Our client, a leading global investment bank, is looking for a senior Java Algo Developer with proven algorithmic trading development experience to join their front office algo trading technology team in a greenfield project.

The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to all aspects of the algorithmic trading platform especially in strategy/algorithms implementation/development while working directly with the quants.  He/she will also be expected to contribute to the core infrastructure system design and architecture decisions as well as being involved in implementing new features and maintenance of existing functionality.  The role will also provide regional support for production issues escalated by the first-level support team.

Previous algorithmic trading experience and evidence of developing business-critical software in an environment that requires flexibility and high productivity are crucial.

The candidate should have:
– Proven years of multi-threaded / distributed development experience in Java
– Previous experience in algorithmic trading systems development is highly preferred but not a must
– Be able to communicate concisely with technologists, traders, quant analysts and product specialists in global teams
– Be able to demonstrate experience of designing and implementing reliable, scalable real-time applications in a distributed environment
– Be comfortable working in a trading floor environment
– Have a thorough understanding of server side development on a Linux/Unix-based platform
– Have deep knowledge of multi-threading, distributed computing, memory management and other third-party libraries
– Have experience of working in a front office environment with algorithmic or automated trading systems
– Have excellent written and verbal communication skills