Java Developer – Data
Quant Capital · London, England ·
Java Developer – Data140,000 Plus Large Prop BonusIn office – City of LondonQuant Capital is hiring for a small, high-performing market maker in London. Please double check you have the right level of experience and qualifications by reading the full overview of this opportunity below.
This is a Mid-to-Senior role focused primarily on Java development, with a secondary responsibility owning straightforward Python ETL/data ingestion into AWS and PostgreSQL. This is a growing team focused on data ingestion and building tooling for the wider firm.
What you'll do
Build and enhance Java backend services (APIs, batch jobs, integrations) used across the businessWrite clean, testable code with solid engineering discipline (testing, code review, debugging, production support)Maintain and extend Python-based ingestion/ETL (pragmatic plumbing, not heavy data engineering)Work with PostgreSQL (schemas, migrations, performant queries, data validation)Improve service reliability: monitoring/logging, sensible alerting, and predictable deployments via CI/CDTech: Java (primary), Python (secondary), AWS, PostgreSQL + Git, CI/CD, logging/monitoringWhat they want:10+ years of experience building production systems (or equivalent ability)Strong Java fundamentals (OO design, APIs/services, concurrency basics, testing)Some UI developmentComfortable with SQL/PostgreSQLSome Python experience (enough to manage and improve existing ETL/ingestion)Nice to haveAny finance or markets exposureFamiliarity with common AWS patterns for running services and pipelinesWhy this roleBroader scope than pure app dev: you'll understand the data feeding the platformLean team, high impact, strong growth runway