Senior Software Engineer, Java

Flow Traders is looking for an experienced Java Software Engineer to join our growing Development team in the Cluj office. The ideal candidate is curious, methodical and a multi-tasker. This is a unique opportunity to join a leading proprietary trading firm with an entrepreneurial and innovative culture at the heart of its business. We value quick-witted, creative minds and challenge them to make full use of their capacities.

Our Java Engineers continuously improve our proprietary trading platform by writing efficient and performant code, designing new and innovative solutions, and maintaining existing systems with a focus on low latency and stability. Markets are always changing, so we work in small business-aligned teams and follow agile practices to ensure that we can adapt as quickly as possible. We work side-by-side with Trading every day, which creates swift feedback loops and immediate insight into the value that each change provides. To foster collaboration and enable autonomy, we maintain shared libraries, encourage code re-use, and continuously evolve our views on application architecture.

Some of the technologies we use in the development process:

• Common stack: Java (latest versions), Spring Boot, Netty, Chronicle Queue, Hibernate, MariaDB, Cassandra, gRPC, Prometheus
• Big Data stack: Kafka, AirFlow, NiFi, Spark, Avro, Hazelcast, Kubernetes, Docker
• Cloud: GKE, CloudSQL, BigQuery
• Web/UI: Spring MVC, Typescript, React, Electron
• Testing: Mockito, Truth, JUnit5
• Development life-cycle support: Bitbucket, Bamboo, Confluence, Jira, SonarQube, IntelliJ IDEA, YourKit

What you will do

• Align requirements, implementation, and standards with global Java Engineering Team
• Deliver core roadmap items which require real-time and/or critical-path software
• Write efficient code, create new designs and maintain existing applications with a focus on low latency and stability
• Work in small teams grouped by business area and follow agile practices
• Own a set of related applications and work in tight, daily collaboration with business owners

What you need to succeed

• 5+ years post-graduation work experience
• BSc or MSc in Computing Science or equivalent
• Core Java experience
• Experience in parallel and multithreaded programming
• In-depth knowledge of algorithms and data structures
• Interest in achieving maximum performance from available hardware and software
• Ability to communicate with technical and business colleagues
• Working experience in professional software development
• Previous experience in the trading industry is advantageous

Flow Traders does not accept unsolicited resumes from any professional staffing or search firms. All resumes, and any other information identifying potential candidates, submitted to any employee at Flow Traders via-email, the Internet or directly without a valid and signed search agreement will be deemed free to contact by Flow Traders without any restrictions and no placement fee of any kind will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Flow Traders.