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Senior eTrading Developer - Rates

Randstad TechnologiesLondon, UK🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 5 Oct 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

You can make a significant impact by contributing to the strategic modernization of a core Rates electronic trading platform, offering exceptional career growth within a dynamic, globally connected team. This hybrid role is perfect for experienced Java developers with a strong background in Rates e-trading and a passion for low-latency engineering, so apply today!

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
London, UK, United Kingdom
Posted
2 days ago
SpringSpring BootJavaKubernetes

Job Description

We are seeking a seasoned, high-caliber Senior e-Trading Java Developer to join the UI & Electronic Trading team. You will contribute directly to a strategic multi-year greenfield build-out and modernization of our core Rates electronic trading platform.

The position offers a dynamic working environment embedded closely with global trading desks. The ideal candidate brings extensive buy-side or top-tier investment banking experience in Rates e-trading, deep low-latency Java expertise, and strong business-facing capabilities to elicit requirements directly from traders.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

  • Core Platform Build: Design, develop, and optimize greenfield components of the Rates electronic trading platform architecture.

  • Trader Engagement: Collaborate directly with Rates traders to elicit business requirements, model complex trading workflows (RFQ, Algos), and translate them into robust technical solutions.

  • Low-Latency Engineering: Write highly efficient, latency-sensitive Java applications operating within millisecond to microsecond execution bounds.

  • Global Collaboration: Partner with distributed cross-functional engineering teams across international locations.

  • Full Lifecycle Delivery: Contribute to architectural discussions, code reviews, deployment pipelines, and post-implementation support for critical trading technology.

Technical Requirements & Stack

  • Primary Language: Expert-level Java with solid mastery of Spring / Spring Boot frameworks.

  • Architecture & Infrastructure: Hands-on experience with Containers and Kubernetes deployment environments.

  • Database & Data Management: Proficiency with high-performance time-series databases, ideally KDB+ or similar high-throughput DB technologies.

  • Trading Domain Knowledge: In-depth technical grasp of Request for Quote (RFQ) mechanisms, algorithmic execution, and electronic trading protocols (FIX, market connectivit

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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