Job Description
We are working with a leading global financial institution seeking a Lead Java engineer to help drive the development of a large scale, low latency market data platform.
This role sits within a high impact data/tech function responsible for delivering real time and historical data to trading and quant teams. You will play a key role in shaping the architecture and evolution of a central data platform that underpins front office decision making.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the design and development of a large scale market data ingestion platform
* Build and optimise low latency data pipelines for real time and historical data
* Integrate and manage market data feeds from external vendors and trading venues
* Drive improvements in data quality, validation and monitoring frameworks
* Translate business requirements from trading and quantitative teams into technical solutions
* Define and implement engineering best practices and architectural standards
* Mentor and develop a team of engineers across multiple locations
* Contribute to both hands on coding and high level system design
Key Requirements
* Strong Java engineering background with experience building enterprise scale systems
* Proven experience working with market data or trading systems within financial services
* Experience building data ingestion pipelines and handling real time data feeds
* Understanding of low latency system design and distributed architectures
* Experience integrating vendor data feeds such as Bloomberg or Refinitiv
* Ability to operate in a hands on technical role while leading and mentoring engineers
* Strong communication skills and experience working with front office stakeholders
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