Software Developer - Fixed Income Technology (Java)

We are seeking a Java Backend Engineer to join our Fixed Income Front Office Technology team. The team develops real-time market data and analytics platforms used directly by hundreds of salespeople and traders globally.  This role offers significant exposure to electronic trading, data analytics, and event-driven distributed systems that process 500 million messages per day. 

 

Primary Responsibilities

• Work as part of a team in the design and implementation of a global Front Office application, with a focus on real-time delivery and aggregation of large datasets;

• Own the full software development lifecycle for key components, from requirements gathering and architecture through implementation, deployment and production support;

• Improve and maintain the existing codebase;

• Collaborate with teams across business lines and global regions;

• Contribute to the firm’s agentic AI platform;

• Assist with design and code review;

• Provide second-line production support.

 

Required Background

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical discipline;

• Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills;

• Strong analytical, verbal and written communication skills;

• Ability to learn and adapt quickly;

• Ability to work well with business managers, traders and developers.

 

Required Experience/Skills

• 2+ years previous experience in a similar position;

• Building applications in at least one compiled language (e.g. Java, C++) deployed to a Linux environment;

• Messaging, event-driven and PUB/SUB architecture (e.g. Kafka, Solace, Ion, etc);

• Distributed caching (e.g. AMPS, Hazelcast, etc).