Java Software Engineer

Understanding Recruitment
London, UK
6 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Starter
Experience required
1 year minimum
Compensation
£60,000.0 - £75,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Apache ActiveMQ Amazon Web Services Computerized Maintenance Management Systems DevOps MongoDB Pair Programming Multithreading Concurrency Information Technology Apache Kafka

Job description

Java Software Engineer - Asset Management Software

💰 Salary: £60,000 - £75,000 + bonus + benefits

📍 2-3 days a week in Central London office.

A central London-based company, who are building trading software for the asset management and hedge fund industry, are looking for a Junior or Mid Java Software Engineer to join them on their mission. This scale-up is a spin-out from one of the largest UK born global asset managers.

␠They are looking for a Java Software Engineer with the following:

  • 1-3 years commercial Java development background
  • Computer Science degree from a top Russell Group university or similar
  • Multithreading, concurrency and high-throughput experience
  • AWS/Public Cloud experience with DevOps tools
  • An advocate for modern methodologies including TDD, pair-programming and CD

💻 Tech: Core Java, Multithreading, Concurrency, AWS, DevOps, ActiveMQ/MongoDB, Kafka

The role will suit a Junior or Mid Java Software Engineer with a strong enthusiasm to work in a fast-paced, financial environment and who has a natural interest in the trading industry. Day-to-day, you will be building distributed, low-latency systems and will be working in a team where there is a strong ethos of pair-programming. Relevant training is offered to the Java Software Engineer if they come from a non-financial background.

Apply now for more information on this opportunity🚀

Requirements

  • 1-3 years commercial Java development background
  • Computer Science degree from a top Russell Group university or similar
  • Multithreading, concurrency and high-throughput experience
  • AWS/Public Cloud experience with DevOps tools
  • An advocate for modern methodologies including TDD, pair-programming and CD

💻 Tech: Core Java, Multithreading, Concurrency, AWS, DevOps, ActiveMQ/MongoDB, Kafka

The role will suit a Junior or Mid Java Software Engineer with a strong enthusiasm to work in a fast-paced, financial environment and who has a natural interest in the trading industry. Day-to-day, you will be building distributed, low-latency systems and will be working in a team where there is a strong ethos of pair-programming. Relevant training is offered to the Java Software Engineer if they come from a non-financial background.

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