Description
Our client, a leading institution in the banking world is looking to hire a number of Java Developers to join an existing and high performance FX/Swaps and matching team. They will expect the Engineer to taking end‑to‑end ownership of small to medium‑complexity features and tasks: understanding requirements, implementing solutions, writing tests, and supporting deployment and production.
Responsibilities
1. Collaborate closely with senior engineers/leads for design guidance and reviews.
2. Work with UI / React contractors where relevant to backend‑UI integration.
3. Engage with Product, QA, and other stakeholders in the FX / Swaps area.
4. Work within SDLC, using Jira and established branching, coding and review practices.
5. Communicate clearly on progress, risks, and blockers; avoid repeated clarification on the same topics.
What we are looking for
6. Strong Core Java (commercial experience with OOP, collections, concurrency basics).
7. FX OR Matching experience
8. experience building backend services/applications in Java in a production environment.
9. experience with enterprise‑grade Java applications in financial markets (trading, pricing, risk, post‑trade, market data, etc.).
10. Familiarity with version control (, Git), build tools (, Maven/Gradle), and unit testing frameworks (, JUnit, TestNG).
This will be an initial 12 month contract, with the view to go permanent after 12 months. You'll need to be happy to work 3 days a week onsite in their London office.
If you are interested, please apply and if your profile meets our clients requirements we will reach out within 24 hours.
Job Title: Java Developer
Location: London, UK
Job Type: Contract
Trading as TEKsystems. Allegis Group Limited, Maxis 2, Western Road, Bracknell, RG12 1RT, United Kingdom. No. 2876353. Allegis Group Limited operates as an Employment Business and Employment Agency as set out in the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. TEKsystems is a company within the Allegis Group network of companies (collectively referred to as "Allegis Group"). Aerotek, Aston Carter, EASi, Talentis Solutions, TEKsystems, Stamford Consultants and The Stamford Group are Allegis Group brands.