Technical Lead Java Engineer - Ultra Low Latency Trading Systems

Technical Lead Java Low Latency Engineers required to help build the next generation of ultra-low latency eTrading and pricing platforms within a leading Front Office FX technology environment.

This is a true Front Office engineering role working directly with trading, quant, and pricing teams on systems operating in the microsecond and millisecond space.

My client is looking for highly technical engineers with experience across:

• Ultra low latency Java development
• FX eTrading and pricing systems
• Garbage Collection optimisation and JVM tuning
• High-performance concurrent programming
• Microsecond/millisecond latency reduction
• Messaging technologies such as Aeron, Kafka, JMS or Solace
• Market data and real-time distributed systems
• Linux performance tuning and systems engineering
• Modern low latency architectures and microservices
• Profiling, benchmarking and performance engineering
• Building and modernising high throughput trading platforms

The role is hands‑on and suited to engineers who enjoy solving complex performance challenges, deep diving into codebases, and working on business‑critical trading infrastructure at scale.

You’ll be joining a highly invested engineering environment focused on modern technology, performance optimisation, and next‑generation electronic trading systems.

Strong Front Office experience and the ability to work closely with traders and quantitative teams is highly desirable.

If interested, please reach out directly for a confidential discussion.

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

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