Oliver Bernard
Senior Java/Low Latency Engineers
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Senior Java Developer – Low Latency eTrading / Algo Trading
Location: London (2 days per week onsite)
Contract: 12 Months
Rate: Up to £1,000 per day (Inside IR35)
We're looking for an experienced Senior Java Developer to join a high-performing front-office engineering team building mission-critical, low-latency trading systems for a leading financial institution.
This is an opportunity to work on sophisticated electronic trading platforms where performance, scalability, and reliability are paramount.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop high-performance, low-latency Java applications for electronic trading.
- Build and enhance trading algorithms, execution platforms, and market connectivity.
- Optimise application performance through profiling, tuning, and latency reduction.
- Collaborate closely with traders, quants, and product teams to deliver business-critical functionality.
- Contribute to architecture decisions and drive engineering best practices.
- Mentor developers and champion high-quality software engineering.
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Required Experience
- Extensive commercial experience developing enterprise applications in Java.
- Proven experience building low-latency, high-throughput trading systems.
- Strong background in electronic trading (eTrading) and/or algorithmic trading.
- Excellent understanding of concurrency, multithreading, JVM performance tuning, and distributed systems.
- Experience working in front-office environments within investment banking, hedge funds, or electronic market-making firms.
- Strong knowledge of messaging technologies and market data architectures.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to work closely with technical and business stakeholders.
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Desirable Skills
- Experience with FIX protocol and exchange connectivity.
- Knowledge of pricing, execution management, or order management systems.
- Experience with Linux, networking, and performance profiling tools.
- Exposure to cloud technologies and containerisation is advantageous.
Contract Details
- 12-month initial contract
- Up to £1,000 per day (Inside IR35)
- Hybrid working – 2 days per week onsite in London
- Immediate interviews available.
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