Java Developer

Psybergate Pty Ltd; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the software solutions sector is hiring a Senior JAVA Developer for a 12-month contract in Sandton. You will develop and enhance trading platforms with responsibilities spanning design and implementation. Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's degree and extensive experience in Java development for high-performance trading systems.

Qualifications

• 7+ years as a Java Developer or Software Engineer.
• Proven expertise as a Java SME.
• Experience mentoring junior developers.

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing, and enhancing trading platforms.
• Collaborate with traders to refine strategies.
• Ensure platform stability and provide real-time support.

Skills

Java

C++

Spring

Maven

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Quantitative Finance, or related field

ACI Dealing Certificate

Job description

Psybergate is anITcompany that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.
We are looking for aSenior JAVA Developerto join our financial services client based in Sandton for a12-months contractrole.
What you will be doing:

• Responsible for designing, developing, and enhancing cutting-edge trading platforms powered by market analytics, execution strategies, and pricing/risk models.
• Your work will directly influence strategic decision-making and drive innovation in the Global Markets trading space.
• Develop and enhance algorithmic trading platforms with a focus on performance, analytics, and risk management.
• Collaborate with traders to refine strategies and introduce technology-driven innovations.
• Identify and implement opportunities for automation and risk reduction.
• Translate trader requirements into technical solutions and deliver robust, scalable code.
• Conduct academic research, data mining, and simulations to validate trading strategies.
• Ensure platform stability and provide real-time support.
• Perform integration/unit testing and manage change rollouts.
• Generate analytics for continuous improvement and monitoring.

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Quantitative Finance, or related field.
• Preferred: ACI Dealing Certificate, RPEs.

Experience and Skills:

• 7+ years as a Java Developer or Software Engineer.
• Proven expertise as a Java SME.
• Experience mentoring junior developers.
• Proficiency in Spring, Maven, Tomcat, Java, React.
• Advantageous: FIX protocol knowledge, technical architecture, multi-threading, low-latency systems.

Technical Expertise:

• Advanced programming in Java, C++ or any object-oriented language for high-performance systems.
• Machine learning/statistical modelling for algorithm enhancement.
• Low-latency optimization: memory management, concurrency, multithreading.
• Market microstructure and order flow analysis.
• Time-series and advanced database management.
• Backtesting frameworks and simulation tools.
• Data analysis and visualization (Pandas, SQL, Tableau).
• API development: RESTful, WebSocket, FIX.

Please note that if you do not hear from us within 3 weeks, consider your application unsuccessful.

Desired Skills:

• Java
• C++
• Spring
• Maven