VP, Java Electronic Trading Enginee

Company: Morgan McKinley
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

VP, Java Electronic Trading Engineer – London

Currently partnering with a rapidly growing electronic trading firm looking to expand its core trading technology team in London.

This role sits at the heart of the trading platform and offers the opportunity to build highly scalable, low-latency systems supporting institutional trading workflows.

Responsibilities

You’ll be working on:

  • Market connectivity infrastructure
  • Pricing and distribution platforms
  • Mission-critical trading applications

Requirements

  • Strong understanding of multithreaded and concurrent programming
  • Application profiling and performance optimisation
  • Strong ownership mentality and ability to work independently
  • Electronic trading or eFX platforms
  • FIX, SBE, or institutional messaging protocols
  • Aeron, 29West, or similar low-latency messaging technologies
  • Distributed systems and fault-tolerant architectures
  • Docker, Kubernetes, or cloud-native deployments

This is an opportunity to join a team of builders working on highly visible trading systems with significant scope for technical ownership and impact.

London-based.

Feel free to reach out for a confidential discussion.

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Posted: June 12th, 2026