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Java Developer - Risk Platform
£40,000 - 70,000
Cornhill 24, London
£40,000 - 70,000
Requirements
Must:
- Strong core Java development skills (Java 11+, multithreading, collections, performance tuning).
- Experience building distributed systems or microservices in a mission-critical environment.
- Background in financial markets, ideally within Equities or Equity Derivatives.
- Familiarity with risk concepts such as Greeks, P&L, scenario analysis, VaR, or exposure metrics (helpful but not mandatory if technically strong).
- Experience working with messaging systems, event-driven architectures, or real-time data feeds.
- Good understanding of databases (SQL/NoSQL) and caching solutions.
- Ability to engage effectively with Front Office users in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
- Knowledge of pricing models or quantitative libraries (desirable).
- Experience with cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure) or containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) (desirable).
- Exposure to Kotlin, Scala, or Python for tooling and integration (desirable).
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks (desirable).
- Understanding of large-scale distributed risk systems (desirable).
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and optimise Java-based risk platform components used for real-time and end-of-day risk calculations.
- Work closely with Equity and Equity Derivatives trading desks, quants, and risk managers to deliver robust, high-quality solutions.
- Develop low-latency, scalable services for pricing, market data, and risk aggregation.
- Implement new features to support regulatory changes, new trading strategies, and expanded product coverage.
- Collaborate on architectural improvements aimed at enhancing system performance, resiliency, and throughput.
- Ensure code quality through automated testing, code reviews, and best engineering practices.
- Support production systems and participate in rapid troubleshooting for high-impact issues.
Description
We are a top-tier Investment Bank seeking a talented Java Developer to join our Front Office Risk Technology team. In this hands-on engineering role, you will contribute to designing and enhancing a high-performance risk platform used across trading, structuring, and quantitative research. Our team works on scalable services, real-time risk calculations, and complex data pipelines that support high-volume trading activity. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a strategic risk platform evolution.
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