Low-Latency Java Backend Engineer – Trading

Job in Belfast, County Antrim, BT1, Northern Ireland, UK

Listing for: Randstad Technologies Recruitment

Full Time position
Listed on 2026-05-26

Job specializations:

Software Development
Java Developer, Backend Developer

Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 80000 - 100000 GBP Yearly GBP 80000.00 100000.00 YEAR

Core Java & Frameworks

Strong Core Java and Spring Boot application development; experience with Java NIO (Channels, Buffers, Selectors) is expected.

Low-Latency & Trading Systems

Expert knowledge of FIX protocol, Market Connectivity, and low-latency programming.

Messaging & Data Middleware

Proficiency with middle-layer messaging (JMS, MQ, EMS, Kafka) and strong RDBMS concepts (Oracle, Sybase, MS SQL).

Cloud & Dev Ops

Experience with Microservices, Containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), Unix/Linux scripting, and CI/CD tools under Agile methodologies.

Standards & Practices

Strict adherence to Test-Driven Development (TDD) and enterprise development quality standards.

Productivity Tools

Basic competency in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).

Qualifications & Domain

Education:

Bachelor's/University degree or equivalent professional experience.
Industry Domain:
Proven experience working on projects within the Financial Services domain.

Key Skills Summary

Mandatory:
Java
Mandatory:
Microservices
Mandatory:
Spring Boot
Mandatory: FIX Protocol
Mandatory:
Low-Latency Programming

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