Java Developer - Front Office Trading Systems

We are partnered with a financial services organisation to hire a VP, Java Developer – Front Office Trading Systems. This role offers the opportunity to work on business-critical front office platforms, combining hands-on Java engineering with elements of site reliability and platform resilience.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize Java applications supporting electronic FX trading, including pricing, execution, and risk management components.
• Ensure low-latency, high-throughput performance in real-time trading environments.
• Collaborate with quants, traders, and product teams to translate trading strategies and workflows into scalable technical solutions.
• Contribute to platform reliability and SRE practices, including monitoring, automation, performance tuning, and incident response.
• Support CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and peer code reviews.
• Engage in architecture and design discussions, helping shape the evolution of front office trading systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 6+ years of hands-on Java development experience, with strong knowledge of multi-threading, concurrency, data structures, and performance optimization.
• Proven track record building low-latency trading systems (FX preferred, but other asset classes considered).
• Familiarity with front office environments within global markets.
• Experience or strong interest in SRE/DevOps practices: observability, incident response, automation, and system reliability.
• Additional exposure to Python, KDB, or JavaScript is a plus.
• Strong analytical skills, problem-solving ability, and comfort working in fast-paced, business-critical environments.

Due to the urgency of the role, we are only able to consider candidates that do not require working passes or working visas