Senior Java Developer

Motion Recruitment - New York, NY

Full-time - Senior

New York, NY

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Senior Java Developer role at a prestigious global bank in New York, NY, is a contract position with a strong possibility of extension. This position involves working in a hybrid schedule, requiring three days onsite per week. The role focuses on designing, developing, and optimizing high-performance, low-latency applications using Java, while collaborating with a talented development team.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and optimize high performance, low latency applications using Java.
• Implement efficient algorithms and data structures to ensure minimum latency in processing.
• Profile and analyze system performance to identify bottlenecks and optimize code for maximum efficiency.
• Monitor live system for performance issues and troubleshoot to resolve any low latency concerns.
• Effectively interact and collaborate with the development team.
• Deliver high-quality products on time with aggressive timelines following Test-Driven Development (TDD).

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in Front Office Trading Technology.
• Experience implementing Order Books and Market Data Aggregation.
• Hands-on development experience with core Java (8, 11, 17) and Spring framework.
• Strong experience with Chronicle or Aeron.
• Deep understanding of Java memory management.
• Knowledge of low latency principles and techniques such as lock-free algorithms, data locality, zero copy, zero garbage collection, and minimal context switches.
• Proficiency with performance profiling and monitoring tools, and experience in using diagnostic tools and metrics to analyze and improve system performance.
• Ability to write high-quality and well-tested code.
• Solid understanding of multithreaded development and modern approaches to concurrency.
• Firm understanding of design patterns.
• Experience with Linux and shell scripting.