Lateral

Software Engineer III

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2 months ago
Bromley, United KingdomSenior

Responsibilities

  • Deliver key functional changes to electronic trading strategy engines.
  • Implement core framework-level changes for the next-generation electronic trading platform.
  • Collaborate with quantitative traders to capture and implement requirements.
  • Participate in requirements gathering, development, unit testing, patch reviews, and second-level support.
  • Support and mentor more junior team members while taking technical direction from the team lead.
  • Contribute across development, testing, support, and analysis in a multifaceted role.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated experience with core Java APIs, including collections, concurrency, and NIO.
  • Experience with multithreaded systems, Java garbage collection, and low-latency I/O.
  • Understanding of design patterns, object-oriented design, UML, and test-driven development.
  • Experience with Eclipse or IntelliJ, Git, continuous build servers, and Maven or Gradle.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work in a global, multifaceted team.
  • Preferred: understanding of VWAP, TWAP, Arrival Price, or smart routing strategies.
  • Preferred: experience with front-office system design and architecture for algorithmic trading platforms.
  • Preferred: knowledge of equities or derivatives markets and FIX connectivity, including heartbeating, login, sequence numbers, and message types.
  • Preferred: experience working with agile methodologies.

Benefits

  • UK private healthcare for the employee and family, with an annual health screen and optional partner screening.
  • Competitive pension plan, life assurance, and group income protection coverage.
  • Up to 20 days of backup childcare and 20 days of backup adult care annually.
  • Flexible benefits, including a wellbeing account, travel insurance, and critical illness coverage.
  • Emotional wellbeing helpline, mental health first aiders, virtual GP services, and an Employee Assistance Program.
  • Payroll charity donations matched by the bank.
  • Access to discounted cultural memberships and opportunities for community volunteering.
  • Location: Bromley, London, with convenient commuting routes.

Tech Stack

GitGradleJavaMaven

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About Lateral

51-200 employees
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