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Pre-trade Java Developer - Rates / RFQ / ION

Pre-trade Java Developer - Rates / RFQ / ION

Hybrid

London, United kingdom

£ 900 /hour

Freelance

04-12-2025

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Skills

Communication Java

Job Specifications

We are currently recruiting an experienced Java Developer to join the Rates eTrading team at a leading investment bank, working on a range of high-impact, business-facing projects.

In this role, you will collaborate closely with traders and quants to gather business requirements and contribute to the design and development of high-performance, pre-trade applications.

Key Responsibilities

Work with front-office stakeholders to design, develop, and enhance pre-trade applications.
Deliver performant, reliable, and scalable trading solutions.
Optimise system latency, throughput, and resilience.

Required Skills & Experience

Strong Core Java development experience
Strong experience around RFQs and ION
Experience building high-performance trading applications for Rates, Fixed Income.
Experience developing real-time, low-latency and high-throughput systems.
Advanced knowledge of multithreading and concurrency.
Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and memory management.
Experience in pre-trade application development.
Familiarity with market data, FIX protocol, KDB+, and time-series data.
Strong front-office communication skills, with experience working directly with traders and quants

To be considered for this role, please submit your CV highlighting your relevant business and technical skills.

About the Company

Welcome to Vertus Partners. We are a market leading Financial Services and Technology recruitment consultancy, recognised for best practice and customer experience. Through honest, collaborative and effective relationships we have developed a track record as a leading supplier to some of the world's best known Financial Institutions, as well as a host of FinTech and Digital organisations, providing Contract and Permanent resources across the following areas: * IT & Digital * Quant & Data Science * Business Change & Tra... Know more