Java Developer - Trading and Equities
GFT Technologies SE · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · CA$90K–CA$125K/yr
IT Services and IT Consulting · 10,001+ employees
About the role
Develop and maintain low-latency trading platforms using Java. Implement data-driven optimizations and perform software maintenance using modern tools.
What they look for
Requirements
Requires 5+ years of experience in software engineering for real-time systems and excellent Java proficiency. Familiarity with Linux, containerization, and message passing systems is preferred.
Full description
Required Skills & Experience:
- 5+ years of hands-on software engineering of low-latency or real-time systems
- Experience developing trading platforms
- Excellent Java proficiency required, including concurrency, tuning, and memory management
- Good command of Linux/UNIX command line interface
- Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills
Preferred Skills:
- Using agentic AI for software maintenance
- Experience with container runtimes (Podman, Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
- Familiarity with message passing systems such as Kafka and Aeron
- Practicing data-driven optimizations (profiling, metrics collection)
- Working-knowledge of CI/CD techniques
- React and GCP are an asset
Salary : 90-125k /year