Java Developer eTrading
Join a leading independent technology and services provider as a Java Developer - e-Trading!
Job Overview Join a fast-paced and highly collaborative eFX Quantitative Developer team within Global Markets. You'll help build and enhance a best-in-class eFX trading platform, working closely with quants and traders to drive automation, performance, and revenue. This role sits within the Principal Flow Trading stream and offers hands-on ownership of the full development lifecycle.
Location: London (Hybrid)
Daily Rate: Flexible
Contract Length: Until Dec 2026
Start Date: ASAP
Key Responsibilities
* Develop and enhance a low-latency, high-throughput eFX algorithmic trading platform * Own initiatives end-to-end: analysis, design, implementation, delivery * Design, implement, and back-test pricing and execution strategies * Build analytics to monitor model and platform performance* Enhance the proprietary eTrading framework used across Global Markets * Collaborate closely with quants, traders, and technology teams in an agile environment
Key Requirements
* Strong business knowledge of electronic trading, ideally eFX * Proven experience building low-latency, event-driven algorithmic trading platforms * Advanced Java expertise, including lock-free and low-garbage techniques * Experience working with quant teams and implementing algorithmic models * Familiarity with messaging protocols such as Aeron, Kafka, FIX, SBE, ITCH, OUCH * Knowledge of time-series databases (preferably KDB) and Python for analytics * Full-stack experience (React) is beneficial for building trader tools and dashboards
Additional Information* Interview Process: Typically 2 stages - technical interview, system design, and team discussion
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