Senior Java Trading Systems Developer (400k total comp)

Salary is 200k to 250k + bonus (total comp to 400k) We are seeking a Senior Java Trading Systems Developer with strong experience in real-time pricing and electronic trading platforms within capital markets environments. The ideal candidate will have expertise building low-latency trading applications for equities, FX, fixed income, or derivatives products. Responsibilities Design and develop high-performance Java trading and pricing applications Build and enhance low-latency pricing engines, market data, and order management systems Develop real-time trading solutions supporting RFQ/RFS pricing, algorithmic trading, and risk analytics Integrate applications with market data feeds, FIX protocol, and messaging platforms Collaborate with traders, quants, and technology teams to deliver scalable trading solutions Optimize application performance, multithreading, and latency-sensitive workflows Support production trading environments and troubleshoot critical issues Qualifications 8+ years of hands-on Core Java development experience Strong background in trading systems and real-time pricing platforms Experience with equities, FX, fixed income, derivatives, or algorithmic trading Expertise in multithreading, concurrency, and low-latency application development Experience with messaging technologies such as Kafka, Solace, Aeron, JMS, or RabbitMQ Knowledge of FIX protocol and market data integration Strong SQL and Linux/Unix experience Preferred Skills Experience with AWS or cloud-based trading platforms Exposure to Python or C++ Understanding of risk systems and pricing models Agile/Scrum experience