Senior Java Developer - Pinpoint Asia

Pinpoint Consulting Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Singapore is seeking a Senior Java Developer to create low-latency applications for electronic trading systems within a global investment bank. You will optimize performance and collaborate closely with trading teams to ensure systems are resilient and production-ready. The ideal candidate has strong Java experience, a solid understanding of JVM internals, and experience in investment banking or trading environments.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience in Java for low-latency or high-performance systems.
• Deep understanding of JVM internals, garbage collection, and memory management.
• Experience working in investment banking, trading, or electronic markets.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop low-latency Java applications supporting electronic trading.
• Optimize system performance across GC, threading, memory allocation, and network I/O.
• Build and maintain real-time services processing high message and transaction volumes.

Skills

Commercial experience in Java (Java 8+)

Understanding of JVM internals

Concurrency and lock-free designs

High-performance messaging experience

Solid Linux knowledge

Strong SQL skills

Job description

We are looking for a Java Developer to work on low-latency, high-throughput trading systems within a global investment bank. This role sits close to the front office, building and optimizing platforms where microseconds matter and failures are not tolerated.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop low-latency Java applications supporting electronic trading and market connectivity
• Optimize system performance across GC, threading, memory allocation, and network I/O
• Build and maintain real-time services processing high message and transaction volumes
• Work closely with traders, quants, and electronic trading teams to deliver performance‑critical features
• Analyze and resolve latency bottlenecks across application, JVM, and OS layers
• Ensure systems are resilient, fault‑tolerant, and production‑ready
• Participate in production support for latency-sensitive systems

Requirements

• Strong commercial experience in Java (Java 8+) for low‑latency or high-performance systems
• Deep understanding of JVM internals, garbage collection, and memory management
• Strong experience with concurrency, lock‑free or low‑lock designs
• Experience with high-performance messaging (FIX, Kafka, Aeron, custom protocols)
• Solid Linux knowledge, including performance tuning and troubleshooting
• Strong SQL and experience with relational databases
• Experience working in investment banking, trading, or electronic markets

Nice to Have

• Experience with FIX protocol or electronic trading platforms
• Exposure to real-time pricing, order management, or execution systems
• Knowledge of networking concepts (TCP/UDP, multicast)
• Experience with profiling tools (JFR, async‑profiler, Flight Recorder)
• C++ exposure in low‑latency environments

If this outstanding opportunity sounds like your next career move, please submit through "Apply Now" or send your resume in Word format to Charlie Kim at [e-mail] and put Senior Java Developer (Low‑Latency) – Leading Investment Bank – J12483 in the subject header.

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