Overview

Central London-based company building trading software for the asset management and hedge fund industry. This scale-up is a spin-out from one of the largest UK-born global asset managers. The role is Java Software Engineer to join the team on their mission.

Salary: £70,000 - £80,000 + bonus + benefits

Location: Approximately 3 days a week in Central London office.

Responsibilities

• Build distributed, low-latency systems in a fast-paced, financial environment.
• Work in a team with a strong ethos of pair-programming.
• Apply modern development methodologies, including TDD, pair-programming, and continuous delivery (CD).

Qualifications

• Mid level commercial Core Java development background.
• Experience with multithreading, concurrency and high-throughput systems.
• AWS/Public Cloud experience with DevOps tools.
• Advocate for modern methodologies including TDD, pair-programming and CD.
• Tech: Core Java, Multithreading, Concurrency, AWS, DevOps, ActiveMQ/MongoDB, Kafka.

The role is suitable for a Java Software Engineer with a strong enthusiasm to work in a fast-paced, financial environment and an interest in the trading industry. Day-to-day you will be building distributed, low-latency systems and will be working in a team with a strong ethos of pair-programming. Relevant training is offered if coming from a non-financial background.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Software Development