We are partnering with a leading international bank to hire a Senior Java Developer to join their Equities Technology team. This is a senior-level role focused on designing and building low-latency, high-performance trading and risk platforms that support global equities businesses. The role involves close collaboration with senior front-office stakeholders and meaningful ownership of system architecture and technical strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and enhance low-latency, high-throughput Java systems supporting equities trading platforms.
• Build and optimise highly concurrent, multi-threaded, event-driven applications with strict latency and reliability requirements.
• Take ownership of system architecture, technical design, and performance optimisation initiatives.
• Partner closely with senior stakeholders including Traders, Quants, Product Managers, and Technology leadership to deliver business-critical solutions.
• Lead and participate in design reviews, code reviews, and architectural discussions, setting high engineering standards.
• Diagnose and resolve complex production issues, including latency bottlenecks and system stability challenges.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the overall technical maturity of the team.

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 10 years of hands-on software development experience, with a strong focus on Java (Java 8+).
• Proven track record of building and supporting low-latency, high-performance systems in production.
• Deep expertise in multithreading, concurrency, memory management, and JVM internals.
• Strong experience designing and maintaining large-scale, distributed systems.
• Solid understanding of system architecture and design patterns in complex enterprise environments.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage confidently with senior technical and business stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment.

Good to Have

• Prior experience within Investment Banking / Capital Markets, ideally in Equities.
• Exposure to front-office trading systems such as OMS, EMS, market data, or risk platforms.
• Experience with performance profiling, latency tuning, and system monitoring tools.
• Strong Linux experience and familiarity with production support in high-availability environments.

Why Join

• Work on mission-critical equities platforms within a top-tier international bank.
• High level of exposure to front-office stakeholders and strategic initiatives.
• Opportunity to influence architecture and technical direction at a senior level.

We regret to inform that only candidates currently working in Singapore (with the relevant experience) will be considered, and shortlisted candidates will be notified.