Senior Low-Latency Java Engineer - London

I'm working with a leading global investment bank looking for an exceptional low-latency engineer to join its specialist electronic trading technology team. This is a highly hands-on position-around 90% coding-building Java and Rust event-sourcing frameworks that support algorithmic trading platforms across the bank.

The technology operates at serious scale, with response times in the 10-100 microsecond range. We're looking for experience in: Modern Java and JVM performance optimisation Low-latency algorithmic trading systems Market data and back-testing/simulation tools Linux internals, system calls and kernel tuning TCP/IP and kernel-bypass technologies Event-driven or event-sourcing microservices Performance analysis and targeted optimisation Experience with KDB, Rust or C++ would be highly advantageous.

London - hybrid working, with up to two days from home £Excellent basic plus strong bonus potential This is an excellent opportunity for someone who remains passionate about hands-on engineering while also enjoying technical leadership and mentoring others.

Desired Skills and Experience Java Low-Latency Systems Electronic Trading Algorithmic Trading JVM Market Data Linux Performance Tuning Event-Driven Architecture Microservices Multithreading TCP/IP Kernel Bypass KDB+ Rust C++ Backtesting Trading Systems Financial Markets Technology System Architecture.

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

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