Senior Java Engineer

Senior Java Engineer

Full-Time 63000 - 77000 Β£ / year (est.) Home office (partial)
Apollo Solutions

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Join a dynamic team to develop cutting-edge front office systems in finance.
  • Company: Global Financial Services leader with a focus on innovation and collaboration.
  • Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid working, generous pension contributions, and private healthcare.
  • Other info: Exciting opportunities for professional growth and development in a supportive environment.
  • Why this job: Make an impact in the fast-paced world of capital markets and trading technology.
  • Qualifications: 5-7 years of Java experience and knowledge of capital markets.

The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 Β£ per year.

My global Financial Services client is looking for a skilled Senior Java Engineer with Capital Markets or Trades experience to join their established and growing team in London.

Senior Java Engineer Responsibilities:

  • Work within the Sales and Trading Lab who are responsible for all front office systems from real time pricing to electronic trading, real time risk management, data and analytics across a variety of asset classes.
  • Work hands-on alongside engineering colleagues to understand and develop their own technical domain knowledge.
  • Adapt to new technologies being used within the business and the wider industry whilst bringing those around them on the same journey.
  • Understand the importance of quality and hence create and implement approaches, guidelines, principles defined by themselves and their Engineering and Chapter Lead peers.
  • Be able to continually develop yourself with industry standard methodology methods and tooling used across the engineering team.

Requirements:

  • 5-7 years of Java experience.
  • Capital markets Front office experience.
  • Experience working with Data lake (Hadoop) consumption, specifically Hive experience.
  • Kafka experience.
  • Rules engine experience (Ideally open source / vendor products, e.g. Drools or Camunda).
  • Unix scripting knowledge.
  • Markets Regulatory / Trade control knowledge.
  • Automation experience.
  • Cloud experience.
  • Containerisation experience (Docker, Kubernetes).

What you get in return:

  • 4% flexi cash bonus.
  • Up to 15% pension contribution.
  • 10% bonus + performance based bonus.
  • Hybrid working pattern.
  • Private healthcare.
  • Access to share schemes.

Sounds like you? Please send across your updated CV, and we can arrange a confidential conversation to discuss in more detail.

Senior Java Engineer employer: Apollo Solutions

Apollo Solutions is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in the heart of London where innovation thrives. With a strong focus on employee development, we provide ample opportunities for growth and collaboration, particularly for those passionate about quantitative analysis in trading. Our culture promotes teamwork and creativity, ensuring that every team member contributes to impactful projects while enjoying a supportive atmosphere.

Apollo Solutions

Contact Details:

Apollo Solutions Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Senior Java Engineer

Java
Capital Markets Experience
Front Office Systems Knowledge
Data Lake (Hadoop) Consumption
Hive
Kafka
Rules Engine (Drools or Camunda)