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Global Banking Firm and a leader in the FX Electronic Trading Technology space. Are in the market for an experienced Java Developer VP Level.
Join as a senior Java developer working to enhance the firm’s low-latency FX algorithmic trading platform. This involves working closely with the FX quant and eTrading desks, you will be building new greenfield Java services which include market connectivity, pricing, risk management and order execution. Knowledge of low-latency programming techniques, appreciation of mechanical sympathy and a drive to solve complex problems will be key to success in this position.
Candidates with existing FX forwards / swaps experience or Single Dealer Platform experience would be very beneficial for the upcoming project streams in 2023.
- Excellent Java programming skills with a desire to work on low-latency programming solutions
- Experience in developing low latency trading systems, with a solid understanding of concurrency and Java and system performance tuning, along with messaging, persistence, and distribution.
- Good communication skills.
- Excellent academic record with a numerate degree in computer science, maths, physics or engineering.
- Willing to learn or have knowledge of KDB
- Full lifecycle development of front office trading platforms with ideal candidate focusing on significant development of high-frequency trading or pricing systems.
- Experience with modern requirements for security, encryption, cyber threats and how to go about security systems to meet those requirements.
- Agile approach combined with TDD
- Enjoys working in a global team
McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.
Global US Investment Bank with multi-year technology investment plans seek a Senior Lead Java Software Engineer. The role is part of the firm’s innovative Cloud-First strategy that works to optimize the IT environment and implement high degrees of automation to enable more agile application delivery. Using the latest technology stacks to deliver cutting-edge solutions using the latest version of Java, Go, C-based languages or Python. Working across greenfield AWS, GCP and/or Azure-based architectures.
This role would suit a strong technical developer working across the software development function developing in-house applications utilising the latest technology.
As a Cloud Financial Engineering leader on the firm’s Public Cloud team, you will be instrumental in developing industry-leading cloud software solutions on a global scale.
The ideal candidate has experience with or the desire to build modern/scalable cloud-based software systems. We’re a small, multi-disciplinary team that’s engineering our FinOps systems and practice. We own our software solutions end-to-end, from ideation to design/development and operation. If you love to lead, solve challenging problems, and operate in a fast-paced environment, this role is for you.
- Design, build, and own systems and capabilities needed for cloud financial management across globally distributed businesses and teams
- Define mission and vision for the Cloud Financials team, lead design and architecture discussions, advocate for best practices, participate in code reviews, and contribute to scaling the team
Experience required:
- Expertise in developing software using Java 8-17 7-10 years +
- Computer Science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms) and problem-solving skills
- Systematic problem-solving approach with excellent communication skills and a sense of ownership
- Expertise with Service Oriented Architectures, API-first approach, and cloud-based service offerings, preferably on AWS.
- Experience working with relational/NoSQL databases
- Experience with developing and operating on the cloud
- Experience working with AWS, GCP and/or Azure
- Experience working with large-scale ETL solutions, and data processing and querying solutions e.g., Apache Spark
- Experience with DevOps, modern SDLC practices and tools
McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.
Global Banking Firm and a leader in the FX Electronic Trading Technology space. Are in the market for an experienced Java Developer VP Level.
Join as a senior Java developer working to enhance the firm’s low-latency FX algorithmic trading platform. This involves working closely with the FX quant and eTrading desks, you will be building new greenfield Java services which include market connectivity, pricing, risk management and order execution. Knowledge of low-latency programming techniques, appreciation of mechanical sympathy and a drive to solve complex problems will be key to success in this position.
Candidates with existing FX forwards / swaps experience or Single Dealer Platform experience would be very beneficial for the upcoming project streams in 2023.
- Excellent Java programming skills with a desire to work on low-latency programming solutions
- Experience in developing low latency trading systems, with a solid understanding of concurrency and Java and system performance tuning, along with messaging, persistence, and distribution.
- Good communication skills.
- Excellent academic record with a numerate degree in computer science, maths, physics or engineering.
