Adaptive Financial Consulting

Fintech

SeniorJavaDeveloper

London, United Kingdom Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Senior Java Developer at Adaptive Financial Consulting. Skills: Java, Server-side development, Agile methodologies, Fintech. Design Java applications. Develop Java applications”

What You'll Achieve.

create long-term competitive advantage; deliver powerful, elegant and intuitive trading technology solutions; ensure smooth performance; ensure code quality; ensure application stability; ensure code quality; ensure maintainability; ensure reusability; high-quality outcomes

Industry & Context.

Fintech
Problems you'll solve

problem solver; analytical skills; analytical and problem-solving skills; troubleshoot; debug

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Java server-side software development, Java technologies, Core Java, Java 17, data injection/inversion of control, messaging technologies, data structures, concurrency, resiliency, caching, HTTP, REST, software development methodologies, Agile methodologies, DevOps, software maintenance, bug fixing, enhancements, Agile development methodologies, Scrum, Kanban, analytical skills, problem-solving skills

Nice to Have

low latency/high performance systems, C, C++, Go, Rust, C#, Front Office financial systems, OMSS/Exchange systems, equities trading, brokerages, build tools, automation, Gradle, GitHub Actions, cloud computing platforms, AWS, Azure

What You'll Do.

Design Java applications

Develop Java applications

Write well-documented code

Troubleshoot Java applications

Debug Java applications

Participate in code reviews

Keep up-to-date with trends

Participate in Agile development

Adhere to best practices

Pair with team members

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

sharing knowledge; learning from others; work in a test-driven fashion; work in an Agile fashion; Working with DevOps; Pair with other team members; high-standard engineering culture; sharing knowledge; helping you grow professionally; learn from anyone; speak up; make suggestions; raise concerns; Collaborative team environment; work together; respect each other; pitch in; Collaboration is important; share your thoughts; ask questions; ask for help; respectful; collaborative

Communication Scope

excellent communication skills; written communication; verbal communication; communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Process & Methodology

Agile development methodology, Scrum, Kanban

Full Job Description

WE ARE: At Adaptive, we are a financial consulting firm that partners with capital, commodity, and digital market participants. We value differentiation through technology. Our experienced teams design and deliver complex front-office technology solutions using our proven accelerators to create long-term competitive advantage. Our clients include the world’s leading investment banks, investment managers, fintechs and capital market service providers. With a global reach with offices in London, New York, Barcelona and Montreal, we have a proven track record delivering powerful, elegant and intuitive trading technology solutions. We are expanding our product capability and looking for talented individuals to help build transformational capital markets products including: Aeron - our flagship high-performance messaging infrastructure. Hydra - our developer framework for accelerating the development and delivery of trading systems. Artio - our market-leading open-source FIX engine. YOU ARE: A great team player who loves sharing knowledge and learning from others A problem solver with strong analytical skills Excited about learning new things and keeping up to date Happy to work in a test-driven and Agile development fashion YOU HAVE: Experience in Java server-side software development. Expertise in Java technologies, including related Java and other technologies. Solid experience programming using Core Java. Minimum Java 17 General knowledge of data injection/inversion of control. Experience using messaging technologies. General familiarity with data structures such as sets, hashes, caches etc. Knowledge of concurrency, resiliency, caching, HTTP and REST. A good understanding of software development methodologies and best practices, including experience with Agile methodologies Working with DevOps to deploy applications. Experience with software maintenance, bug fixing, and enhancements. Experience with Agile development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban). Excellent communic

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