Senior eTrading Developer - Rates - #2144208

Randstad Technologies Recruitment


Date: 2 weeks ago
City: London
Salary: £750 - £800 / day
Contract type: Contractor
Work schedule: Full day
Randstad Technologies Recruitment

We are seeking a seasoned, high-caliber Senior e-Trading Java Developer to join the UI & Electronic Trading team. You will contribute directly to a strategic multi-year greenfield build-out and modernization of our core Rates electronic trading platform.

The position offers a dynamic working environment embedded closely with global trading desks. The ideal candidate brings extensive buy-side or top-tier investment banking experience in Rates e-trading, deep low-latency Java expertise, and strong business-facing capabilities to elicit requirements directly from traders.



Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

  • Core Platform Build: Design, develop, and optimize greenfield components of the Rates electronic trading platform architecture.

  • Trader Engagement: Collaborate directly with Rates traders to elicit business requirements, model complex trading workflows (RFQ, Algos), and translate them into robust technical solutions.

  • Low-Latency Engineering: Write highly efficient, latency-sensitive Java applications operating within millisecond to microsecond execution bounds.

  • Global Collaboration: Partner with distributed cross-functional engineering teams across international locations.

  • Full Lifecycle Delivery: Contribute to architectural discussions, code reviews, deployment pipelines, and post-implementation support for critical trading technology.



Technical Requirements & Stack

  • Primary Language: Expert-level Java with solid mastery of Spring / Spring Boot frameworks.

  • Architecture & Infrastructure: Hands-on experience with Containers and Kubernetes deployment environments.

  • Database & Data Management: Proficiency with high-performance time-series databases, ideally KDB+ or similar high-throughput DB technologies.

  • Trading Domain Knowledge: In-depth technical grasp of Request for Quote (RFQ) mechanisms, algorithmic execution, and electronic trading protocols (FIX, market connectivit

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