Core Java Developer Market Data​/Fixed Income

Core Java Developer with Market Data/Fixed Income

Work location: Iselin, NJ (Hybrid, 3 days in a week) (Locals needed)

Interview: Initial interview followed by face to face in NYC, NY

Duration: 12 months

Position type: W2 contract

$400.00/yr - $420.00/yr

Looking for a seasoned Java developer with a strong background in financial trading environments, seeking to leverage modern Java technologies and cloud platforms to deliver high-performance market data systems. Your expertise will enable seamless integration and delivery of real-time market information, empowering trading, quantitative analysis, compliance, and risk management functions. This role demands a blend of hands‑on development skills, architectural design capabilities, and the ability to collaborate across various business.

• Hands on development of enterprise‑grade applications using core Java (JDK 11 or 17), ensuring robustness and scalability.
• Working directly with trading desks, quantitative analysts, compliance, risk, and IT teams to deliver tailored market data solutions.
• Provide accurate effort estimates and contribute to project planning.
• Design and implement system architectures and solutions that align with business needs.
• Maintain high standards of code quality through static/dynamic code analysis, security scans, comprehensive test coverage, and CI/CD pipeline integration.
• Build and configure applications to fulfill specific business processes and application requirements.
• Engage in all phases of the software development lifecycle, from analysis and design to deployment and support.

• Extensive experience (9+ years) with enterprise Java development.
• Experience in Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring Boot Actuator), Apache Camel (Version
  3)
• Experience in RESTful service development, including enterprise authentication mechanisms
• Experience in Messaging Services (JMS, Active
  
  MQ or similar messaging systems)
• Hands‑on experience with MS SQL Server and/or Sybase.
• Emphasis on maintainable, efficient, and secure code.

• Designing and supporting low latency, high throughput trading applications, crucial in financial markets.
• Asynchronous programming, event‑driven architecture, and concurrent processing expertise.
• Building and supporting enterprise services, particularly around monitoring and state management.
• Integrating with proprietary trading or market data platforms like Bloomberg or Murex.
• Experience with cloud‑native technologies such as Kafka, Red Hat Open Shift, Kubernetes, Ansible, or Docker to support scalable, resilient infrastructure.