4550 IT & Software Developer jobs in the UK
Requirements
Must:
- 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.
Responsibilities
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to junior developers.
- Champion engineering best practices, clean code principles and robust design patterns.
Description
At CMC Markets, we are seeking a Senior Low Latency Java Developer to join our Quantitative Strategies team within Pricing & Risk. In this hands-on role, you will be at the core of our market-making technology stack, where your work will have a direct impact on our global trading operations. We offer you a high-visibility role within a performance-driven engineering culture, with close proximity to the trading floor and real-time market operations. Our environment emphasizes continuous learning and technical excellence, with clear progression opportunities into senior technical and leadership roles.
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