Senior Java Software Engineer
Posted 1 day ago by CipherTek Recruitment on Linkedin
£140 Per hour
Outside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Senior Java Software Engineer involves developing and integrating components of an Electronic Trading Platform for a prestigious investment bank in London. The position requires expertise in Java and low-latency systems, focusing on performance optimization and real-time data handling. The successful candidate will collaborate with DevOps teams and work in a hybrid environment, contributing to advanced trading technologies. This is a contract position with a duration of 12 months or more.
Key Responsibilities:
- Integrate the trading platform framework into the existing infrastructure for stability and performance.
- Connect the platform to various real-time data feeds for efficient data handling.
- Collaborate with DevOps teams to enhance automated deployment processes.
- Supply the trading framework with essential data points for real-time decision-making.
- Integrate the platform with monitoring tools for continuous diagnostics and system health checks.
- Design and develop high-performance, low-latency trading platforms.
- Implement market data feeds, pricing engines, and order execution systems.
- Optimize system performance to meet stringent latency and throughput requirements.
Key Skills:
- Extensive experience with Core Java, focusing on low-level performance tuning, multithreading, and garbage collection optimization.
- Proven track record of building low-latency trading systems.
- Strong understanding of FIC markets, including pricing, market-making, and order execution.
- Experience with FIX protocol and SBE Market Data Feeds.
- Deep knowledge of TCP/IP, UDP, multicast, and socket programming.
- Experience with low-latency messaging technologies such as Solace.
- Experience with distributed computing, clustering, and scalability strategies.
- Familiarity with Linux-based systems and performance tuning.
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tools.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Salary (Rate): £140.00
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Other