Technical Lead Low-Latency Java
Listed on 2026-10-20
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IT/Tech
Cybersecurity, Information Security & Data Protection, Systems Engineer, IT Support
I'm working with a leading global investment bank looking for an exceptional low-latency engineer to join its specialist electronic trading technology team.
This is a highly hands-on position-around 90% coding-building Java and Rust event-sourcing frameworks that support algorithmic trading platforms across the bank.
The technology operates at serious scale, with response times in the 10-100 microsecond range.
We're looking for experience in:
- Modern Java and JVM performance optimisation
- Low-latency algorithmic trading systems
- Market data and back-testing/simulation tools
- Linux internals, system calls and kernel tuning
- TCP/IP and kernel-bypass technologies
- Event-driven or event-sourcing microservices
- Performance analysis and targeted optimisation
Experience with KDB, Rust or C++ would be highly advantageous.
London - hybrid working
£Excellent basic plus strong bonus potential
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who remains passionate about hands-on engineering while also enjoying technical leadership and mentoring others.
Desired Skills and ExperienceJava, Low-Latency Systems, Electronic Trading, Algorithmic Trading, JVM, Market Data, Linux, Performance Tuning, Event-Driven Architecture, Microservices, Multithreading, TCP/IP, Kernel Bypass, KDB+, Rust, C++, Backtesting, Trading Systems, Financial Markets Technology, System Architecture.
McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.
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