Ryan Young
Associate Consultant
Low Latency Java Developer - Contract
London, Greater London, South East, England
Apply by 13 Jul 2025
£800 - £1000 per day
Job Ref.: BH-52057-1
Job Description
London (Hybrid)
Contract
Outside IR35 ~£800-£1,000 (potential flex for top candidates)
Source Technology have multiple high-performance Java developer roles available at a tier one investment bank across FX and Cash Equities.
What You’ll Do:
- Develop and optimize ultra-low latency, high-throughput trading systems.
- Collaborate with traders, quants, and technology teams to enhance execution performance.
- Build solutions for trade monitoring, reconciliation, and recovery.
- Implement automated testing and CI/CD best practices.
- 10+ years' experience in low-latency Java (Java 11+) development.
- Expertise in JVM tuning, asynchronous programming, and high-performance messaging.
- Strong understanding of exchange connectivity, market data feeds, and FIX protocol.
- Experience in cash equities trading systems is highly desirable.
- Exposure to LMAX Disruptor, Chronicle Queue, Aeron, Kafka, or FIX engines is a plus.
This is a remote friendly role with up to max 2 days in office per week but flexible.
If you're an experienced Java Developer who has worked on low-latency trading systems, ideally within the equities or FX space, interested in a new role outside IR35 apply now, and I'll be in touch ASAP!