Senior Java Engineer: Sre

IG Group

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid
Strong java development experience
Jvm internals and performance tuning
Message brokers (activemq, kafka)
You'll work with cutting-edge distributed systems handling high-throughput, low-latency trading operations that demand zero downtime

Job Summary

  • You'll work with cutting-edge distributed systems handling high-throughput, low-latency trading operations that demand zero downtime.
  • As a Senior SRE, you'll balance your passion for both software development and reliability engineering, applying engineering discipline to solve operational challenges at scale.
  • We believe that diversity is vital to success, it fuels creativity, drives innovation and sets us up for global success.

Matching Summary

You'll work with cutting-edge distributed systems handling high-throughput, low-latency trading operations that demand zero downtime.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Strong Java development experience
  • JVM internals and performance tuning
  • Message brokers (ActiveMQ, Kafka)
  • Containerization and orchestration
  • OpenTelemetry and distributed tracing
  • Reliability patterns, circuit breakers
  • High-throughput, low-latency environments

Nice-to-have

  • Systems thinking approach
  • Cross-team collaboration skills
  • Balancing development and operations
  • Passion for automation
  • Financial services background

Key Requirements

  • Strong Java development experience
  • Experience with message brokers
  • Experience with containerization
  • Experience with OpenTelemetry
  • Experience in high-throughput, low-latency environments
  • Experience improving system reliability at scale
  • Experience with continuous delivery and DevOps

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