Algorithmic Trading Platform Engineer KP, Jobs in Japan - New Job Opening

Job Description

Career Opportunity: Algorithmic Trading Platform Engineer (Vice President) – Japan 

■ Algorithmic Trading Platform Engineer

■ Company Overview

Join a leading global financial services organization with operations across 30+ countries, delivering innovative technology solutions for global capital markets. As part of the Global Execution Services Technology team, you'll contribute to the development of a mission-critical algorithmic trading platform that supports institutional clients across more than 65 global markets.

This is an excellent opportunity for experienced Java engineers with algorithmic trading expertise to work on high-performance, low-latency trading systems while collaborating with Quantitative Research, Trading, and Global Technology teams in a fast-paced international environment.

■ Your Role and Responsibilities 

●Design, develop, and enhance a global algorithmic trading platform for equity markets.

●Deliver new features, platform enhancements, and bug fixes for mission-critical trading systems.

●Participate in the complete software development lifecycle, including technical analysis, system design, development, testing, and deployment.

●Collaborate closely with Quantitative Researchers to bring new trading strategies to market.

●Provide Level 2/Level 3 production support for front-office trading applications when required.

●Ensure adherence to engineering standards, architecture guidelines, and development best practices.

●Work closely with business stakeholders and global development teams to prioritize and deliver projects.

●Support system upgrades and implementation of new trading platform capabilities.

■ Experience and Qualifications

●3+ years of experience designing and developing algorithmic trading systems for equity markets.

●Strong hands-on development experience using Java.

●Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

●Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

●Ability to work effectively in a global, multicultural team environment.

●Self-motivated with strong ownership and time management skills

■ Good Reasons to Join

●Develop business-critical algorithmic trading systems used across 65+ global markets.

●Work alongside Quantitative Researchers, Traders, and Global Engineering teams.

●Gain exposure to large-scale, low-latency, high-performance distributed systems.

●Be part of a diverse international technology organization with colleagues from 25+ nationalities.

●Excellent learning, technical growth, and career development opportunities.

Competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and a collaborative working culture.

■ Work Location

Tokyo, Japan

Interested or know someone suitable? Let’s connect!
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Interview Process: 3–4 rounds

Details will be shared during the meeting.