Java Architect

Job Description:

Below 3 questions must be answered at the top of each resume. If failure to do so, the candidate will be rejected.

1) How do you decide what data structure should be used for different parts of a component?
2) Have you designed custom data structures such as a hash map or priority queue? If so, describe the problem you were trying to solve and the solution, highlighting design considerations and trade-offs.
3) Have you designed or developed a system that requires handling high throughput (1000’s of events/updates per second) with low latency (<1 msec per event) with data from multiple sources and potentially with different data formats/messaging protocols? If so, describe the architecture with emphasis on performance considerations.


Required & Non-Negotiable:

Experienced Java Developer (JDK 11 or 17)
Experience designing and supporting low latency, high throughput trading applications
Extensive experience with asynchronous, event-driven programming & concurrency

Skills

Overview

Company is starting up a new rates electronic trading business and we are looking for an experienced Java developer to join this effort. This is a unique opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a greenfield development project to design and develop a low-latency, electronic trading platform for US rates. In this role, you will work directly with trading and quantitative teams to build and deliver new trading capabilities and services leveraging modern technologies and architectures.

Responsibilities:

Work with business and technology partners to design and develop new architecture for our low latency electronic trading platform including both production and research elements
Implement initial key components of the platform and drive the implementation to the delivery of a minimum viable product
After initial delivery, work with our partners to continually improve the platform
Provide technical guidance and mentor the development team
Apply best-in-breed software tools and techniques to maintain and improve code and system quality, flexibility, and security
Participate in all phases of software delivery lifecycle from analysis through support.
 

Required Skills:

Hands on Senior Java Developer with over 5 years of enterprise development experience
Extensive experience with asynchronous, event-driven programming & concurrency
Strong track record of project design and delivery
Ability to work with partners across many areas in an organization
 

Preferred Skills

Experience designing and supporting low latency, high throughput trading applications is strongly desired, but we will consider exceptional Java developers without background
Working experience with a range of software tools including Spring, Apache Camel, REST API (including Enterprise Authentication and Authentication), JMS (Active MQ or similar), SQL, and enterprise monitoring and state management
Knowledge of capital markets including pricing, trade execution workflow, and key vendor systems such as ION, TradeWeb or Bloomberg
 

Education:

B.S. in Mathematics, Engineering or Computer Science.