Java Developer eTrading
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- England,London,City of London
- Full Time, Contract
- Salary negotiable
Job Description:
Job Overview:
Join a fast-paced and highly collaborative eFX Quantitative Developer team within Global Markets. You’ll help build and enhance a best-in-class eFX trading platform, working closely with quants and traders to drive automation, performance, and revenue. This role sits within the Principal Flow Trading stream and offers hands-on ownership of the full development lifecycle.
Location: London (Hybrid)
Daily Rate: Flexible
Contract Length: Until Dec 2026
Start Date: ASAP
Key Responsibilities
* Develop and enhance a low-latency, high-throughput eFX algorithmic trading platform
* Own initiatives end-to-end: analysis, design, implementation, delivery
* Design, implement, and back-test pricing and execution strategies
* Build analytics to monitor model and platform performance
* Enhance the proprietary eTrading framework used across Global Markets
* Collaborate closely with quants, traders, and technology teams in an agile environment
Key Requirements
* Strong business knowledge of electronic trading, ideally eFX
* Proven experience building low-latency, event-driven algorithmic trading platforms
* Advanced Java expertise, including lock-free and low-garbage techniques
* Experience working with quant teams and implementing algorithmic models
* Familiarity with messaging protocols such as Aeron, Kafka, FIX, SBE, ITCH, OUCH
* Knowledge of time-series databases (preferably KDB) and Python for analytics
* Full-stack experience (React) is beneficial for building trader tools and dashboards
Additional Information
* Interview Process: Typically 2 stages - technical interview, system design, and team discussion
How to Apply:
If you’re interested in this role, click ’apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us today. If this job isn’t quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
Hays Talent Solutions is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C’s, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk
Join a fast-paced and highly collaborative eFX Quantitative Developer team within Global Markets. You’ll help build and enhance a best-in-class eFX trading platform, working closely with quants and traders to drive automation, performance, and revenue. This role sits within the Principal Flow Trading stream and offers hands-on ownership of the full development lifecycle.
Location: London (Hybrid)
Daily Rate: Flexible
Contract Length: Until Dec 2026
Start Date: ASAP
Key Responsibilities
* Develop and enhance a low-latency, high-throughput eFX algorithmic trading platform
* Own initiatives end-to-end: analysis, design, implementation, delivery
* Design, implement, and back-test pricing and execution strategies
* Build analytics to monitor model and platform performance
* Enhance the proprietary eTrading framework used across Global Markets
* Collaborate closely with quants, traders, and technology teams in an agile environment
Key Requirements
* Strong business knowledge of electronic trading, ideally eFX
* Proven experience building low-latency, event-driven algorithmic trading platforms
* Advanced Java expertise, including lock-free and low-garbage techniques
* Experience working with quant teams and implementing algorithmic models
* Familiarity with messaging protocols such as Aeron, Kafka, FIX, SBE, ITCH, OUCH
* Knowledge of time-series databases (preferably KDB) and Python for analytics
* Full-stack experience (React) is beneficial for building trader tools and dashboards
Additional Information
* Interview Process: Typically 2 stages - technical interview, system design, and team discussion
How to Apply:
If you’re interested in this role, click ’apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us today. If this job isn’t quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
Hays Talent Solutions is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C’s, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk
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