Senior Low-Latency Java Engineer — Trading Systems

2755 Barclays Services Corpor; Whippany (NJ); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays is hiring a Senior Low-Latency Java Engineer – VP to build high-performance trading systems that power electronic execution at scale. You will work with quants and product teams to shape order routing and execution in global markets, joining the Equity Algorithmic Trading Technology team in New York/Whippany.

This front-office engineering role emphasizes Java and C++ platforms, market data services, and resiliency.

Qualifications

• Experience developing high-throughput, low-latency Java applications.
• Strong knowledge of messaging concepts and performance optimization.
• Experience with JVM tuning and memory management (e.g., ZGC).

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize Java-based trading platform components for latency-sensitive workloads.
• Collaborate with quants, product teams and other engineers to design, implement, and improve algorithms and routing workflows.

Skills

Core Java

Low-latency systems

UDP & IPC

JVM tuning

Analytical problem solving

Tools

Exegy

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Job description

Barclays is hiring a Senior Low-Latency Java Engineer – VP to build high-performance trading systems that power electronic execution at scale. You will work with quants and product teams to shape order routing and execution in global markets, joining the Equity Algorithmic Trading Technology team in New York/Whippany.

This front-office engineering role emphasizes Java and C++ platforms, market data services, and resiliency.