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At Adaptive, we are a financial consulting firm that partners with capital, commodity, and digital market participants. We value differentiation through technology and design and deliver complex front‑office technology solutions that create long‑term competitive advantage. Our clients include the world’s leading investment banks, investment managers, fintech, and capital market service providers. With offices in London, New York, Barcelona, Manila, and Montreal, we have a proven track record of delivering powerful, elegant, and intuitive trading technology solutions.

Project Overview

We are looking for Java Developer services for an exciting project that involves cloud‑based environments, event‑driven architecture, and front‑office financial systems.

Responsibilities

• Enjoy working with JVM technologies and latest design patterns.
• Solve complex technical challenges, especially in cloud‑based environments and event‑driven architecture patterns.
• Work on Fintech products such as Electronic Trading (E‑Trading), FIX, Order Management Systems (OMS), Execution Management Systems (EMS), and Exchange systems.
• Collaborate in an Agile environment (Scrum, Kanban).

Qualifications & Experience

• Significant, professional server‑side software development experience.
• Solid experience programming with Core Java; exposure to Java 17+ is a plus.
• Familiarity with data structures such as sets, hashes, caches, etc.
• Knowledge of data injection/inversion of control principles.
• Experience delivering front‑office financial systems, including equities trading & brokerage.
• Background in event‑driven architecture and cloud‑native solutions.
• Experience within the Fintech industry.

Interview Process

1. Initial chat with a recruiter.
2. Zoom discussion with an Adaptive Business Analyst to assess experience and expertise.
3. Face‑to‑face interview (via Zoom).

Diversity and Inclusion

Diversity and inclusion are key to a great workplace. Adaptive welcomes colleagues who bring their whole selves to work and who collaborate respectfully.

Background Check

All individuals providing services to Adaptive will undergo an acceptable background check.

Location: London, England, United Kingdom