Algo Java Developer

About

The Cash Equities Algorithmic Trading Technology team runs the execution stack from client FIX message in through to order message on the exchange. The team develops and maintains its own Algorithmic Trading Container, View Server and HTML5 based UI, and Smart Order Router.

Experience

• Experience with Algorithmic Trading Stack
• Algorithmic trading, FIX, etc.

Responsibilities

• Working as part of the front office team the candidate should be a Java expert and have a detailed working knowledge of Java and the JVM (Java Virtual Machine), garbage collection, data structures.
• The current projects are written in Java or Scala, so the candidates would have to be willing to learn Scala.
• It is also expected for the candidate to work on production support issues (via a rota) and be involved in improvements on automation and Dev Ops.
• You are an excellent communicator, and are comfortable communicating directly with the Trading Desk and internal Technology teams, and are able to range up and down the detail depending on your audience.
• You will handle all phases of development (requirements gathering/analysis through to implementation), establishing solid relationships and trust built on proven delivery

Requirements

• Must be an expert in Java
• Must be willing to learn Scala
• Must have a very good knowledge of collections, their implementation, and their optimization.

Good to Have

• Zero GC Architectures
• Low Latency Systems
• Cash Equities trading
• Algorithmic trading, FIX, etc.