Front Office Java Developer - Banking

About the Role

This role offers a chance to contribute to a vital front-office trading system dedicated to structuring, valuing, and matching Interest Rate products. The successful candidate will work on developing robust, high-performance, scalable trading software in collaboration with traders, analysts, and global technology teams across regions.

Key Responsibilities

• Create, enhance, and support high-performance trading software using Core Java (version 25).
• Develop scalable, distributed, multithreaded applications that facilitate front-office trading operations.
• Work directly with traders, quantitative analysts, business analysts, and international engineering teams to implement technical solutions.
• Focus on performance, scalability, and reliability improvements within applications.
• Perform JVM profiling, tuning, debugging, and troubleshooting to optimize software performance.
• Contribute to designing system architecture and participate in continuous improvement efforts.
• Engage in Agile software development, applying test-driven development (TDD) and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) methodologies.
• Provide advanced Level 3 production support and resolve complex technical problems as needed.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum of 8 years of hands-on professional experience in software development with strong proficiency in Core Java.
• Deep understanding of multithreading, concurrency, asynchronous programming, and distributed systems.
• Solid background in computer science fundamentals such as algorithms, data structures, and software design principles.
• Practical experience working with Spring Boot, PostgreSQL databases, and OpenShift environments.
• Proficient in JVM performance monitoring, profiling, debugging, and optimization techniques.
• Strong knowledge of test-driven development, automated testing practices, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience delivering complex solutions within Agile/Scrum teams.
• Excellent analytical skills, problem-solving capabilities, and effective communication with stakeholders.
• Academic degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Previous exposure to Investment Banking, Front Office trading, pricing, or market/credit risk sectors.
• Experience creating low-latency, high-throughput trading systems including lock-free programming techniques.
• Familiarity with technologies such as Kafka, event-driven architecture, or messaging systems.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration platforms like Docker, Kubernetes/EKS, Nomad, and usage of gRPC or cloud-native architectures.
• Knowledge of JavaScript, TypeScript, or React frameworks is advantageous.
• Understanding of workflow orchestration, scheduling, or state management solutions.

Additional Information

Robert Walters Operations Limited operates as an employment agency and encourages applications from candidates of all backgrounds.