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Principal Java Engineer
£102,200 - 109,240
Stott & May Professional Search Limited
Charing Cross, South East London
£102,200 - 109,240
Requirements
Must:
- Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline
- Extensive hands-on experience in low-latency Java development with exposure to C++
- Strong knowledge of multithreading and concurrency in high-frequency trading systems
- Experience implementing low-latency state machines
- Working knowledge of FIX protocol and binary market data protocols
- Strong experience working within Linux environments
- Proven track record building FX trading applications, particularly across FX Spot and FX Swaps
- Experience delivering systems within regulated financial services environments
- Experience working with Agile development methodologies
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and development tools such as Git, GitLab, Bamboo, Bitbucket and SonarQube
- Experience with application security tools such as Veracode, Coverity or Black Duck
- A pragmatic and automation-focused approach to engineering
Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture and development of a high-performance FX Exchange platform using Java as the primary language, with some exposure to C++.
- Design scalable and resilient systems supporting FX Spot and FX Swaps trading while ensuring solutions meet operational, risk, and regulatory requirements.
- Optimise applications and Linux environments to achieve low-latency trading performance.
- Promote best practices across the software development lifecycle, including code quality, automated testing and CI/CD pipelines.
- Drive continuous improvements in system performance, reliability, and maintainability.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to Agile development teams.
- Collaborate with architecture, product and commercial stakeholders to align technology delivery with business objectives.
- Act as a technical subject matter expert for FX trading systems across the organisation.
- Support the development of a best-in-class FX matching platform across FX Spot and FX Swaps products.
- Contribute to innovation and platform improvements in performance, usability and operational stability.
- Deliver a robust and scalable FX matching platform covering FX Spot and FX Swaps.
- Drive improvements in software quality, platform performance and team productivity.
Description
We are an established financial services organisation based in London or Nottingham, offering a hybrid work environment. We are seeking an experienced Principal Developer to lead the architecture and development of a high-performance FX Matching Venue as part of a multi-year programme. This is a senior technical leadership role providing an opportunity to contribute to the next generation of trading infrastructure. We offer competitive pay at £490 per day and the initial contract extends to the end of the year with a strong likelihood of further extensions.
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