Position Overview
We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with strong expertise in low-latency, high-performance Core Java development to support and enhance electronic trading systems. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience building and maintaining high-throughput market applications, working with real-time streaming data, and optimizing systems for performance, concurrency, and scalability.
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain low-latency trading and market data applications.
Build and enhance microservices-based trading platforms.
Process and manage thousands of market quotes per second from multiple sources.
Support production trading systems and troubleshoot performance issues.
Collaborate within a small engineering team on feature development and system enhancements.
Optimize application performance through benchmarking, profiling, and tuning.
Implement advanced Core Java techniques including concurrency, primitive specialization, and zero-allocation programming.
Apply low-latency design patterns such as Disruptor and lock-free programming.
Work with order book mechanics and electronic trading workflows.
Deploy and support applications in GCP and on-premise environments.
Utilize Docker for deployment and containerization.
Work with PostgreSQL and MongoDB/Firebase environments.
Explore and leverage AI-assisted development tools, including Gemini and Agentic AI solutions.
Required Skills
5+ years of software engineering experience.
Strong Core Java development experience.
Experience with low-latency or high-frequency trading systems.
Knowledge of electronic trading and market data systems.
Expertise in Java concurrency and high-throughput application design.
Experience with lock-free programming and Disruptor patterns.
Understanding of order book mechanics and market structure.
Experience with micro-benchmarking and performance optimization.
Production support experience for critical trading applications.
Experience with PostgreSQL.
Exposure to GCP and/or on-premise infrastructure.
Preferred Skills
Docker and containerized deployments.
MongoDB and Firebase exposure.
Experience with Gemini AI tools and Agentic AI frameworks.
Knowledge of hardware, OS-level performance tuning, and cache optimization techniques.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of software engineering experience
- Strong Core Java development experience
- Experience with low-latency or high-frequency trading systems
- Knowledge of electronic trading and market data systems
- Expertise in Java concurrency and high-throughput application design
- Experience with lock-free programming and Disruptor patterns
- Understanding of order book mechanics and market structure
- Experience with micro-benchmarking, profiling, and performance optimization
- Production support experience for critical trading applications
- Experience with PostgreSQL
- Exposure to GCP and/or on-premise infrastructure
- Docker and containerized deployments
- MongoDB and Firebase exposure
- Experience with Gemini AI tools and Agentic AI frameworks
- Knowledge of hardware and OS-level performance tuning and cache optimization
What We Do
Hudson Information Technology and Manpower Services, part of The Hudson Group, is a global workforce solutions and software services partner founded in 2019. The company combines HudsonIT Consultancy Ltd, which provides enterprise software and technology consulting, with Hudson Manpower Inc, which specializes in comprehensive technical recruitment across various sectors, including Oil & Gas, IT, and Hospitality.
