Snr eTrading Developer FX eFX CGEMJP00334394

Role Title: Snr eTrading Developer FX eFX

Duration: contract to run until 30/12/2026

Location: London, Hybrid 3 days per week onsite

Rate: up to £736 p/d Umbrella inside IR35

Role purpose / summary

The FX eRisk IT team has formed in London to design and implement new components specifically targeted at achieving a greater share of the FX market. A number of key programmes are already underway. These are focussed on reducing latency in trader position management, improving the quality of customer pricing and enhancing algorithmic trading capabilities.

Within FX eRisk IT, there are a number of applications which are responsible for managing liquidity, generating client prices, handling and executing orders both internally and externally using algorithmic execution where applicable. These distributed systems are all highly reliable - some of which are directly client facing.

The successful candidate will work with other team-members to design, develop, test and release these systems. The candidate will also have the opportunity to work across the pricing and algorithmic execution stack to deliver cutting edge initiatives.

Experience working on low latency distribution/pricing and algorithmic trading components is essential as is a proven track record of agile delivery of Business requirements.

As a senior Java developer, the successful candidate will be expected to perform the following duties with a high level of competence:

• Liaise with nominated business stakeholders when required to ensure that business requirements are fully understood before commencing design and development.
• Draw-up detailed technical designs for components in response to business requirements and high-level technical architecture Work effectively with any external consultancies engaged during the project to provide technical and graphical design expertise.
• Implement best-of-breed technical solutions based on agreed technical design, adopting industry standard development patterns and methodologies (including continuous integration and automated unit and integration testing) Fully test implemented solutions in advance of User Acceptance Testing Assist (when required) with the deployment of components to development and test environments Participate in intra-day and overnight Support rotas (when required).

Technical Knowledge:

• Solid Java server-side development experience is essential. The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge of multi-threaded development.
• Demonstrable experience with highly available, multithreaded, distributed systems is essential.
• Demonstrable experience with developing and tuning low latency systems.
• Demonstrable experience of FX spot or Equities algo execution and pricing Front Office development team in Large Investment Bank, supporting global trading desk.
• A background of solid architectural work.
• Knowledge of Enterprise Integration and messaging technologies (29 West, Multicast).
• Knowledge of the FIX protocol.
• Familiarity with time series databases (KDB).
• Knowledge of lock free algorithms, low latency tuning and threading.

Additional Skills

successful candidate will have:

• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills The ability to work comfortably both within a team and independently as required and be a self-starter.
• A flexible approach to delivery responsibility.

All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!