Java Software Engineer (Equities Front Office)

Job Description

Challenge yourself working for a global leader in financial services

VP Senior Core Java Software Engineer (Equity Front Office)

• Permanent Full Time
• Sydney CBD

About the company

You will work for a leading global bank whose ethos is to improve financial lives through the power of connection. With a strong global presence in over 35 countries this firm partners with leading corporate and institutional investors. Servicing a high percentage of Fortune 500 companies and 67 millions consumer and small business clients in the US alone, this firm is highly reputable and regarded in the financial services market. Providing a full suite of financial products and services, the firm covers a broad range of asset classes rendering them a global leader in corporate and investment banking, sales and trading.

About the role

You will work within an existing team of highly skilled Core Java developers to design and build low-GC and low-latency solutions to drive the strategic Equities Order Management functions for a large global bank. You will become a SME in the services and frameworks the firm develops and supports. Additionally you will be able to assist other application development teams on best practice and usage. You will also be able to give consultancy on designs and architecture to provide guidance where necessary.

• Hands on design and development using Core Java to build services
  and frameworks to support long term strategic architecture and growth
  for Equity Front Office Trading Systems
• Working with application teams to provide knowledge, guidance and
  best practices on frameworks and services
• Become an SME on the core services and frameworks used in various
  trading and execution management systems
• Develop an understanding of the key applications in the Equity Front Office Trading domain

About you

• Expert in Core Java (Mutli-threading, Low-Latency & Low-GC
  techniques)
• Experience with distributed, event-driven, highly available and fault
  tolerant architectures
• Good understanding of data structures and algorithms
• Pragmatic mindset, self-motivated and self-organized
• Strong communicator with ability to lead or influence technical
  discussions if required
• Strong repeatable testing background, unit, integration and
  performance
• Capital Markets or Finance experience desirable
• FIX Messaging or Order Management experience desirable
• Experience or understanding of techniques for horizontal scaling using
  technologies such as Kafka, Ignite or Hazelcast
• University Degree in Computer Science (or other relevant field)

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary + super
• Work for a global leader in financial services that gives great experience, networking capabilities and internal progression

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