Senior Engineer (Java)

Hybrid set-up in BGC Taguig (2x WFH 3x onsite)

Role Overview

Senior Java Engineer will be responsible for developing and maintaining enterprise-level java applications for electronic trading systems across multiple asset classes with expertise in cloud infrastructure FIX protocol integration and real-time message processing.

Role Responsibilities

• Development of server-side Java design and development within banking and trading environments.

• Maintain code quality through comprehensive testing and code reviews

• L3 Support for deployment and investigation of production issues where appropriate.

• Follow SaFe agile methodology and participate in agile ceremonies and processes.

• Mentor junior members of the team.

• Ability to work with multiple remote regions.

• Work with architecture and DevOps teams to follow guidelines and implementations.

• Follow standard SDLC processes design patterns for development guidelines.

Experience / Competences

Essential

• 8 years of professional experience in global financial services specifically in trading systems development

• Proven expertise in server-side Java design and development within banking and trading environments

• Java Development: Advanced proficiency in enterprise Java development

• Build Tools: Experience with Maven or Gradle (Maven preferred)

• FIX Protocol: Hands-on experience with FIX Protocol and FIX Engines (eg QFJ Rapid Addition UlBridge) in eg FX/Credit/Commodities Trading environments

• Middleware: Working knowledge of Solace messaging middleware

• Cloud Platforms: Experience deploying and managing applications on AWS (EC2/EKS)

• CI/CD: Proficiency with Jenkins and GitLab for deployment and continuous integration

• Operating Systems: Strong Linux administration and command-line skills

• Database: SQL experience and database management

• Testing: JUnit and related unit testing frameworks

• Excellent problem-solving abilities with strong attention to detail

• Outstanding communication and collaboration skills in team environments.

• Experience working in Agile development methodologies (SaFe/Scrum).

Desired

• Deep understanding of FX/Credit/Commodities products and financial instruments.

• Experience in electronic trading environments and market data systems

• Frameworks: Spring Boot and Google Guice dependency injection

• Observability: Grafana and Prometheus for monitoring and metrics

• Testing: Cucumber for behaviour-driven development and automation testing

• Infrastructure: Terraform or Ansible for infrastructure as code

• Caching: Hazelcast distributed caching solutions

• Containerization: Kubernetes and AWS EKS experience

• Experience using AI tools in a Development Environment e.g. AWS Kiro