Senior Java Developer (VP) - Market Data

Talan is an international group that supports its clients in their end-to-end Data & AI transformation by combining management consulting with technological expertise.

With over 6,000 employees across five continents, we accelerate our clients' transformations through long-term partnerships, creating measurable and sustainable impact. 

Our value proposition is built on a structured innovation ecosystem: 2,500 Data & AI experts, proprietary solutions built on advanced models, and an applied research, experimental development, and innovation laboratory.

In Americas, our multidisciplinary teams bring over 30 years of experience helping business leaders across key industries achieve measurable performance and strong ROI, designing, building, and scaling solutions that enable companies to grow more efficiently.

Location: NYC (Hybrid – at least 4 days onsite/week). 

Visa Sponsorship: Talan does not sponsor U.S. work permits or employment visas.

We are seeking a VP-level Senior Java Developer / Technical Lead to join a Market Data and Trading Technology team within a leading financial institution. This hands-on role combines Java development, technical leadership, and architecture, working closely with Trading, Quantitative, Risk, and Technology teams to deliver scalable market data and trading solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop enterprise-grade, server-side Java applications supporting market data and trading platforms.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance across architecture, solution design, development, and implementation.
• Mentor developers through code reviews, design discussions, and engineering best practices.
• Partner with traders, quantitative analysts, product teams, and other technology stakeholders.
• Develop system architecture, technical designs, and implementation concepts.
• Provide development estimates and support delivery planning.
• Drive software engineering standards across the SDLC, including testing, release readiness, production stability, and operational resilience.
• Maintain high code quality through automated testing, code coverage, static/dynamic analysis, security scans, and CI/CD controls.
• Participate across the full software delivery lifecycle, from requirements and architecture through deployment and production support.
• Support and continuously improve highly available, business-critical trading applications.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or Quantitative Finance.
• 10–15 years of software development experience, ideally within financial services or capital markets.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Core Java (JDK 11/17), Spring, and Spring Boot.
• Experience with Apache Camel, REST APIs, JMS/ActiveMQ, and enterprise authentication frameworks.
• Strong database and architecture experience, including MS SQL Server and/or Sybase, enterprise application design, and production support.
• Proven experience leading technical delivery, mentoring developers, and communicating effectively with business and technology stakeholders.

Preferred Skills

• Experience developing low-latency, high-throughput trading applications.
• Knowledge of asynchronous, event-driven programming and concurrency.
• Experience with enterprise monitoring, application state management, and production observability.
• Experience integrating applications with Bloomberg and/or Murex.
• Experience with Kafka, Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, Docker, or Ansible.
• Knowledge of derivatives products, market data, and electronic trading workflows.
• Experience working with US-based product and technology teams.

Company’s Benefits

At Talan, we invest in our employees' well-being and empower them with benefits, including:

• Salary between USD $145,000 - US $185,000
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
• 15 days of paid vacation per year at hire and up to 27 according to seniority (annual untaken vacation days are cashed out)
• 8 paid holidays + 5 sick days + 2 personal days per year
• ❤️‍Company health, dental, and vision insurance plans + FSA
• Voluntary STD and LTD
• Commuter/transit benefits

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.