- Willing to learn or have knowledge of KDB
- Full lifecycle development of front office trading platforms with ideal candidate focusing on significant development of high-frequency trading or pricing systems.
- Experience with modern requirements for security, encryption, cyber threats and how to go about security systems to meet those requirements.
- Agile approach combined with TDD
- Enjoys working in a global team
McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.
Prestigious Global Investment Banking firm seek an experienced Senior Java Developer to work in the firms highly successful E-Trading business offering. Working on a variety of projects including some greenfield replacement projects of existing front office legacy RFQ and pricing applications utilising that latest version of Java.
This is a very exciting opportunity to get a role in a growing team building an electronic digital offering. You will be developing high performance E-Trading components and solutions are cross-product and help consolidate existing functionality.
Hybrid Role 1 day a week in the office. The team are using Agile and TDD. Work closely with business user and are comfortable communicating with stakeholders across the business. You will be developing applications in small pods as part of a bigger team of 20-30 individuals in London utilising the agile development process.
Java, Spring, Spring Boot, Microservices, multi-threading, rest. (GIT, Maven etc.) React or WPF may be useful but not a must.
Interest in working for an Investment Bank in a Front Office team. Fixed Income, RFQ or other Front Office Trading systems knowledge useful but not a must.
Object oriented design and development, use of design patterns.
Hybrid working model 1 day per week office based.
Desire to use the latest version of Java. Computer Science Degree BSc
McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.
Global Banking Firm and a leader in the FX Electronic Trading Technology space. Are in the market for an experienced Java Developer VP Level.
Join as a senior Java developer working to enhance the firm’s low-latency FX algorithmic trading platform. This involves working closely with the FX quant and eTrading desks, you will be building new greenfield Java services which include market connectivity, pricing, risk management and order execution. Knowledge of low-latency programming techniques, appreciation of mechanical sympathy and a drive to solve complex problems will be key to success in this position.
Candidates with existing FX forwards / swaps experience or Single Dealer Platform experience would be very beneficial for the upcoming project streams in 2023.
- Excellent Java programming skills with a desire to work on low-latency programming solutions
- Experience in developing low latency trading systems, with a solid understanding of concurrency and Java and system performance tuning, along with messaging, persistence, and distribution.
- Good communication skills.
- Excellent academic record with a numerate degree in computer science, maths, physics or engineering.
- Willing to learn or have knowledge of KDB
- Full lifecycle development of front office trading platforms with ideal candidate focusing on significant development of high-frequency trading or pricing systems.
- Experience with modern requirements for security, encryption, cyber threats and how to go about security systems to meet those requirements.
- Agile approach combined with TDD
- Enjoys working in a global team
McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.
C++, Trading Systems, Linux, eTrading
My client are a leading global Investment Bank currently looking for a mid-level C++ Developer to join one of their London teams. This area of the business is not only a flagship team for the bank, but also a market leader in the Equities eTrading space.
The team are looking to maintain their competitive edge within the market whilst simultaneously upgrading their trading platform over the next 18 months, working in version 14 of C++ hosted on Linux. The role offers direct interaction with the front office whilst working on a low latency/ high throughput system used for revenue generation.
This role does not offer visa sponsorship at this time.
Required Skills:
- Excellent C++ development skills (ideally 2-7 years experience) within a Linux environment
- Strong knowledge of FIX Protocol
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work with various stakeholders within an Investment Bank
Nice to have:
- Multithreading
- Low Latency
- eTrading experience, particularly within Equities
McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.
*Fully Remote opportunity*
*Optional travel opportunities to London*
*Working with industry experts and overall passionate technologists*
Tasks:
- Develop new trading algorithms
- Running simulations and developing their platforms
- Developing risk analysis tools
- Post-trade performance analysis.
Skills:
- 4+ Years' experience in Java Development
- Strong understanding of databases technologies such as Oracle, MongoDB.
- Experience with Data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.
- Additional technologies: Kafka, Docker, Ansible, Python, Typescript.
