Java Risk Developer

Our client is a leading and well-established player in the Digital Asset and Cryptocurrency Quantitative/Algorithmic trading industry. The business is going from strength to strength, they are currently going through a period of exponential growth and are enjoying record profits The business is actively expanding as there is additional headcount on their Risk Technology Team.

THE ROLE:

You will be a key member of a team responsible for developing and maintaining high-performance position-keeping and valuation platforms that support global trading activity. These trade booking and risk management systems underpin signals for strategies, treasury operations, and risk oversight.

The focus is on optimising every layer of the technology stack—including multi-threading, network communication, and data encoding—to deliver low latency and high throughput. Reliability is ensured through advanced monitoring, alerting, and performance tracking. The team brings deep expertise in complex event processing, network architectures, and concurrent computing, all of which are essential in supporting a sophisticated, high-frequency trading environment.

Collaboration is central to this role. You will work closely with the Chief Risk Officer as well as colleagues across Risk, Operations, Trading, and Quant teams. Internal stakeholders span the full spectrum of risk requirements: from ultra-low latency trading signals, to regulatory reporting (both point-in-time and historical), and forward-looking risk models such as stress testing and Value at Risk (VaR).

This is an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience with High-Frequency Trading (HFT) platforms while contributing directly to the continued growth and success of the business.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance Java applications and components, ensuring code quality, efficiency, and compliance with best practices.
  
  
• Build a thorough understanding of end-to-end risk data flows to support reliable and compliant system operations.
  
  
• Enhance and optimise the automation framework to drive greater efficiency and resilience.
  
  
• Proactively identify and resolve platform inefficiencies to improve overall system performance.
  
  
• Maintain and extend in-house shared libraries, ensuring their reliability, effectiveness, and long-term stability.
  
  
• Deliver robust, maintainable, well-documented, and automatically tested code in alignment with project goals and timelines.
  
  
• Diagnose and resolve software defects and technical issues to minimise disruption to business-critical and revenue-generating processes.
  
  
• Partner with cross-functional teams to design, define, and implement new features and enhancements.
  
  
• Contribute to peer code reviews, incorporating feedback to continually raise development standards.
  
  
• Uphold and enforce high standards of internal documentation to support system transparency, knowledge sharing, and long-term maintainability.
  
  REQUIRED - SKILLS / EXPERIENCE:
  
  
• Proven experience within traditional financial markets (e.g., spot FX, rates, or equities).
  
  
• Minimum of 5 years’ hands-on software development experience in Core Java (J2SE).
  
  
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming principles, with expertise in applying design patterns to deliver scalable, performant, and secure solutions.
  
  
• Demonstrated ability to write clean, efficient, and maintainable code.
  
  
• Proficient in writing automated tests and extending test coverage for existing codebases.
  
  
• Track record of taking ownership of projects and features throughout the full development lifecycle, from design to delivery.
  
  
• Experience providing production support for business-critical systems and services.
  
  
• Comfortable working with a high level of autonomy and accountability