Programista Java Senior Software Java Engineer (Remote)

Location: London, Hybrid

Role Type: 12 Month Contract

Delta Capita is seeking a highly skilled Senior eTrading Developer to join our clients Global Markets Technology practice. This role will focus on developing and enhancing low‑latency components within an electronic trading (eTrading) and eRisk platform used across global FX and electronic execution businesses.

The team designs and builds high‑performance, distributed systems that manage liquidity, generate real‑time prices, handle internal and external order execution, and support algorithmic trading strategies. This role will work as part of a global delivery team, contributing to next‑generation initiatives aimed at improving pricing quality, reducing latency, enhancing algorithmic execution capabilities, and expanding eTrading functionality.

As a senior Java engineer, the successful candidate will:

• Develop high‑quality, low‑latency server‑side Java components using industry‑standard patterns.
• Apply continuous integration practices and automated testing (unit, integration).
• Conduct comprehensive testing prior to release into UAT.
• Assist with deployment processes across development and test environments.
• Participate in intraday and overnight support rotations when required.

Strong server‑side Java experience, including demonstrable multithreaded development skills.

Experience building highly available, distributed systems.

Hands‑on experience with electronic trading, pricing engines, or algorithmic execution components (FX or similar asset classes).

Knowledge of testing methodologies including TDD/BDD.

Familiarity with time‑series databases (e.g., Experience with lock‑free algorithms, advanced concurrency, and performance optimisation is preferred.

Delta Capita is an equal opportunity employer. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, colour, disability, national origin, ancestry, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. This is a contract role located in London. As the selection and interview process is ongoing, please submit your application in English as soon as possible; if your profile is selected, a member of our team will contact you within 4 weeks. For this role, a valid working permit for the UK is mandatory.

Expectations regarding hybrid working: As we are a Service Provider and Consulting firm servicing clients, our policy for physically working from the office (which may be the clients' offices or our own offices depending on the client) aligns to what our clients' policies and expectations are and these vary. Most of our clients now require a minimum of 3 days per week in the office, 2 days from home, and accordingly this is also the minimum expectation that Delta Capita require.

Delta Capita Group (a member of the Prytek Group) is a global managed services, consulting, and solutions provider with a unique combination of experience in Financial Services and technology innovation capability. Our mission is to reinvent the financial services value chain providing technology based mutualized services for financial institutions for non-differentiating services.