Core Java Lead Developer / Java J2SE Technical Lead, High Profile Interest Rates Project, Leading Investment Firm recruitment

Introduction: Montash Associates have been engaged by a high profile group within a leading Investment Organisation, to assist in the acquisition of a Core Java / Java J2SE Lead Developer. This individual will join a growing team working on a Greenfield Trading platform project.

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 Fixed Income Technology Division. This is a talented team is working within the interest rates infrastructure.

The Project: There are several key projects that this group is focussed on. The immediate need is to work with the interest rates business to understand their requirements for this new system, and to then transform these requirements into scalable technology solution.

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 project.

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, 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. This candidate will be a technical lead and as such must be an authority on Core Java; they will be the “go to” for any technical questions.

The Package: This organisation is looking for exceptional talent. Based on this, the package on offer is very strong: a base of up to £90,000, 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