Low-Code Engineer

CMC MARKETS PLC
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
3 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
£ 52K

Job location

Remote
Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Clean Code Principles
Java
Algorithmic Trading
Memory Management
Financial Information EXchange
High-Frequency Trading
Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
Performance Tuning
Concurrency
Information Technology
Low Latency
low-code

Job description

CMC Markets is seeking a Senior Low Latency Java Developer to join our Quantitative Strategies team within Pricing & Risk, working on our high-performance, high-frequency trading platform. This is a hands-on role at the core of our market-making technology stack, where nanoseconds matter and engineering excellence is critical. You'll design and build ultra-low latency pricing and risk systems that directly power our global trading operations. If you thrive in performance-critical environments and want your work to have real market impact, we'd love to hear from you.Ultra-Low Latency EngineeringDevelop and optimise high-performance Java (21+) systems for pricing, risk and trading.Build and enhance components within a low latency, high-throughput trading architecture.Apply advanced concurrency, memory management and performance tuning techniques.System Design & OwnershipTake responsibility for designing scalable, resilient and maintainable systems.Contribute to architectural decisions

Requirements

across the trading and risk platform.Build tooling to improve monitoring, maintenance and performance diagnostics.Trading-Focused CollaborationWork closely with Quants, Financial Engineering, Front Office and Business Operations.Support live trading systems, troubleshooting time-critical production issues.Contribute to the continuous evolution of our electronic trading infrastructure.Mentorship & Technical LeadershipProvide guidance and mentorship to junior developers.Champion engineering best practices, clean code principles and robust design patterns.QualificationsStrong hands-on Java development experience within low latency financial systems.Deep understanding of performance optimisation, concurrency and JVM internals.Experience working on pricing, risk or electronic trading platforms.Knowledge of FIX protocol, order routing and broker connectivity highly beneficial.Strong mathematical and problem-solving mindset.Experience across asset classes such as FX, Equities, Commodities or Derivatives preferred.Ability to operate calmly in a fast-paced, front-office trading environment.Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction.Minimum 2:1 degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or another numerate discipline.#J-18808-Ljbffr Similar jobs

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