Java Software Engineer

Remote Opportunity - Java Developer - FX Trading Platform

Paying around £80,000 with some flexibility for the right person

We are looking to hire Java developers with 3+ years of experience, and a background in building trading applications (ideally for FX trading) to join one of our US based clients on a remote basis. The firm builds FX Software for front office FX trading teams globally, and have a reputation of being a great place to work.

The ideal candidate will have strong backend development skills in core Java, with a deep understanding of multithreading, memory management, and performance optimization. You will contribute to feature development, unit testing, performance tuning, and troubleshooting in a demanding low-latency trading environment.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement new backend features in core Java.
• Write comprehensive unit tests to ensure reliability and stability.
• Diagnose and resolve application issues in real time.
• Optimize application performance and identify system bottlenecks.
• Collaborate with other developers, QA, and business analysts to deliver high-quality solutions.

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of professional experience in Java development.
• Strong expertise in core Java, including:
• Collections framework
• Multithreading and concurrency
• JVM memory management
• Performance tuning
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.

Preferred Skills (Nice to Have):

• Experience with front-office trading systems, market data handling, and order execution.
• Background in low-latency, real-time systems with microsecond-level performance.
• Familiarity with tools and technologies such as:
• JUnit, FIX protocol, Protocol Buffers (Protobufs)
• PostgreSQL, Maven, Jenkins, JIRA, IntelliJ