Senior Java Software Engineer

Senior Java Engineer (10 YOE) - Systematic Quant Fund - London - Up to £275k TC Overview: Work in a small, collaborative, London-based engineering team, building highly distributed, memory-sensitive trading infrastructure using Java. The firm has built a team combining experience from Big Tech, Gaming, and Trading industries to work collaboratively designing, building, and maintaining large-scale distributed systems for Algo Trading. Previous finance experience is not required, but if you work on technically demanding systems where optimising performance is key, then you could be a good fit for this position. The firm offers flexible working and high-impact opportunities, ensuring each engineer feels like a key part of the team and has significant scope for learning, progression, and is compensated well above market rate. Role: You will be joining an elite team of Java Engineers, including experts in JVM internals and performance optimisation. You would be working to enhance system performance, including: Collaborating with Quants and Computer Scientists to develop and implement models for optimising CPU/GPU utilisation within the JVM. Building real-time Market Data systems and customised tools for signal research. Working exclusively with the latest versions of Java (no legacy technology), utilising advanced JVM features, garbage collection tuning, and tools such as Gradle and Maven. Requirements: Excellent knowledge of Java (including the latest versions and features) Proven experience with distributed systems, data structures, and algorithmic design Low-level and high-level optimisation within the JVM If you are interested please get in touch: karolisdurlstonpartners.com We encourage you to apply even if you think you may not currently fit all these requirements – so long as you have proven academics and are willing to work hard and learn, we want to hear from you. Note: if you haven't received a reply within 3 days, your application was unfortunately not accepted. Senior Java Engineer (10 YOE) - Systematic Quant Fund - London - Up to £275k TC