Nice to have:
- Exposure to Financial markets
- Strong computing and mathematical background
McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.
SDET (Software Developer in Test)
An International Financial Service provider specialising in a full spectrum of over-the-counter (OTC) asset classes, including FX, Rates, Credit, Equities, Energy and Commodities, is looking for a Software Developer in Test to join their team in London. This role offers a highly competitive compensation package and a great work/life balance with only 2/3 per days per week required in the office.
Role/Team Overview:
The Data and Analytics team comprises two groups focused on separate projects but share a common technology, resources, and values. The Analytics team focuses on Voice Hybrid Broking Technology, and the Data team are responsible for collecting, normalising, archiving, federating, and analysing data. This role sits within the Analytics team working on a broking system written in C# and C++. The system is used globally for Rates, Options, Inflation and FX desks.
The candidate should ideally have experience working on financial or systems that deal heavily with transactions and workflows. Other responsibilities include creating/build-out and maintaining Appium automation regression tests written in C# or Python.
Role Responsibilities:
- Build Appium Automation framework in C# or Python in conjunction with the WinAppDriver.
- Execute manual and automated testing of systems.
- Develop new and maintain automated tests in C# or Python and document these into the TestRail test management system and GIT.
- Participate in weekly Sprint calls with developers.
- Work with the developers and business teams and translate the requirements into test cases.
- Provide feedback to ensure the development is aligned with testing capacity and standards.
- Ensure best practises and judgement is used to ensure integrity and stability of any code delivered is fit for purpose.
- Liaise with the management on all aspects of testing.
- Provide team feedback to the management.
- Confident in speaking to the brokers/desks about existing issues and occasionally providing functional demonstrations.
- Ensure the Confluence knowledge base is kept up to date.
Experience / Competencies:
- Experience coding in Appium/Selenium or building out automation GUI frameworks.
- Fluent in writing C# or Python
- Working knowledge of SQL.
- Proficient in using source control, e.g. GIT
- Able to use JQL in JIRA or construct queries in TFS/Azure.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Service-orientated, adaptable, and resilient.
- Ability to articulate problems with a mindset of simplifying, automating and challenging decisions/goals/objectives.
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, client service and Resilience.
- Conscientious, self-motivated and goal orientated.
- Self-starter, able to work alone and part of a larger team to extract out essential requirements to start foundations of QA.
- Testing with a data-rich environment.
- Working knowledge of financial systems (not mandatory, but nice to have).
- Understanding of CICD pipelines and how we integrate automation into the process.
McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.
Application Support Engineer
A hedge fund investment specialist based in London is looking for an experienced Support Engineer with an in-depth experience in 1st & 2nd line Application support for multiple applications. This role offers an outstanding work/balance with only 2/3 days per week in the office and comes with a highly competitive compensation package and annual performance bonus.
Responsibilities:
- As the Initial point of contact for issues raised by all business stakeholders, identify how cases should be processed
- Timely communication to stakeholders to ensure they stay informed of issue progress and within the technology teams to facilitate resolution
- 1st and 2nd level application support for business systems with escalation to the software development team, Infrastructure technology teams, end users, or third parties as appropriate
- Recording and taking ownership of issues using available tools and following through to successful resolution
- Input to the configuration of workflows and SLAs of our ticket management system
- Writing SQL scripts to resolve user queries, testing, and scheduling weeknight or weekend releases
- Incident and Problem management, including input to post-incident reviews and resolution of follow-up tasks
- Analysing the risk & impact of various tasks and prioritising them
- Monitoring business systems and creating I am running a few minutes late; my previous meeting is running over. modifying monitoring alerts. Influencing the development teams to educate on monitoring best practices and provide
- Supporting the end user to ensure continuity of the Production, UAT & Development environments
- Test and implement bug fixes or enhancements in Dev, Test, and Live environments
- Implementing change controls on the production estate
- Prepare and distribute release notes
- Participate in Disaster Recovery planning, updating run books, and DR tests
- Ensure that all procedures and policies are up to date in the knowledge base and are available for use by all members of the team
- Work with internal and external auditors
- Develop into a go-to person in the team for colleagues and stakeholders
- To excel and add value to all aspects of this role
- Ability to provide concise, technical reports to management upon request
- Provide on-call or out-of-hours support as the business requires
- Identification of recurring issues that require development effort and the escalation and prioritisation of those items
Desirable Skills:
- Database: Good SQL scripting skills with MS SQL Server or Oracle
- Operating Systems: Windows 10, Windows Server 2012 or above, UNIX or Linux
- Application: Experience in or support of Trading, Portfolio Management, Risk, Settlements, and Reconciliation applications
- Market knowledge: good working knowledge of financial markets and instruments, with broad asset class understanding, through previous experience within the financial services sector.
