Description
Job Title Senior Java Engineer – FX Technology
Location London
Corporate Title Assistant Vice President
Our Foreign Exchange (FX) Technology team are working with modern technology to support a top 3 leadership position of Deutsche Bank in Foreign Exchange space. You’ll be part of a global team working directly with the front-office technology supporting electronic Forwards trading business that involve very large amount of data, strong performance requirements and globally distributed infrastructure. Forwards trading within Foreign Exchange complex is an area of growth undergoing rapid electronification with a fully packed product development roadmap and non-functional efficiency challenges abound.
Most of the platform is written in Java with the pricing core being very latency sensitive and using state-of-the art programming techniques enabling the scale to cover all G10 currencies and emerging markets. You will be working at the heart of the platform with direct communication with front office colleagues delivering in agile fashion. The role would involve not only functional development, but also cover non-functionals like latency, horizontal scalability, and cloud readiness.
What we’ll offer you
Hybrid Working
We understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them.
You can expect :
- Competitive salary and non-contributory pension
- 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days
- Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family
- A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits
- The opportunity to support a wide-ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year
Your key responsibilities
Undertaking development across functional and non-functional project goalsInvesting in automated testing coverage and test-driven developmentPerformance research and ability to apply out of the box thinking to solve performance or bandwidth bottlenecksClose collaboration with eFX Quantitative research and trading teams on a wide range of topics including platform goals, design, feedback on enhancements and usabilityClear and concise documentation covering the solution design, architecture choices and any complicated code pointsYour skills and experience
Excellent knowledge of core Java platformExperience in performance optimization of multi-threaded Java applications or a familiarity with no-gc Java coding is a plusExperience implementing fault-tolerant / load-balancing solutionsExperience with test-driven development and ability to formulate precise testing scenarios including performance testingHow we’ll support you
Training and development to help you excel in your careerFlexible working to assist you balance your personal prioritiesA culture of continuous learning to aid progressionA range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needsWe value diversity and as an equal opportunity’s employer, we make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (e.g., screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards.