Java Desk Developer – Hedge Fund recruitment

A highly successful hedge fund, are looking for an expert Java developer to join their team, working alongside the traders and quants on the floor.

The Java developer will be joining a lucrative hedge fund that, due to huge market success, need another member to join the Java IT team that support the traders working on the desk. You will be expected to develop applications to support the business using a range of technologies – such as Matlab and R -  but predominantly in Java. This is essentially a front office Java role, so you must have excellent multithreading, high-frequency experience. This is a dynamic, lively and high-pressured environment so you must be a Java developer that thrives on this kind of environment, ideally with some experience of working in the front office.

Along with being an expert in Java, you must have sound business knowledge, particularly within derivatives and risk, with exposure to the likes of Black Scholes, Monte Carlo and VaR. The Java developer must also be highly mathematical, as you will be expected to understand and contribute to this side of the business along with the traders.

The successful Java developer must be a natural, pragmatic problem solver who enjoys being challenged in a fast-paced environment. You must have excellent core Java skills with extensive multithreading and concurrency experience. You must also possess all round proficiency in technologies ranging from JDBC to C# to Matlab. The Java developer must be from a financial background with direct experience of working as a Java developer in the front office. This is a fantastic opportunity for a Java developer with excellent maths to form a significant part of a high performing team at an up and coming boutique hedge fund.

Java/Core Java

Java/Core Java

Multithreading

Concurrency

JDBC

Matlab

Derivatives/Risk