Lead Back-End Developer

A rapidly-growing company that is developing an innovative trading platform while utilizing advanced technologies is looking for a Lead Back-End Developer. The developer will be responsible for monitoring the performance of web applications and infrastructures. The company's platform provides traders with access to multi-asset trading technology for liquidity and instruments, a tailored perspective of the markets, and relevant support. This is a great opportunity for developers who are eager to work in an agile environment while solving complex problems as they arise.

Job Responsibilities:

• Build robust products that are scalable and highly performant
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products
• Set the standard for future employees and build out the engineering function
• Drive some of the company-wide tech initiatives striving towards continuous technical excellence

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
• At least 3+ years of relevant experience as a back-end developer
• Extensive experience working with Java 8, Git, Gradle, and Jenkins
• Prolific experience with Cucumber, JUnit, Aeron, and Mockito
• Familiarity with Swagger and Vertx.io
• Competent working knowledge of event-sourcing architecture
• Comprehensive understanding of Core Java with a focus on real-time, low latency, and effective memory allocation
• Extensive experience in distributed system architecture, such as microservices
• Solid background in test-driven development (TDD)
• Experience working in an Agile environment and Continuous Delivery 
• Good knowledge of the Amazon stack (EC2, S3)
• Demonstrable experience with Jira for story and defect management
• Extensive experience working with Risk technologies (PnL, Margin calculations)
• Familiarity with Order Execution flow (FIX Protocol - New Order Single, Execution Report) 
• Nice to have some experience with Java 11+
• Excellent English communication skills