Java data modelling architect – algo trading low latency recruitment
Java data modelling architect – algo trading low latency
(Java, algo trading, low latency) LONDON
£90,000 - £110,000 basic + benefits + buyside bonus
Technologies: Java, algo trading, low latency, in memory data, TDD, Unix, Linux, NoSQL databases, Hadoop or Map/Reduce or similar
Financial domain: Major Hedge Fund
This major hedge fund has a requirement for java architect with a solid understanding of low latency algorithmic trading systems to lead their front office algo trading team and deliver data modelling solutions.
The opportunity is to take a central role within the hedge fund and own the data modelling space. Then using their mastery of designing low latency systems the “java architect” will map data models onto a business model and then lead your team of algo developers to deliver that solution.
In terms of the business the ideal candidate will understand how data is used by the traders, the asset classes they trade in (primarily equities) and how to globally distribute data.
In terms of the technology the ideal candidate will have an excellent command of low latency development and how data can pushed around a system in the most efficient way possible. The development team code in core Java developer making full use of the concurrency package, in memory data and have a good understanding of JVM tuning (Garbage Collection etc.)
Due to the front office nature of this role any candidate should have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Key skills for the Java data modelling architect – algo trading low latency
- Java
- algo trading
- low latency
- in memory data
- TDD
- Unix / Linux
- NoSQL databases
- Hadoop or Map/Reduce or similar
Key responsibilities of the Java data modelling architect – algo trading low latency
- map data models on to business models
- lead a team to develop low latency algo trading systems