Java Engineer

Senior Java Developer - Financial Services - Permanent - London - Hybrid

About the role:

We are seeking a Senior Java Developer to join a high-performing electronic trading technology team building low latency, highly available trading systems across multiple asset classes.

This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who thrives in fast-paced, real-time trading environments and enjoys designing, optimising, and scaling mission-critical distributed systems.

You will design and build fault-tolerant, event-driven Java services supporting electronic trading platforms. The position involves performance optimisation, system stability ownership, and close collaboration with global Architecture, DevOps, and Product teams.

Essential Skills:

• Strong experience building low latency Java systems within electronic trading.
• Experience with distributed messaging technologies (Kafka, Solace, etc.)
• Strong understanding of event-driven architectures and real-time systems.
• Cloud deployment experience (AWS, Kubernetes, EKS, EC2)
• Experience with Maven or Gradle and JUnit
• Strong understanding of CI/CD and version control (Git)
• Exposure to FX, Credit, or Commodities trading workflows