We are working with a leading global financial institution seeking a Lead Java engineer to help drive the development of a large scale, low latency market data platform.
This role sits within a high impact data/tech function responsible for delivering real time and historical data to trading and quant teams. You will play a key role in shaping the architecture and evolution of a central data platform that underpins front office decision making.

Key Responsibilities
*Lead the design and development of a large scale market data ingestion platform
*Build and optimise low latency data pipelines for real time and historical data
*Integrate and manage market data feeds from external vendors and trading venues
*Drive improvements in data quality, validation and monitoring frameworks
*Translate business requirements from trading and quantitative teams into technical solutions
*Define and implement engineering best practices and architectural standards
*Mentor and develop a team of engineers across multiple locations
*Contribute to both hands on coding and high level system design
Key Requirements*Strong Java engineering background with experience building enterprise scale systems
*Proven experience working with market data or trading systems within financial services
*Experience building data ingestion pipelines and handling real time data feeds
*Understanding of low latency system design and distributed architectures
*Experience integrating vendor data feeds such as Bloomberg or Refinitiv
*Ability to operate in a hands on technical role while leading and mentoring engineers
*Strong communication skills and experience working with front office stakeholders
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