Front Office Tech Developer
at BGC Partners
Posted 6 days ago
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- Compensation
- Not specified
- City
- London
- Country
- United Kingdom
Currency: Not specified
Join the CFE Equities Technology group in London as a Front Office Tech Developer, focused on Java development with 4–10 years of experience. You will work on FIX routing and transformation, street-side aggregation, back-office feeds, and client reporting, supporting the front-office trading team and collaborating with global development groups. The role involves providing production support, investigating problems, and applying strong analytical and communication skills in a dynamic financial environment. Strong Java, UNIX/Linux, Git, and knowledge of trading and electronic markets are essential, with exposure to EMS/OMS software vendors preferred.
Location: Greater London, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Experience Required
• Minimum of 4 to 10 years of Java development, design and testing experience with prior financial industry experience. Knowledge of Spring Framework beneficial.
Qualifications
• This role is ideally suited for a very delivery focused technologist and someone looking to gain a lot of exposure to trading/sales, as well as the chance to work on cutting edge technology
• Experience developing server-side applications using Java is a plus
• Experience with GIT, Gitlab or Github
• Experience with UNIX / Linux
• Experience with middleware products like TIBCO, JMS, Solace
• Familiarity with SQL
• Knowledge of the FIX protocol and order routing / transformation
• Exposure to algorithmic trading usage is beneficial
• Good understanding of electronic trading and financial markets
• Knowledge of EMS/OMS software vendors (e.g., Fidessa, Iress, Eze Realtick etc.)
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
• Demonstrates effective analysis and problem solving
• Good Analytical and Project Coordination skills
• Ability to prioritize workload and meet multiple project deadlines
• Ability to adapt to a dynamic work environment and make independent decisions
• Ability to deal with a range of external parties, stakeholders, and business groups with varying levels of seniority
The CFE Equities Technology group looks after all the applications supporting our Equities business in London including our OMS Fidessa ETP. We support the front office trading team who are distributed globally and the local middle office team. We work closely with the other development teams across the wider BGC group. We are looking for a developer to work on key projects including our FIX routing and transformation layer, street side aggregation component, back-office feeds and client reporting applications. The role will include providing assistance to the front line support team, investigation of production problems using technical and analytical expertise and knowledge of the system to resolve problems effectively.
