Software Developer/Pre-Sales Engineer

My Client a foreign exchange technology provider is looking for a London-based Software Developer and Pre-Sales Engineer, who will join the their technical team, where each member takes on a variety of different roles, including development and testing of software products and supporting my Client's existing customer base.

The individual will also work as a Pre-Sales Engineer, communicating the value proposition of my Client's software and services to prospective customers. This entails providing business-level product demonstrations and conveying the strength of their underlying technology.

Required Skills:

1. At least two years core Java SE development experience

2. Five years total development experience, between Java, C, C++, .NET

3. Excellent communications and interpersonal skills

4. At least one of:
(a) One year network programming experience (socket level protocols)
(b) One year automated testing experience
(c) One year experience programming financial market data and/or trading systems
(d) One year Swing programming experience
(e) One year of web 2.0 programming experience

Desired Skills:

- Knowledge of foreign exchange technology

- Financial services industry experience, especially as it relates to market data adapters, trading adapters, and trading systems

- Experienced with Real Time systems, Multithreading, performance tuning

- Proficient in Unix/Linux

- Financial Protocol and FIX experience

Education:

Four-year accredited bachelors degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent degree.