FX Low Latency Java Engineer - VP (London)

Citi's FXLM technology group supports the front office technology operations of one of the world's largest capital market businesses. Our talented technology group is looking for a hands-on, senior Java Application Developer team member to work in the FX Technology team based in London. The team are responsible for numerous front-office facing trading applications within the FX eTrading space: Pricing, Risk, Electronic Trading. Each developer is involved in the complete project lifecycle from requirements analysis to design and implementation.

The Accelerate Team is one of the most exciting and fast-paced teams within FXLM Technology and is responsible for delivering new sources of market liquidity to the eFX business. The team are directly integrated with the Trading Desk and Quants, and deliver technology covering the major liquid instruments such as FX Spot, Precious Metals and eNDF.

The team's responsibilities extend to all aspects of the electronic trading domain, from market connectivity, market data distribution and connectivity across multiple Co-Lo Infrastructure locations. The platform is in the process of being redesigned and reengineered to an ultra-low latency and more scalable set up, in order to drive the integration of new connectivity opportunities and increase Citi's ability to be first to market on new products.

Job Responsibilities / Role:

• Building best of breed ultra-low latency connectivity to new markets


• Hands on technical development role on a critical trading application


• Requirements capture, analysis and design on the eTrading platform


• Testing and UA coordination


• Liaison with the global business, support and development teams


• Troubleshoot and optimization on performance and scalability issues


• Third line support of the platform during trading hours


• Close interaction with the business product manager and other internal business users covering FX trading


Job Opportunities:

• Will be using/learning cutting edge low latency software and hardware techniques


• Will be able to acquire an excellent knowledge of the FX business domain


• Drive the development of a high performant and scalable technology platform
  
  Low latency concepts, performance optimization and tuning


• Server-side development with Java


• Very strong core Java - including threading, sockets/networks


• Well versed in TCP/UDP protocols.


• Solid understanding of OO principles.


• Unix/Linux experience


• Knowledge of financial messaging protocols especially FIX.


• Solid SDLC knowledge and use of build, testing, deploy, code analysis tools


• Nice to have: KDB, Middleware's such as Tibco RV, Solace


Soft Skills:

• Strong interpersonal and articulation skills (spoken and written)


• Ability to partner with non-technical and technical peers; to work effectively with remote colleagues, and to participate technical discussions


• Strong team orientation and commitment to overall team success; willing to go above and beyond to ensure team success; intense customer focus and commitment to driving quality


• Effective time management skills in order to manage multiple priorities with flexibility on time zones and timelines


• Logical thinking, High analytical and problem solving skills; innovative and solutions oriented, Knowledge of FX is desirable


• Experience of working with large financial software systems


• Knowledge of eTrading or ecommerce applications is desirable, Graduation/Post Graduation qualifications in Engineering stream with a very good academic record throughout from premier institutions.


• A high degree of Analytical ability and Quantitative skills is desirable
  
  Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay and empowered to thrive.
  
  By joining Citi London, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:


• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)


• A discretional annual performance related bonus


• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance


• Employee Assistance Program


• Pension Plan


• Paid Parental Leave


• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends


• Access to an array of learning and development resources