IT & Digital

Pre-trade Java Developer - FX eTrading

  • Location:

    London

  • Sector:

    IT & Digital

  • Job type:

    Contract

  • Salary:

    £900 - £1100 per day

  • Contact email:

    fharb@vertuspartners.com

  • Job ref:

    Java_eTrading_1755169296

  • Duration:

    12 months

  • Startdate:

    Negotiable

We are currently recruiting an experienced Java Developer to join the FX eTrading team at a leading investment bank, working on a range of high-impact, business-facing projects.

In this role, you will collaborate closely with traders and quants to gather business requirements and contribute to the design and development of high-performance, pre-trade applications.

Key Responsibilities

  • Work with front-office stakeholders to design, develop, and enhance pre-trade applications.
  • Deliver performant, reliable, and scalable trading solutions.
  • Optimise system latency, throughput, and resilience.

Required Skills & Experience

  • Strong Core Java development experience
  • Experience building high-performance trading applications for FX, Fixed Income or Rates.
  • Experience developing real-time, low-latency and high-throughput systems.
  • Advanced knowledge of multithreading and concurrency.
  • Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and memory management.
  • Experience in pre-trade application development.
  • Familiarity with market data, FIX protocol, KDB+, and time-series data.
  • Strong front-office communication skills, with experience working directly with traders and quants

To be considered for this role, please submit your CV highlighting your relevant business and technical skills.