Java Developer recruitment
The Company
Senior Java Developer / Equity Derivatives Trading Pricing - London
One of the leading Derivatives Trading businesses across multiple regions including EMEA Asia. Currently working to define and build the next generation of trading and pricing applications to support trading activities such as basket trading, index arbitrage and automated low-latency derivatives hedging. The group are an expanding team looking to hire top-quality technical staff to work on deliverables for 2012 and beyond.
The Role
This is an end-to-end development role in a fast paced front-office environment, and the successful candidate will be involved in analysis, design and development through to testing, deployment and operation. Candidates must be comfortable communicating directly with a diverse group of demanding stakeholders that include traders, business sponsors, technology management and other technology teams; whilst working in a geographically distributed team.
The platform is Java front and back-end, so strong core Java skills are essential, as is a pragmatic attitude and ability to work closely with the business. The role is based in London and provides a high degree of autonomy so will suit a self-starter who has a track record of delivering high-quality multi-threaded front office applications.
The team are currently developing a new strategic global equity derivatives execution platform for index arbitrage, basket trading, index swaps and derivatives hedging. The system is growing rapidly and they are looking for a hands-on senior software developer to deliver key new server and client functionality for pricing, analytics, manual trading, and low-latency automated basis trading across all major cash and futures markets. The role will suit a Senior Developer at or near VP level that is accustomed to working contract assignments in which a strong immediate impact is expected.
The successful candidate will have a minimum of 8+ years relevant financial experience as a Java Developer / Technical Lead. They will have a solid understanding of programming fundamentals: algorithms, data structures, complexity; a solid understanding of developing high performance Java code in a multi-threaded environment. Applicants should be experienced taking on end to end ownership, and have a demonstrable record of owning and driving a solution from requirement analysis through deployment. The role requires outstanding interpersonal skills including the ability to interact and progress projects with people at all levels in multiple locations; a strong team player, able to effectively communicate problems and ideas.
The ideal candidate will have experience working specifically with complex Derivative Products in a front-office environment, with a strong preference for Equity Derivatives, or experience in developing low-latency, high-frequency trading systems and trading strategies. Knowledge of order management and/or trading systems and related technologies; FIX connectivity knowledge; and experience with Java GUI development, preferably in Eclipse RCP, are all also highly desirable.
Salary Benefits
£550-£675/Day
Senior Java Developer / Equity Derivatives Trading Pricing - London
Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to equal opportunity and diversity. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply.