Low Latency Java Developer - eTrading Applications

Location: NYC (Hybrid – at least 4 days onsite/week)

Contract Type: Permanent contract

Compensation: USD 120,000 - USD 150,000 yearly

About the Position

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Java Developer to join a global team building and enhancing low-latency, high-throughput trading applications. The role requires close collaboration with trading, quantitative, risk, compliance, and IT teams to deliver innovative electronic trading solutions leveraging modern technologies and architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support low-latency, event-driven trading systems.
• Work closely with traders, quants, and other business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable solutions.
• Provide accurate work estimates and contribute to technical architecture and design.
• Ensure code quality with CI/CD, static and dynamic code analysis, and security scans.
• Mentor developers and provide technical guidance.
• Participate in all phases of the software delivery lifecycle, from analysis to production support.

Requirements

• Education & Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Mathematics.
  • 5–8 years of experience in trading system development.
  • 5+ years hands-on enterprise Java development (Java 11–17).
  • Strong experience with asynchronous, event-driven programming and concurrency.
  • Proven background in low-latency, high-throughput application development.
  • Strong mix of technical (60%) and business (40%) skills with the ability to work across global teams.

• Preferred Skills

  • Spring (Spring Boot, Spring Boot Actuator).
  • Apache Camel 3, JMS (Active MQ or similar).
  • REST APIs (enterprise authentication & authorization).
  • MS SQL Server and/or Sybase.
  • Knowledge of electronic trading workflows (e.g., RFQ) and market integrations (ION, TradeWeb, Bloomberg).

We Offer

• Compensation: USD 120,000 - USD 150,000 yearly
• 💸 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
• 🌴 15 days of paid vacation per year at hire and up to 27 according to seniority (annual untaken vacation days are cashed out)
• 📴 8 paid holidays + 5 sick days + 2 personal days per year
• ❤️‍🩹 Company health, dental, and vision insurance plans + FSA
• 🦺 Voluntary STD and LTD
• 🚍 Commuter/transit benefits

About the Company

Talan is an international group that supports our clients in their end-to-end Data & AI transformation by combining management consulting with technological expertise.

With over 6,000 employees across five continents, we accelerate our clients' transformations through long-term partnerships, creating measurable and sustainable impact.

Our value proposition is built on a structured innovation ecosystem: 2,500 Data & AI experts, proprietary solutions built on advanced models, and an applied research, experimental development, and innovation laboratory.

In Americas, our multidisciplinary teams bring over 30 years of experience helping business leaders across key industries achieve measurable performance and strong ROI, designing, building, and scaling solutions that enable companies to grow more efficiently.

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