Senior Java Engineer – Hedge Fund- Contract Outside IR35
Quant Capital · London, United Kingdom ·
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Contract
- Category
- Software engineering
- Experience
- 10+ years
Overview
In this role you will contribute to a high-performance, distributed Java platform used for real-time data ingestion into a portfolio management system. You’ll help build and evolve a new risk engine for a leading systematic hedge fund, emphasizing scalability and low latency. You will work in a relaxed, open environment and collaborate with technologists at the sharp end of finance-tech. This is an opportunity to shape critical infrastructure and data platforms in a finance setting, with potential for significant impact and rewards.
Responsibilities- Develop and maintain a large distributed Java system handling real-time data feeds
- Contribute to building a new risk engine for systematic trading clients
- Work on data platform expansion from scratch with financial domain support
- Optimize for latency, throughput, and robustness in a high-volume environment
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technology with business goals
- Ensure reliability and performance in a capital-intensive trading setup
- 10+ years of commercial development experience
- Strong, demonstrable low-level Java experience (Java 8+)
- Proficiency with sockets and ByteBuffers
- Strong database skills
- Experience with messaging and code generation
- Understanding of computing fundamentals, OOP, threading, concurrency, and distributed systems
- 2:1 Computer Science degree from a UK or EU university
- Familiarity with distributed systems, latency considerations, and scalable architectures
- Java (low-level), Java 8+
- Sockets
- ByteBuffers
- Database systems
- Messaging
- Code generation