Location: Glasgow (Hybrid)
Duration: Until December 2025 (possible extensions)
About the Role:
A leading Tier 1 investment bank is seeking a highly skilled Senior Java Developer to join its global Equity Swap front-office technology team. This role is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced, real-time environment, modernizing and optimizing critical systems that support the bank’s market-leading business.
As a Senior Java Developer, you will play a key role in renovating and enhancing a real-time, event-driven system. You will contribute to the scalability and performance improvements required to support the exponential growth in data volumes and business event processing.
Key Responsibilities:
* Hands-on development and modernization of a real-time event-driven system in a Linux-based environment.
* Build scalable, high-performance applications with multi-threaded Java and Spring Boot.
* Work with message-based architectures (MQ/Kafka) to support event-driven processing.
* Optimize and develop complex SQL queries for Sybase/DB2 databases.
* Develop Unix/Linux shell scripts and leverage Python where applicable.
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and deliver effective solutions.
* Adopt DevOps practices, ensuring automated testing, integration, and continuous deployment.
* Provide thorough documentation for developed features.
* Engage with stakeholders, demonstrating strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
Required Skills & Experience:
* Strong Java server-side concurrent programming experience.
* Expertise in Spring Boot (Core Spring), JUnit.
* Proficiency in message-based architectures (e.g., Kafka, IBM MQ).
* Solid SQL skills and hands-on experience with Sybase/DB2.
* Good knowledge of Linux/Unix environments and shell scripting.
* Understanding of full software development lifecycle.
* Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical solutions to non-technical stakeholders.
* Ability to work in an agile development environment.
Why Join?
* Opportunity to work in a Tier 1 investment bank within a high-impact, front-office technology team.
* Work on high-performance, real-time trading applications.
* Gain hands-on experience with the latest event-driven architectures and cloud technologies.
* Competitive day rate and long-term contract stability until December 2025.
Apply today for immediate consideration!
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Contract
Job function
Information Technology
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