Java Developer with ETrading experience required by Hamlyn Williams for an initial 6 month contract to be based in Midtown Manhattan for an investment bank.    
Due to internal movements my client need to bring in a contract resource to assist with the design and development of the firm's proprietary, high performance FI ETrading platform.   
You will be working alongside traders and quantitative analysts to specify and build out real-time trading applications that electronically execute orders across multiple ECNs.  (MarketAxess, TradeWeb, Bloomberg, Tradition, GFI, TMC…)   
Driving the implementation and design with emphasis on high availability, scalability and reusability whilst working with other Fixed Income front office team lead to promote framework reusability across the whole business.  
Additionally you will be supporting and enhancing the existing infrastructure and application across a variety of technologies including - ION, OpenFin/React, AMPS. You will be championing best practice software development life cycle with emphasis in test driven coding methodology whilst balancing the time to market with proper governance, compliance and audit mandates    
    
Required Background:
5+ years of financial service experience
Able to effectively communicate with trading desk
Good understanding of Fixed Income Credit BuySide/SellSide market structure
Strong experience in front office trading system with emphasis in etrading for Credits
Strong design, coding, testing and debugging skills
Programming Languages - Java (5+ years), JavaScript, C/C++
Strong multithreaded programming experience is a must
Knowledge of ION prefer, Broadway API a plus
AMPS messaging a plus
JavaScript/React/HTML5/OpenFin a plus
Knowledge of Credit eTrading ECNs a plus
Knowledge of KDB/Q a plus
 
Education
BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering or related