Technical Lead Java Low Latency Engineer FX eTrading - McGregor Boyall
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Responsibilities
- Designing and developing next-generation FX pricing and eTrading platforms
- Driving latency improvements across the full trading stack
- Working directly alongside Front Office Trading and Quant teams
- Leading technical design and engineering best practice
- Modernising critical trading infrastructure used globally
- Solving complex performance bottlenecks across distributed systems
- This is an outstanding opportunity for someone who enjoys working at the cutting edge of Java performance engineering , where technology has a direct impact on trading revenue and execution quality.
- Previous Front Office investment banking experience within FX is essential , particularly across FX eTrading, Pricing, Market Making or Low Latency Trading Systems .
- If you're interested in learning more, or know someone who could be a great fit, feel free to get in touch for a confidential discussion.
- McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.
Additional Information
I'm working with a leading global investment bank looking to hire an exceptional Technical Lead Java Engineer to help build the next generation of ultra-low latency FX eTrading and pricing platforms . This is a genuine Front Office engineering opportunity, partnering directly with FX Traders, Quants and Quant Developers to design and optimise mission-critical electronic trading systems where every microsecond matters. We're looking for engineers who thrive on solving complex performance problems and have a passion for building world-class low latency trading technology. Key experience sought: ? Core Java (Java 17+/21 preferred) ? Ultra-Low Latency Java development ? FX eTrading & Electronic Market Making ? FX Spot, Forwards, NDFs and FX Options experience ? Real-time Pricing & Matching Engines ? Low Latency Market Data Platforms ? JVM Tuning & Garbage Collection optimisation ? High-performance Concurrent Programming ? Lock-free algorithms & Disruptor-style architectures ? Microsecond/Millisecond latency optimisation ? Performance Profiling, Benchmarking & Capacity Planning ? Linux Performance Engineering ? Aeron, Kafka, Solace or other high-performance messaging frameworks ? High-throughput Distributed Systems ? Event-driven & Microservices Architectures
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