Low Latency Trading Engineer (Java) / $110k P/M / Contract

Principal responsibilities

• Build a scalable and highly available DeltaOne and Synthetic trading platform across Asia Pacific.
• Contribute to the design and architecture of this platform.
• Work closely with the front-office trading and product teams to ensure fast and accurate delivery of new functionality and improvements.
• Liaise with local compliance, NFR and other risk/control teams to ensure full compliance with the letter and spirit of all relevant regulatory guidelines and requirements.
• Maintain continuous communication with the wider global team: collaborative development, reviews and strategic decision making.
• Contribute and influence on the future state architecture.

Requirements

• Prior experience of working in an investment banking setting.
• Expert-level applied Java experience including the JVM, garbage collection, data structures and non-blocking IO.
• Passionate advocate for technology, technological solutions and continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of DeltaOne and Synthetic trading including the order lifecycle, locate, inventory management, FIX messaging and Asian markets is a plus.
• Good understanding of the design and architecture of robust, scalable and highly available distributed trading platforms is a plus.
• Good understanding of risk, risk management and the role technology plays in this highly regulated environment is a plus.
• Fluent in written and spoken English and an excellent communicator.
• Appreciation of agile software delivery practices and knowledge of DevOps.

Argyll Scott Asia is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.