Java Engineer – Buyside FX Trading Systems

Job description

This is not a bank. Not a consultancy. Not sell‑side tech.

We’re hiring a Java Engineer to join a small, elite engineering team inside a buyside FX trading firm building proprietary systems that directly trade capital.

Your code won’t feed dashboards or client portals — it will sit at the heart of a live trading engine, influencing execution, performance, and real P&L.

True buyside environment — engineers build systems that move money

This is a rare chance to step inside a trading business at a critical build phase.

What You’ll Be Working On

• Core trading infrastructure
• Order Management System (OMS)
• Execution Management System (EMS)
• Strategy management components
• Internal analytics & observability
• Performance metrics
• Monitoring & dashboards
• Cloud & DevOps foundations
• AWS infrastructure
• CI/CD pipelines
• Monitoring & alerting

No front‑end, no React, no fluff.

This is backend + infrastructure engineering in a production trading environment.

Who This Is For

We’re looking for a junior–mid level Java engineer who can:

• Pick up tickets independently
• Write clean, production‑ready code
• Deliver without constant oversight

This is not a senior or architectural role — you won’t own trading logic or redesign systems. You’ll work closely with a Senior Java Engineer and Lead Quant, focused on execution and delivery.

Must‑Have Skills

• Strong Java
• Spring Boot
• REST API development
• Solid understanding of performance, reliability, and production systems
• AWS (EC2, S3)
• Docker / Kubernetes
• Terraform
• CI/CD pipelines
• Prometheus & Grafana
• Low‑latency or performance‑sensitive systems

If you want your engineering work to directly shape a live trading system — not just another internal platform — this is a rare opportunity to do exactly that

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London Area

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

26-04-2026

Profession type

Accountancy

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English