Senior Java Software Engineer

We are looking for a talented team-oriented developer who thrives in a collaborative environment, enjoys solving complex technical challenges, and wants to make an impact in a fast-paced, global setting.

Join our Pricing & Risk team, working on our front-office pricing and trading platform. This is a hands-on role focused on building and maintaining distributed backend systems that support our market-making business across multiple asset classes - including Equities, FX, Crypto, and Commodities.

What You'll Do:

• Design, develop, and maintain backend infrastructure, microservices, APIs, and business logic for our pricing and trading systems.
• Partner with front-end developers, quants, and front-office users to deliver efficient, scalable, and high-performance solutions.
• Drive technical decisions and architecture trade-offs with a focus on scalability, maintainability, and performance.
• Mentor and support junior team members, promoting best practices in coding standards, code reviews, and release management.
• Respond to real-time trading issues in a fast-paced environment, ensuring minimal business disruption.

• Strong expertise in Core Java, Spring Framework / Spring Boot, or similar backend frameworks.
• Proven experience designing and developing API-based, microservices-driven architectures.
• Solid understanding of multi-threaded systems and distributed messaging.
• Experience mentoring developers and promoting best practices in code quality and architecture.
• Collaborative mindset with experience working closely with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

Desirable Experience:

• Exposure to CEP engines (Esper) or other live stream aggregation technologies.
• Familiarity with authentication, authorization, and endpoint security.
• Experience with C# / HTML / JavaScript and AWS / Terraform / CI-CD pipelines.

Why Join CMC Markets?

• Work on high-performance trading systems that have global impact.
• Collaborate with a team of passionate technologists and market experts.
• Be part of a company that values innovation, integrity, and excellence.
• Enjoy a supportive culture with opportunities for career growth and development.

*** Please note that this is an onsite role that will require you to work within our London office (near Liverpool street) 5 days on site per week. ***