Senior Equity Risk Developer

Seeking an experienced Java Developer to build and enhance technology solutions supporting equity trading, risk management, and P&L reporting. The role focusses on developing scalable, low-latency applications that provide real-time risk analytics and financial insights for equity derivatives businesses. You will work closely with technology teams, product stakeholders, and business users to deliver high-quality software solutions in a fast-paced trading environment.

Your new role

• Partner with product owners and technology teams to identify opportunities for improving existing platforms and developing new solutions.
• Design, develop, test, and deploy enterprise-grade software applications using Java and related technologies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver technology solutions aligned with business objectives.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve application issues across development and production environments.
• Perform code reviews, performance optimisation, and quality assurance activities to ensure reliability and maintainability.
• Enhance and support existing applications, improving functionality, scalability, and performance.
• Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and develop best practices to drive continuous improvement.

What you'll need to succeed

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Strong hands-on experience in Java development and SQL within a Linux environment.
• Experience with large-scale distributed systems and high-performance applications.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills.
• Experience designing and implementing test strategies and automated testing solutions.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively within agile development teams.
• Experience conducting code reviews and mentoring junior team members is advantageous.
• Knowledge of C++ is a plus.
• Understanding of financial markets, trading, risk management, or capital markets technology is beneficial.
• Requires 5+ years of relevant software development experience.

What you need to do now

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