Senior Java Systems Engineer - Platform Exchange / Matching Engine at Adaptive Financial Consulting Ltd
Adaptive Financial Consulting Ltd · London
- Occupation group: Software & IT
- Licensed sponsor: Adaptive Financial Consulting Ltd
Employer on register 23 October 2026
From the advert
WE ARE:
At Adaptive, we are a technology provider firm that partners with capital, commodity, and digital market participants to build custom front-office technology, messaging systems, and trading infrastructure. Our experienced teams design and deliver complex front-office technology solutions using our proven accelerators to create long-term competitive advantage.
Our clients include the world’s leading investment banks, investment managers, fintechs and capital market service providers. With a global reach, with offices in London, New York, Barcelona, Montreal, and Manila, we have a proven track record of delivering powerful, elegant and intuitive trading technology solutions, and we value technical pragmatism, collaboration, and clear communication.
We're looking for a Senior Java / Systems Engineer with significant experience in Platform Exchange Systems to design, deliver, and optimise production-ready, high-performance, low-latency technology using Aeron.
YOU ARE:
A hands-on engineer who enjoys designing and optimising low-latency Java services and protocols across the full delivery lifecycle.
Someone with genuine experience building Matching Engines and Platform Exchange Systems.
Driven by evidence-based engineering, automated testing, benchmarking, and profiling rather than guesswork.
A clear, confident communicator who can work across domain boundaries in a collaborative Agile environment, rather than being siloed into a single technology stack.
YOU HAVE:
Strong server-side, low-latency Java expertise (concurrency, memory management, I/O, and performance profiling).
Solid exchange, risk, or matching-engine experience.
Hands-on experience building automated testing strategies, running performance benchmarks, and diagnosing production issues.
Excellent technical communication and collaborative problem-solving skills.
Experience with order entry and market data protocols (e.g. FIX, ITCH).
Familiarity with low-latency frameworks such as Aeron, Chronicle, or…
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Senior Java Systems Engineer - Platform Exchange / Matching Engine at Adaptive Financial Consulting Ltd in London. Adaptive Financial Consulting Ltd is listed on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (23 October 2026). Read the full job advert and apply on the employer's or job board's site. A sponsor licence means the employer is on the Home Office register. It does not mean this role is sponsored. Check with the employer. This is not immigration advice.
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