The posting
We are supporting a leading global financial institution in the expansion of its Front Office Trading Technology team. This role focuses on building and enhancing Java-based, low-latency trading and pricing systems used directly by traders and sales across APAC.
This position is ideal for engineers who are passionate about performance-sensitive systems and/or financial markets, and who want direct exposure to the trading business.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain high-performance Java applications for front-office trading and pricing
- Build low-latency, multithreaded systems running on Linux
- Work closely with traders, quants, and risk teams to deliver trading-facing solutions
- Participate in code and design reviews, promoting high engineering standards
- Ensure code is scalable, maintainable, secure, and well-tested
- Provide production support for business-critical trading systems
- Collaborate with global engineering teams across APAC, EMEA, and the US
- Mentor junior engineers and provide senior technical coverage (for senior hires)
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong Core Java with hands-on experience in multithreading and concurrency
- Experience developing front-office or trading-facing systems
- Solid knowledge of Linux and performance-sensitive environments
- Understanding of derivatives products (e.g. Futures, Listed Options, Greeks such as Delta/Vega)
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work with global stakeholders
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related analytical field



