Front Office Trading & Sales teams.
• Contribute to the roadmap for scaling a 24/5.5 global FX platform.

Skills

Advanced Java

Financial markets

FX pricing

Low-latency

Spring Boot

FIX protocol

Education

CS/Engineering/Math degree

Tools

Spring Boot

Gradle

Solace

FIX

Job description

Exclusive Search - Leading Global Investment Bank

Are you a high-performance Java engineer with FX experience? My client, a top-tier global financial institution, is expanding its E-Trading FX Options Strategy team and is seeking a Vice President - Java FX Strategist to help drive one of the bank's most strategic growth areas.

This is a rare chance to work at the heart of a cutting-edge FX franchise, owning key components across pricing, market-making, algorithmic trading and ultra-low-latency systems that run globally.

You'll join a high-impact team responsible for all quant and technology elements of the bank's electronic FX flows. From core market-making models and price distribution, to aggregators, algos and the bank's single-dealer platform - if it touches electronic FX, it passes through this team.

Work closely with trading, sales, quants and globally distributed engineering teams (London & Singapore) to deliver innovative, scalable and latency-sensitive solutions.

The Opportunity

You'll join a high-impact team responsible for all quant and technology elements of the bank's electronic FX flows. From core market-making models and price distribution, to aggregators, algos and the bank's single-dealer platform - if it touches electronic FX, it passes through this team.

Work closely with trading, sales, quants and globally distributed engineering teams (London & Singapore) to deliver innovative, scalable and latency-sensitive solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Engineer and develop components for FX Options market making, pricing, and algorithmic trading
• Lead and manage strategic electronic FX Cash and Options projects
• Collaborate directly with Front Office Trading & Sales teams
• Contribute to the roadmap for scaling a 24/5.5 global FX platform

Skills & experience required

• 7+ years of Advanced Java in high-performance, low-latency environments
• 5+ years in Financial Markets, ideally in pricing or market-making
• Strong understanding of FX microstructure, order management, or regulatory flows
• Bonus experience: Spring Boot, Gradle, Solace, FIX, concurrent programming, JVM tuning, React/Vue
• Ability to utilise AI coding assistants effectively while maintaining code quality
• Strong communicator with the ability to influence technical and business stakeholders
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Maths, or a related quantitative field

Why Apply?

• Work in a front-office environment with direct impact
• Build ultra-low-latency systems that operate at a global scale
• Join a franchise undergoing major investment and transformation
• Influence architecture, design, and strategic technology decisions

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.