Java Low Latency Senior Developer

1 month ago


Manhattan, United States Selby Jennings Full time

VP - E-Trading Java Senior Developer

About the Job

Selby Jennings is working with a leading investment bank on a front office engineering hire. This team operates more like a hedge fund than a bank

Team Profile

We are seeking an experienced electronic trading Java senior developer to advance our market-leading options, futures, and structured market-making and algorithmic trading engines. The role involves building, deploying, and supporting trading strategies, analytical tools, and scalable trading engine infrastructure. You will work as part of a fast-moving IT, quant, and trading team. This is an agile, front-office role facing the business, requiring strong communication skills and teamwork.

Role Profile

  • Utilize core Java development to build and enhance trading strategies and engines.
  • Collaborate directly with global trading, quant, and IT teams to advance the platform and the businesses it serves.
  • Engage in a varied project portfolio, including new and existing algorithm development, improving technical and execution performance of trading systems, and generating and analyzing trading signals and data.
  • Participate in the full software development lifecycle, from discussing and agreeing on requirements, formulating designs, to developing and deploying changes.
  • Work on high volume, low latency, resilient, scalable, and message-driven systems based on cutting-edge Java and the latest hardware.

Skills Required

  • Expert-level core Java knowledge in a UNIX/Linux environment with a minimum of 10 years of experience.
  • Proven track record in a front-office environment, working with trading and quantitative strategists.
  • Experience with systems for automated market making and algorithmic trading in liquid markets (equities, FX, liquid rates, etc.).
  • Proficiency with low-latency messaging middleware and pub/sub technologies.
  • Knowledge of electronic trading: options/cash/ETF/futures preferred; liquid rates/FX acceptable.
  • Strong problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to analyze business and technical requirements and translate them into well-designed and coded solutions.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team.

Skills Desirable

  • Experience interacting with and writing KDB/Q queries.
  • Experience with Java/GC/Linux.
  • HTML5/Angular development.
  • Derivatives product and market knowledge, with an advantage in option pricing and trading.


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