Java developer with a PhD?

This role will allow you to work in an International Trading environment alongside some of the most talented and committed financial product developers.

This international proprietary trading company is looking for Java developers to join the successful high-frequency automated trading team in Amsterdam.

It is a great opportunity for an exceptionally talented software developer to experience how the best software directly leads to better trading results.

The Java developers maintain and improve the complete trading infrastructure. Examples of crucial parts are the speed of the trading algorithms, the design of databases and fast connections to exchanges. In the highly qualified and growing team, there is not much hierarchy. To this end, developers are expected to work in collaboration with the traders and other developers to find the best solutions and implement them in a effective and industrious way.

Superior technical skills and abstract thinking are more important than financial knowledge.

You really need to have had at least 2 years of experience (either during your PhD or in a job) with Java and design patterns and a university education (preferably Masters or PhD level) in Computer Science or a similar alternative.

Interested? Please send your CV to r.steel@huxley.com for the attention of Ruth Steel and her team at Huxley Associates.

At Huxley Associates Finance Division we offer career management services to professionals in the following fields: Front office personnel: Traders, Quantitative Analysts/Researchers, Structurers, Sales and Support staff) across all product lines, Derivative and Cash Instruments (sell and buy side). Middle office operations: ICT staff, Risk management personnel, credit risk, market risk, operational risk, and regulatory risk, Financial Analysis, Fund Management and Portfolio Analysis personnel. Back office operations: Internal Audit staff, Management Accountancy (both newly and part-qualified), Tax/Treasury Operations, Financial/Product Control, Settlement and Corporate Finance. Consultancy Personnel: to the Financial markets We aim to provide candidates with a knowledgeable, discreet and attentive service. Your consultant will work closely with you to gain a thorough understanding of your career goals, and to help to achieve them. We can offer you unparalleled access to the market, based on long-established (and in many cases exclusive) relationships with the most desirable employers in the industry.