Senior Java Engineer for Front‑Office Trading & AI

UBS

Hong Kong

On-site

HKD 900,000 - 1,200,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

UBS in Hong Kong is seeking a senior Java developer to design, develop, and support front‑office trading applications, oversee projects, and drive deliveries in a fast‑paced financial environment. The role involves building scalable Java server systems, collaborating with the front office, and mentoring junior engineers while aligning with risk and policy standards.

The successful candidate will work with a global team to enhance Quoting applications, ensure observability, monitor production

Qualifications

  • Experienced hands‑on engineer with over 15 years of Java (Core Java) experience.
  • Experience with front‑office environment and real‑time trading platforms.
  • Advanced Java expertise and willingness to learn new technologies.
  • Experience with prompt engineering and AI integration into workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee projects, drive deliveries, and design/implement high‑quality technical solutions.
  • Design, develop and support front‑office trading applications, working closely with business users to translate complex business and regulatory requirements into innovative solutions.
  • Apply a broad range of software engineering practices to ensure the quality, security, reliability and compliance of our solutions.
  • Work closely with the global team to further develop and innovate the Quoting applications – building observability into our solutions, monitoring production health, helping resolve incidents and remediating root‑cause risks and issues.

Skills

Core Java
Low-latency trading
Oracle
Linux
Agile
Prompt engineering
Mentoring
Communication
AI tooling

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Job description

UBS in Hong Kong is seeking a senior Java developer to design, develop, and support front‑office trading applications, oversee projects, and drive deliveries in a fast‑paced financial environment. The role involves building scalable Java server systems, collaborating with the front office, and mentoring junior engineers while aligning with risk and policy standards.

The successful candidate will work with a global team to enhance Quoting applications, ensure observability, monitor production

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