Lead Software Engineer

• Designing and building our next-generation Trading platform.

• Implementing asynchronous Java code to handle real-time data processing.

• Building and maintaining pipelines for efficient data processing and integration with external systems and APIs using Java technologies.

• Interfacing with external vendors providing FIX connectivity to all brokers, ECNs, and liquidity providers like Bloomberg, Tradeweb, MarketAxess, etc.

• Working with other technologists, traders, and quants to deliver business solutions.

• Collaborating with the trading team to analyze datasets and develop data-driven applications using core Java programming.

• Staying updated on the latest Java libraries and open-source tools relevant to trading and finance.

• Contributing to the development of trading algorithms and strategies, leveraging statistical and mathematical principles where applicable, with a focus on Java implementation.

• Taking ownership of projects from inception to completion, with a focus on delivering high-quality, scalable solutions using Java.

• Applying quantitative and ML techniques to data analysis. Managing the full Software Delivery Lifecycle including coding, testing, deployment, and support, in a DevOps environment.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience

• Candidate should be profient in Java and Kotlin (Services), Kafka, Cassandra, WPF C# and React, Python (ML/AI).

• Strong technologist with experience developing in Java, Kotlin within the financial services industry.

• Experience with concurrent in Java with microservices.

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently or collaboratively within a team.

• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to new technologies and business requirements, with a focus on Java programming.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Numerate degree or equivalent (Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, Mathematics).

• Deep and broad technology expertise in application, data and infrastructure architecture, with current experience of Java, SQL & NoSQL databases, reactive and/or complex event processing.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• AWS or other cloud certifications is a bonus.
• Experience of working in financial services, in a front-office environment is a bonus.
• Understanding of Asset Management and the investment management process is a bonus.
• CFA / CQF or other applied qualification is a bonus.
• Development experience in C#, HTML5 / JavaScript is a bonus.