Java Developer – Trading Applications

Company Description

With over 7,000 experts in 20 countries, Talan is a global consulting and technology group dedicated to accelerating our clients’ transformation through technology, data, and innovation. We’re proud to be a Certified Great Place to Work and are on track to reach €1 billion in revenue by 2025. At Talan, our philosophy is simple yet powerful: Positive Innovation—leveraging technology to benefit people and society.

Job Description

Location: NYC (Hybrid – at least 4 days onsite/week)
Visa Sponsorship: We offer sponsorship under specific treaty-based U.S. work visas, including TN and E-2 (for eligible Canadian, Mexican, and French citizens). We do not support or transfer other visa types (e.g., H-1B).

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.

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Qualifications

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).

Company’s Benefits

At Talan, we invest in our employees’ well-being and empower them with benefits, including:

• 💵 The salary range for this role is US$120,000 – US$150,000
• 💸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

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.