Senior Java Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer (Contract) – Market Data

A leading global investment management firm is seeking Senior Software Engineers (Contract) to join its Market Data Platform team on a high-impact engagement. This is a critical hire, with the opportunity to step into a highly visible area of the business where performance, scale and reliability truly matter.

This team sits at the heart of a systematic trading environment, responsible for ingesting and processing vast volumes of real-time market data through direct exchange connectivity. The platform operates at extreme scale - handling 15–20 billion data points per day, with peak rates of over 1 million events per second - and accuracy is non-negotiable.

This opportunity would suit an engineer with deep Java expertise who has worked on complete data platforms, particularly those handling real-time or market data using Kafka.

The Role

The successful candidate will be responsible for des...