Low Latency Java Developer

CMC MARKETS PLC
United Kingdom
2 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Clean Code Principles Java (Programming Language) Algorithmic Trading Software Design Patterns Memory Management Financial Information EXchange High-Frequency Trading Java Virtual Machine (JVM) Routing Performance Tuning Concurrency Information Technology
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Low Latency

Job description

  • Develop and optimise high-performance Java (21+) systems for pricing, risk and trading.
  • Build and enhance components within a low latency, high-throughput trading architecture.
  • Apply advanced concurrency, memory management and performance tuning techniques.

System Design & Ownership

  • Take responsibility for designing scalable, resilient and maintainable systems.
  • Contribute to architectural decisions across the trading and risk platform.
  • Build tooling to improve monitoring, maintenance and performance diagnostics.

Trading-Focused Collaboration

  • Work closely with Quants, Financial Engineering, Front Office and Business Operations.
  • Support live trading systems, troubleshooting time-critical production issues.
  • Contribute to the continuous evolution of our electronic trading infrastructure.

Mentorship & Technical Leadership

  • Provide guidance and mentorship to junior developers.
  • Champion engineering best practices, clean code principles and robust design patterns.

Requirements

If you thrive in performance-critical environments and want your work to have real market impact, we’d love to hear from you., * Strong hands-on Java development experience within low latency financial systems.

  • Deep understanding of performance optimisation, concurrency and JVM internals.
  • Experience working on pricing, risk or electronic trading platforms.
  • Knowledge of FIX protocol, order routing and broker connectivity highly beneficial.
  • Strong mathematical and problem-solving mindset.
  • Experience across asset classes such as FX, Equities, Commodities or Derivatives preferred.
  • Ability to operate calmly in a fast-paced, front-office trading environment.
  • Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction.
  • Minimum 2:1 degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or another numerate discipline.

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