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# Senior Java Low Latency Developer | Electronic Trading

- **Company:** McGregor Recruitment
- **Location:** Greater London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £200,000.0 - £350,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Concurrent Computing, Distributed Systems, Performance Tuning, Software Engineering, Multithreading, Java Application Server, Low Latency
- **Published:** September 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2840615777-senior-java-low-latency-developer--electronic-trading

## About the Role

We're looking for experienced Java engineers who have worked within high performance front office technology environments.

You will likely have experience in several of the following:

 * Core Java development
 * Electronic Trading platforms
 * Low latency systems
 * Pricing engines
 * Execution platforms
 * Market Data
 * Multithreaded and concurrent programming
 * Distributed systems
 * Performance optimisation

Experience within Rates or Equities trading technology would be particularly valuable, although candidates from other electronic trading asset classes will also be considered.

## Description

You will become part of a highly experienced engineering team responsible for developing and enhancing mission critical electronic trading platforms across multiple asset classes.

Working closely with traders, quantitative teams and business stakeholders, you'll build software that directly impacts trading performance and execution quality.

Projects include:

 * Designing and building low latency Java applications
 * Developing electronic trading and execution platforms
 * Building pricing and market data infrastructure
 * Improving platform performance, scalability and resilience
 * Enhancing execution algorithms and trading workflows
 * Working on highly distributed, performance critical systems


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