J2EE & DB Developer_ New York City, NY (Hybrid)

Job Title; J2EE & DB Developer

Location: New York City, NY on hybrid basis

Duration: 6 months with possibility of extn.

Visa: Candidate must be eligible to work on W2

Job Description:

Key Skills:

Java, low latency trading platform development, Spring

Need server side, core Java, low latency, high throughput distributed computing solutions/architectures focused on trading, pricing, OMS/EMS functionality for FI products.

They are using ion and Bloomberg, but not critical

Required & Non-Negotiable:

Experienced Java Developer (JDK 11 or 17)

Experience designing and supporting low latency, high throughput trading applications

Extensive experience with asynchronous, event-driven programming & concurrency

Skills Overview

Company is starting up a new rates electronic trading business and we are looking for an experienced Java developer to join this effort. This is a unique opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a greenfield development project to design and develop a low-latency, electronic trading platform for US rates. In this role, you will work directly with trading and quantitative teams to build and deliver new trading capabilities and services leveraging modern technologies and architectures.

Responsibilities:

Work with business and technology partners to design and develop new architecture for our low latency electronic trading platform including both production and research elements

Implement initial key components of the platform and drive the implementation to the delivery of a minimum viable product

After initial delivery, work with our partners to continually improve the platform

Provide technical guidance and mentor the development team

Apply best-in-breed software tools and techniques to maintain and improve code and system quality, flexibility, and security

Participate in all phases of software delivery lifecycle from analysis through support.

Required Skills:

Hands on Senior Java Developer with over 5 years of enterprise development experience

Extensive experience with asynchronous, event-driven programming & concurrency

Strong track record of project design and delivery

Ability to work with partners across many areas in an organization

Preferred Skills

Experience designing and supporting low latency, high throughput trading applications is strongly desired, but we will consider exceptional Java developers without background

Working experience with a range of software tools including Spring, Apache Camel, REST API (including Enterprise Authentication and Authentication), JMS (Active MQ or similar), SQL, and enterprise monitoring and state management

Knowledge of capital markets including pricing, trade execution workflow, and key vendor systems such as ION, TradeWeb or Bloomberg

Education:

B.S. in Mathematics, Engineering or Computer Science.