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Senior Software Engineernew

Cantor Fitzgerald (Cantor Fitzgerald) · Bank

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BGC Group is seeking a highly skilled Java Developer to join our Fixed Income Inter-Dealer Brokerage technology team. This role focuses on building and enhancing high-performance, low-latency applications that support trading and brokerage operations for global fixed income markets.

 

  • Design, develop, and maintain server-side Java applications for fixed income trading platforms.
  • Implement robust, scalable solutions using Spring Framework and Spring Boot.
  • Collaborate with business analysts, traders, and other developers to deliver mission-critical features.
  • Optimize application performance for high throughput and low latency in a real-time trading environment.
  • Ensure code quality through unit tests and end-to-end test automation.
  • Participate in DevOps pipeline development and deployment automation using GitLab CI/CD, Git, and Maven.
  • Containerize applications using Docker for deployment.
  • Troubleshoot production issues and provide timely resolutions.

Core Competencies & Skills:

  • Strong proficiency in Java (8+) with a focus on server-side development.
  • Expertise in Spring, Spring Boot, and Maven for enterprise application development.
  • Solid understanding of multithreading, concurrency, and performance tuning.
  • Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Docker).
  • Familiarity with messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, JMS) and RESTful services.
  • Knowledge of SQL and relational databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL).
  • Exposure to financial markets, preferably fixed income or inter-dealer brokerage, is highly desirable.

 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
  • 5+ years of professional experience in Java development.
  • Prior experience in electronic trading systems, brokerage platforms, or financial services technology is a strong plus.

Desirable Skills:

  • Experience with at least one web application development framework (e.g., Angular, React, or similar).
  • Monitoring and observability tools: Splunk, ELK stack, Grafana/Prometheus.

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