Summary
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A global financial institution is seeking a Senior Java Developer to build and support high-performance equities order management systems. You will develop order lifecycle functionality, integrate market data and execution interfaces using FIX and internal APIs, and optimize latency-sensitive services through concurrency and efficient data structures. Responsibilities also include comprehensive testing, automation, and resolving production issues in collaboration with trading, QA, and infrastructure teams.
Highlights
Work on high-performance trading infrastructure within a global financial institution. Build latency-sensitive order management systems, collaborate with trading and technology specialists, optimize concurrency and message processing, and contribute to reliable software used across equity markets.
Description
Our client, a global investment bank, are seeking an Equities OMS Java Developer to design, develop, and support high-performance trading and order lifecycle functionality.
You will work closely with trading, quant/strategy, business analysts, QA, and infrastructure teams to deliver reliable, low-latency order routing, execution tracking, and operational tooling across equity markets.
The role:
Develop and maintain Equities OMS components in Java, including order lifecycle management (e.g., create/modify/cancel), state transitions, and reconciliation flows.Build/consume market data and execution interfaces (e.g., FIX and internal APIs), ensuring correct message handling and robust error recovery.Implement and optimize latency-sensitive services and workflows (threading/concurrency, backpressure, efficient data structures)Create unit, integration, and system tests; improve test automation coverage and reliability.Diagnose production issues and drive resolution using logs, metrics, tracing, and post-incident reviews.Contribute to design documents, technical standards, and code reviews.Support release activities including troubleshooting, regression testing, and deployment readiness.
What you offer:
5+ years professional experience in Java or C# development.Strong understanding of OMS concepts: order states, idempotency, message sequencing, and reconciliation.Experience with FIX (preferably FIX 4.x) or other trading protocols; ability to map business events to protocol messages.Solid knowledge of concurrency and performance tuning in Java (e.g., thread pools, synchronization, GC awareness).Proficiency with SQL and relational data modeling.Experience with CI/CD and test frameworks (e.g., JUnit, Mockito, integration test tooling).Familiarity with Linux environment, debugging, and operational support practices.Experience in equities trading (exchange/venue connectivity, order types, corporate actions awareness).
