Core Java Developer / Senior Java Developer, High Profile Calculations and Grid Project, Tier One Investment Bank recruitment
Core Java Developer / Java J2SE Engineer, High Profile Calculations and Grid Project, Tier One Investment Bank
Introduction: Montash Associates have been engaged by a specialist group within a leading Investment Bank, to assist in the acquisition of a Core Java / Java J2SE Developer. This individual will join a growing team working on new projects to provide Risk and PnL calculation software to Quants and Strategists.
The Organisation: An Investment Bank globally recognised as one of the strongest and most stable in the industry. This firm regards technology as a genuine agent of change, and employs some of the most exceptional talent in the world.
The Team: A small, close knit group within the Software Technology Division. This team is working on a calculation infrastructure, utilising Grid Computing principles.
The Project: There are several key projects that this group is focussed on. The immediate need is to work on new functionality in order to allow the growing Credit eTrading business to be connected to the core calculation infrastructure. Long term goals centre on a brand new multi-asset calculation system that will look to bring together multiple applications in order to improve investment offerings to clients.
The Role: Due to the ever-rising profile of this team and the importance of the work that they are doing, a strong core Java developer is required to allow growth of the system. This Core Java developer will be heavily involved in the above mentioned projects.
The Technology: The main technology in use is Core Java, J2SE on UNIX/Linux. For certain projects, other technologies are also employed, e.g. Spring dependency injection, Google Guice, Java NIO for performance tuning, C# GUI, Scala etc.
The Skills: The most important skill is exceptional Core Java coding/development ability. It is important that applicants have had extensive experience of writing multithreaded/concurrent code. Exposure to any of the above technologies would be advantageous. Another key skill is the ability to work closely with the business, and understanding their requirements. This team has high levels of exposure to quants and strategists, therefore applicants must possess excellent communication, collaboration and adaptability skills.
The Package: This organisation is looking for exceptional talent. Based on this, the package on offer is very strong: a base of up to £70,000, plus excellent discretionary bonus plus benefits equate to an offering that will attract the best.
Contact: If this opportunity is of interest, or for a more general conversation about what is now a very busy technology talent market, please call Michael Beeson on 0207 749 6060 or email michaelb@montash.com