Java Software Developer

Headlands Technologies LLC

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Java software developer at Headlands Tech, you will work in close collaboration with the research, systems, and operations teams to design, engineer, implement, and maintain the Firm’s software written in Java programming language. You will play a key role in designing and constructing the Firm’s software infrastructure to support new and existing lines of business. You will expand the Firm’s proprietary research platform to improve performance and support new exchanges, products and functionality.

Requirements

Well-versed in the fundamentals of software engineering
Genuine interest in solving technical problems, along with a strong ability to implement solutions
Low ego, able to work both in a collaborative team setting and autonomously
Committed to designing and implementing fully automated, scalable, and maintainable solutions with extensive testing
Comfortable operating at various levels of abstraction, from individual machines to large scale distributed systems
Strong knowledge of the details of computing all throughout the technical stack
Superior ability to write, refactor, and debug programs in Java
Good knowledge of networking and storage systems

Nice To Haves

Experience or knowledge of C++ is a plus
Knowledge of Linux is a plus
Experience in the trading industry is a plus

Responsibilities

Maintain and extend core research infrastructure
Design, implement, and maintain distributed storage systems with various performance and reliability requirements
Address performance limitations within our own software, open-source libraries and applications, Linux, etc.
Investigate new technologies to improve stability, scalability, and performance of a distributed computing farm
Develop and improve monitoring and proactive detection capabilities
Perform basic data analysis to support decision making and better plan for future growth
Improve networking communication between different components of the system to achieve optimal latency and throughput
Communicate with stakeholders across teams to understand needs and define application specifications
Conduct code reviews of other developers, researchers and operations team members
Participate in the recruitment process by conducting interviews and providing candidate evaluations