Senior Software Engineer (Java)

TP ICAP are looking for a Senior Java Developer delivering low‑latency, highly available trading system components with deep expertise in Java, FIX connectivity, and distributed real‑time messaging. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, building, and optimising mission‑critical trading services across multiple asset classes.

Essential

Strong experience designing and building high‑performance, low‑latency Java services within electronic trading

Strong experience with distributed messaging technologies (Solace/Kafka) and real‑time systems

Strong experience designing and building event-driven systems deplo yed to cloud environments (AWS, EC2, EKS, Kubernetes)

Experience with memory architectures and network performance in low latency platforms

Experience with Maven or Gradle (Maven preferred), and JUnit

Experience in Git or other source control system s

Experience in CI/CD concepts

Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across globally distributed engineering, product, and operations teams

Desired

Experience with FX, Credit, or Commodities electronic trading flows

Knowledge of FIX engines and market connectivity workflows

Knowledge of Linux engineering, troubleshooting, and performance optimisation

Experience with Spring Boot or Google Guice dependency injection frameworks

Experience with observability stacks (Open Telemetry, Grafana)

Experience with distributed caching solutions such as Hazelcast

Experience with BDD and automation frameworks (Cucumber)

Job Band & Level

Manager / 6

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