Senior Java Developer

Cantor Fitzgerald is seeking a highly skilled Senior Java Developer to join the Trading Systems development team. The role involves developing modules of a high-frequency trading platform and matching engine.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain server-side Java applications for trading platforms.
• Implement robust, scalable solutions using Spring Framework and Spring Boot.
• Collaborate with business analysts, tech leads, traders, and other developers to deliver mission-critical features.
• Optimize application performance for high throughput and low latency in a real-time trading environment.
• Ensure code quality through unit tests and end-to-end test automation.
• Participate in DevOps pipeline development and deployment automation using Git/GitLab, Maven, and Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.
• Troubleshoot production issues and provide timely resolutions.

Core Competencies & Skills:

• Strong proficiency in Java (8+) with a focus on server-side development.
• Expertise in Spring, Spring Boot, and Maven for enterprise application development.
• Experience with at least one web application development framework (e.g., Angular, React, or similar).
• Solid understanding of multithreading, concurrency, and application performance tuning.
• Experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with message queue systems (e.g., Kafka, JMS) and RESTful services.
• Knowledge of SQL and relational databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL).

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in Java development.
• Prior experience in electronic trading systems, brokerage platforms, or financial services technology is a strong plus.
• Monitoring and observability tools: Splunk, ELK stack, Grafana/Prometheus.