Java Low Latency Developer, VP

Join us as a Software Engineer

• This is an opportunity for a technically minded individual to join us as a Software Engineer
• You’ll be designing, producing, testing and implementing working software, working across the lifecycle of the system
• Hone your existing software engineering skills and advance your career in this critical role
• We're offering this role at vice president level

What you'll do

Working in a permanent feature team, you’ll be developing knowledge of aspects of the associated platform across the disciplines of business, applications, data and infrastructure. You’ll also be liaising with principal engineers, architects in the domain and other key stakeholders to understand how the platform works and how it supports business objectives.

You’ll also be:

• Applying Agile methods to the development of software on the backlog
• Producing resilient and long-lived software and acting flexibly to cope with future needs
• Delivering intentional architecture and formulating emergent design through innovative ideas, experimentation and prototyping
• Designing and developing software with a focus on the automation of build, test and deployment activities, using executable patterns

The skills you'll need

You'll need at least 12 years of experience in software design and implementation, including being able to exploit programming languages to solve complex problems. You’ll also need to be capable of complex requirements analysis capture and validation against and with business and systems requirements.

Additionally, you’ll demonstrate:

• 12+ years of hands-on experience in Core Java, with deep expertise in multithreading, concurrent programming, and development of ultra-low latency, high-performance applications
• Experience of leading the implementation of programming best practice, especially around scalability, automation, virtualisation, optimisation, availability and performance
• Extensive understanding of networking concepts and protocols, including TCP/IP and UDP, with experience developing latency-sensitive distributed systems
• Strong knowledge of the FX (Foreign Exchange) domain and experience working with high-volume, real-time market data applications
• Experience with KDB+/q and time-series data platforms used in trading and market data environments is highly desirable

Hours

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