- Experience with the .Net ecosystem
- Scripting skills – Unix, RegEx, PowerShell
- Prior experience working with:
- ServiceNow, Zendesk, Atlassian Confluence & Jira
- Nagios, Splunk, ELK stack, Grafana
- Bit Bucket, Git, Octopus
- IBM MQ, MSMQ, Kafka
- Automate Enterprise (Help Systems)
- Salerio (COR Financials)
- Fund Manager (Linedata)
- SWIFT Message Types
- Bloomberg Terminal and Data feeds
McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.
FX e-Trading Application Production Engineer
- 6-month rolling contract
- Rate: £500-£700 per day – Inside IR35
An excellent opportunity for an FX e-Trading Application Production Engineer to be part of a team working with a leading international bank in London has arisen.
The team provides technical support for all back-end components running on FX eTrading environments (more than 600 application servers – Windows and Linux).
The team also manages connectivity to electronic trading venues (EBS, Reuters FX Matching, Currenex, CBOE-HotSpot, LMAX, Euronext FastMatch, Bloomberg, MOEX) and external clients.
Systems are complex, so as part of support activities, the range of technical skills involved is wide.
All team members need to quickly develop, or already have, a good understanding of FX eTrading systems. All engineers within the team have applications and technologies allocated to them, and they are expected to take ownership and be or quickly become experts in these areas.
Responsibilities:
- In charge of Linux global migration for the main FX Spot Market Making platform (Adaptivator). This is a critical strategic migration for FX global business. It involves coordinating multiple teams globally to deliver the infrastructure, OS tuning expertise to optimise the performance, and global deployment of NATS, a new messaging technology introduced within the Bank.
- Direct involvement in the analysis and build of a new FX eTrading platform in Singapore. This is a flagship project for GM IT and business with tight delivery timelines committed to Singapore government authorities.
- Day-to-day management of production: monitoring, capacity management, problem resolution activities, change management
- Responsible for efficient resolution of issues to minimise the impact on clients and internal users, including liaising with end users, team members, management, vendors, and other internal IT teams...
- Assist in the development, design, and implementation of technical support systems
- Perform activities related to implementation and rollout for upgrades of existing services
- Work closely with development teams, business analysts, architects, and all infrastructure teams to design and set up new systems, and improve existing platforms (resilience, high availability, performance, low latency)
- Coordinate and organise changes with external vendors, markets, ECNs
- Plan, schedule, implement and document the change activities
- Improve team documentation, keep it up-to-date and share knowledge with a global team
Candidate profile:
- Strong all-around IT background and proven experience in electronic trading markets on similar global FX eTrading environments
- Strong understanding of Linux (Redhat) operating systems to tune platforms for optimum performance (core pinning, kernel bypass)
Essential skills:
- Scripting (Python, Shell, SQL) and development skills for administration, monitoring and support tools
- Knowledge of FIX protocol
- Knowledge of Broadway Technology TOC product
- Knowledge of Azul Zing product
- Knowledge of ITRS Geneos monitoring systems
- Good network and firewall infrastructure understanding
- Good understanding of multicast messaging in a Tibco RendezVous environment
- Ability to analyse network captures
- Project management skills to deliver medium-scale projects
McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.
