Senior Java Engineer - Execution

Responsibilities

• As a Senior Java Engineer you will be building the tools, platforms and algorithms that enable Man's investment engines to drive forward their centralised global trading operation.
• We are looking to hire talented software engineers across the experience spectrum, and previous experience with almost any asset class will be an advantage. You should have the enthusiasm for leveraging AI development tools to accelerate delivery and driving their adoption across the team.
• Financial knowledge is not essential - we are looking for highly skilled, motivated engineers who are excellent communicators and keen to learn.
• Our Technology
• Our systems are almost all running on Linux and most of our code is in Java, with some Python and TypeScript.
• Technology and Business Skills
• Key Competencies
• Required
• Expert proficiency in Java
• Database / SQL skills
• Great communication skills coupled with the ability to work closely with both technical and non-technical colleagues
• A proponent of strong software engineering techniques and agile methods: continuous integration, code review, unit testing, refactoring and related approaches
• Proficient working on both Linux and Windows platforms
• Embracing agentic engineering - willingness and ability to work effectively with AI -assisted development tools as part of daily workflow
• Advantageous
• An excellent understanding of financial markets and instruments
• Experience with FIX a significant advantage
• Experience working closely with Quants and/or Traders
• Python knowledge
• Experience of front office software and/or trading systems development e.g. in a hedge fund or investment bank
• Expertise in building distributed systems with service-based or event-driven architectures, and concurrent processing
• Experience of web based development (TypeScript)
• Relevant mathematical knowledge e.g. statistics, asset pricing, time-series analysis optimisation algorithms
• Embracing agentic engineering - willingness and ability to work effectively with AI -assisted development tools as part of daily workflow
• Personal Attributes
• Strong academic record and a degree with high mathemati

Benefits

Additional Information

About Man Group Man Group is a global alternative investment management firm focused on pursuing outperformance for sophisticated clients via our Systematic, Discretionary and Solutions offerings. Powered by talent and advanced technology, our single and multi-manager investment strategies are underpinned by deep research and span public and private markets, across all major asset classes, with a significant focus on alternatives. Man Group takes a partnership approach to working with clients, establishing deep connections and creating tailored solutions to meet their investment goals and those of the millions of retirees and savers they represent. Headquartered in London, we manage $227.6 billion* and operate across multiple offices globally. Man Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker EMG.LN and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Further information can be found at www.man.com * As at 31 December 2025 The Team The team is currently undergoing significant investment in order to rationalise the trading capability across AHL, Numeric and the Discretionary teams. The engineering team works exceptionally closely with both the Trading Desk and the Execution Research team in order to design, build and maintain a world-class trading capability. We have trading floors in London, Hong Kong, Boston and New York and are responsible for trading in excess of 8 trillion dollars annually. We are continually expanding the markets, asset classes and regions in which we trade as well as the styles in which we trade them. The team is responsible for designing imaginative and flexible software and tools to keep pace with this change.

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