The position requires a seasoned professional with over 7 years of core Java development experience, particularly in the financial sector. The role involves developing, analyzing, and implementing statistical models for computerized financial trading strategies and quantitative finance techniques. The candidate will be responsible for optimizing software performance, reducing latency, and supporting the design and maintenance of a high-performance automated trading platform. The position also emphasizes creativity and innovation in developing novel approaches to trading problems, as well as the ability to work with large-scale distributed computing programs to generate analytics and present results in user-friendly visualizations.