Senior Engineer (Java)

Senior Java Engineer responsible for developing and maintaining enterprise-level java applications for electronic trading systems across multiple asset classes, with expertise in cloud infrastructure, FIX protocol integration, and real-time message processing.

Shift pattern: Mid Shift, hybrid working: 3 days a week onsite.

Role Responsibilities

• Development of server-side Java design and development within banking and trading environments.
• Maintain code quality through comprehensive testing and code reviews
• L3 Support for deployment and investigation of production issues where appropriate.
• Follow SaFe agile methodology and participate in agile ceremonies and processes.
• Mentor junior members of the team.
• Ability to work with multiple remote regions.
• Work with architecture and DevOps teams to follow guidelines and implementations.
• Follow standard SDLC processes, design patterns for development guidelines.

Software Engineering, Java, Global Financial Markets, Liquidity, Brokerage, Java, Software Engineering, Cloud Computing, Trading Systems, Financial Information eXchange (FIX), * 8+ years of professional experience in global financial services, specifically in trading systems development

• Proven expertise in server-side Java design and development within banking and trading environments
• Java Development: Advanced proficiency in enterprise Java development
• Build Tools: Experience with Maven or Gradle (Maven preferred)
• FIX Protocol: Hands-on experience with FIX Protocol and FIX Engines (eg QFJ, Rapid Addition, UlBridge) in eg FX/Credit/Commodities Trading environments
• Middleware: Working knowledge of Solace messaging middleware
• Cloud Platforms: Experience deploying and managing applications on AWS (EC2/EKS)
• CI/CD: Proficiency with Jenkins and GitLab for deployment and continuous integration
• Operating Systems: Strong Linux administration and command-line skills
• Database: SQL experience and database management
• Testing: JUnit and related unit testing frameworks
• Excellent problem-solving abilities with strong attention to detail
• Outstanding communication and collaboration skills in team environments.
• Experience working in Agile development methodologies (SaFe/Scrum).

Desired

• Deep understanding of FX/Credit/Commodities products and financial instruments.
• Experience in electronic trading environments and market data systems
• Frameworks: Spring Boot and Google Guice dependency injection
• Observability: Grafana and Prometheus for monitoring and metrics
• Testing: Cucumber for behaviour-driven development and automation testing
• Infrastructure: Terraform or Ansible for infrastructure as code
• Caching: Hazelcast distributed caching solutions
• Containerization: Kubernetes and AWS EKS experience
• Experience using AI tools in a Development Environment e.g. AWS Kiro

The TP ICAP Group is a world leading provider of market infrastructure.

Our purpose is to provide clients with access to global financial and commodities markets, improving price discovery, liquidity, and distribution of data, through responsible and innovative solutions.

Through our people and technology, we connect clients to superior liquidity and data solutions.

The Group is home to a stable of premium brands. Collectively, TP ICAP is the largest interdealer broker in the world by revenue, the number one Energy & Commodities broker in the world, the world’s leading provider of OTC data, and an award winning all-to-all trading platform.

The Group operates from more than 60 offices in 27 countries. We are 5,300 people strong. We work as one to achieve our vision of being the world’s most trusted, innovative, liquidity and data solutions specialist.