Senior Java Engineer – Low-Latency Fixed Income Trading Platform

Luxoft; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft seeks a Hands-on Senior Java Developer for a greenfield trading platform project in a hybrid US-based role. You will design and deliver low-latency services interfacing with trading, quant, compliance and IT teams.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years of backend Java experience, strong Spring/Kafka skills, and SQL Server knowledge, with experience in CI/CD and enterprise architectures.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of core Java backend development experience.
• Proficient with JDK 11 or 17.
• Experience with enterprise services and cloud deployment.
• Strong experience with Spring (Boot/Actuator).
• Experience with messaging (Kafka/ActiveMQ).
• MS SQL Server and/or Sybase experience.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, Git, SonarQube).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Hands on senior Java development for a low-latency trading platform.
• Collaborate with trading, quantitative, compliance and IT teams.
• Provide work estimates and design system architectures.
• Maintain and improve code quality using static/dynamic analyses and CI/CD gating.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to the team.
• Design, build and configure applications to meet business requirements.
• Participate in all phases of the software delivery lifecycle.

Skills

Java

Backend development

JDK 11/17

Spring Framework

Kafka / JMS

SQL Server / Sybase

CI/CD (Jenkins, Git)

Observability / Monitoring

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Kafka

ActiveMQ

Spring Boot

Apache Camel

Jenkins

Git

SonarQube

Job description

Project description

EST hours -This is a unique opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a greenfield development project to design and develop a low-latency, electronic trading platform for interest rate swaps, US treasuries and futures. In this role, you will interact directly with trading, quantitative, compliance and risk, and IT functions to deliver new trading capabilities and services leveraging modern technologies and data & software architectures.For Hybrid Remote work salaries from 130000-190000 USD per year dependent on knowledge and skillFor other locations as dependent on location and market standards

Responsibilities

• - Hands on Senior Java Developer with enterprise development experience- Work with multiple business teams- Provide work estimates as needed- Develop system architectures, designs and concepts- Maintain and improve code quality using static & dynamic code analyses, security vulnerability scans, code coverage and CI/CD pipeline gating- Provide technical guidance and be a technical mentor to the development team- Design, build and configure applications to meet business process and application requirements- Participate in all phases of software delivery lifecycle from analysis through support.

SKILLS

Must have

• Required- 10+ years of core Java server, back-end, development experience- Experienced Java Developer (JDK 11 or 17)- Enterprise services (including observability, configuration management and cloud deployment)- Spring (including Spring Boot and Spring Boot Actuator)- Message Drive Application development (Kafka, Active MQ or similar)- MS SQL Server and/or Sybase experiencePreferred- Spring (including Spring Boot and Spring Boot Actuator)- Apache Camel (Version 3)- REST API (including Enterprise Authentication and Authentication)- Enterprise services (including monitoring, state management)- JMS (Active MQ or similar)- MS SQL Server and/or Sybase experience- Working knowledge of Agile, CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Git, SonarQube)- Excellent communication and stakeholder management.- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.- Ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.- Proactive, self-motivated, and team oriented.Bachelor degree in Mathematics, Engineering or Computer Science.

Nice to have

-- Experience with Capital Markets, understanding how Derivatives instruments are priced and valued, RFQ workflow