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Java Software Developer - Hedge Fund - London

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Java Software Developer
Attribution Search is partnering with a leading hedge fund looking to add a Java Software Developer to its growing technology team.
This is a hands-on engineering role working on business-critical trading technology, contributing to systems supporting 24/7 trading activity across both digital assets and traditional financial markets.
You’ll join a small, high-performing engineering team, working closely with experienced developers to build and enhance a multi-venue collateral management platform, alongside new reference data and accounting infrastructure.
The Role
You’ll contribute across both new development and existing production systems, with exposure to distributed, real-time and event-driven architecture.
Responsibilities
- Develop and enhance the firm's multi-venue collateral management platform
- Build integrations with trading venues to source account, position, collateral and operational data
- Build scalable and reliable software supporting the firm's investment and trading activity
- Maintain, debug and improve existing production systems alongside developing new functionality
- Work closely with engineers and business stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver practical solutions
- Participate in code reviews and technical discussions while learning from experienced engineers
- Use modern AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity and software quality
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Must Have
- 2+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong commercial experience with Java
- Good understanding of object-oriented programming, testing and version control
- Exposure to or an understanding of distributed systems
- Interest in working with real-time, event-driven and highly available systems
- Experience with SQL/databases
- Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
- A proactive, self-starting approach with the ability to take ownership of well-defined tasks
- Strong communication and collaboration skills


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This is an excellent opportunity for a Java engineer early in their career to gain exposure to sophisticated trading technology, distributed systems and financial markets within a highly technical investment environment.
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