XTX Markets - Realtime Analytics and Controls Developer

• Communicate regularly with internal users about their needs and ideas. • Understand workflows of all teams involved in trading. • An Ingestion mechanism for large volumes of data from trading systems. • Internal frameworks for data processing and presentation. • In-memory query engines. • Present the data in a clear, useful, and accurate way, in collaboration with frontend developers. • Maintain calculation of trading metrics. • Build software that can reliably run 24/7. • Participating in the on-call rota. • Essential Attributes • Pragmatic with strong ability to communicate with technical stakeholders: understanding users’ needs, soliciting features / requirements from them and prioritising effectively according to business needs. • Algorithmically literate and able to write efficient code. • Familiar with distributed systems – able to reason about consistency, delays etc. • Minimum of 5 years’ experience coding in a professional environment with Java or C++. • Willing to learn Kotlin. • Skilled in writing automated tests. • Passionate about reducing complexity. • Deeply caring about correctness and reliability. • Proactive about taking responsibility. • Desirable Attributes • Familiar with high throughput JVM techniques. • Experience with binary protocols. • Proficient in working with databases. • Experienced in working with high stakes systems.