Senior Java Software Engineer

Senior Java Engineer ( (Up to £250,000 Total Compensation) One of the most renowned hedge funds in the world, which focuses on a variety of investment strategies are looking for top Java Developers in the city to be a part of their core platform team. This opportunity has exposure of technologies that underpins every single strategy and portfolio manager, increasing messaging capabilities, execute trades faster and improving latency of systems. This is a great opportunity to work with a multi-billion dollar fund developing software supporting trading activities with full autonomy for assets like fixed income, equities, futures and bonds. Required: Minimum of 7 years’ experience in Java programming, with a focus on multi-threaded/server application development A strong comprehension of market structure for options and futures trading is necessary. Solid understanding of object-oriented programming Minimum of 5 years’ experience working in Financial Services Strong knowledge of the FIX protocol, particularly FIX 4.2 to FIX 5.0 with repeating groups Familiarity with binary trading protocols is beneficial Excellent written and verbal communication skills Extensive experience with Linux development A working knowledge of options and futures reference data Working knowledge of networking protocols such as TCP/IP and multicast