Java Developer - Commodities Trading

Our client, a leading Commodities Trading firm, is seeking a Java Developer to develop various trading applications. The ideal candidate will work on developing, enhancing, and supporting trading systems, risk management platforms, and other financial applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain Java-based trading applications for the commodities trading environment, ensuring performance, scalability, and low-latency processing.

• Collaborate with traders and business stakeholders to gather requirements and implement solutions that meet the demands of the fast-paced trading environment.

• Enhance existing systems by designing new features, optimizing performance, and refactoring code to ensure it meets high standards.

• Integrate trading applications with pricing models, risk systems, and real-time market data sources.

• Ensure system stability and availability by providing support for live trading environments and troubleshooting issues as they arise.

• Work with a multi-disciplinary team including quants, business analysts, and DevOps to deliver robust trading platforms.

• Continuously improve the architecture and design of existing trading systems to ensure long-term performance and maintainability.

Skills & Qualifications:

• 5+ years of professional Java development experience with a strong understanding of object-oriented design and development.

• Experience in financial services—specifically in commodities trading or other capital markets sectors (e.g., FX, equities, derivatives).

• Strong experience with multi-threading, low-latency, and high-performance systems.

• Solid knowledge of core Java frameworks such as Spring, Hibernate, and multithreading libraries.

• Experience with messaging technologies (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ, ZeroMQ) for real-time data processing.

• Familiarity with trading platforms and understanding of trading concepts such as pricing, risk, P&L, and market data.

• Experience with relational databases (e.g., SQL, PostgreSQL) and exposure to NoSQL databases is a plus.

• Knowledge of microservices architecture and experience with containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.

If this outstanding opportunity sounds like your next career move, please submit through "Apply Now" or send your resume in Word format to Charlie Kim at resume.sg@pinpointasia.com and put Java Developer - Commodities Trading in the subject header.

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