Technical Lead - FX Trading Technology (Java)
Robert Walters
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
yesterday
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Senior Compensation
£ 120KJob location
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Java
Agile Methodologies
Algorithmic Trading
Automation of Tests
Code Review
Continuous Integration
Software Design Patterns
DevOps
Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE)
Hibernate
Enterprise Messaging Systems
Oracle SQL Developer
Pair Programming
Software Architecture
Software Deployment
Java Application Server
Test Driven Development
Spring-boot
REST
Job description
- Build and enhance enterprise-scale Java applications supporting Spot FX, FX Forwards and NDF products.
- Work closely with Product Owners, Traders and Business stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
- Drive engineering best practices including code reviews, design reviews, automated testing and CI/CD.
- Mentor and coach developers through pair programming and technical leadership.
- Participate throughout the Agile software development lifecycle from requirements through production deployment.
- Support production releases and provide third-line application support where required.
- Champion continuous improvement across architecture, performance, scalability and reliability.
Requirements
- Extensive experience developing enterprise Java applications within a banking or capital markets environment.
- Strong hands-on experience with Java, Spring/Spring Boot, Hibernate and REST APIs.
- Experience designing scalable, distributed, high-availability systems.
- Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns and engineering best practices.
- Experience with Oracle SQL, messaging technologies (MQ/REST) and CI/CD pipelines.
- Knowledge of Agile, Test-Driven Development (TDD) and DevOps practices.
- Equips with solid communication skills with the ability to lead technical delivery and engage business stakeholders
- Experience with FX trading systems (Spot, Forwards, NDFs) is highly desirable.