Senior Backend Developer (Java) – Trading Focus

Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend services for trading platforms.
Build and enhance components related to order management, trade execution, positions, and market data processing.
Collaborate closely with trading teams, architects, and product owners to translate business requirements into reliable technical solutions.
Design scalable, resilient, and event-driven backend architectures.
Ensure high standards of code quality, automated testing, performance, and reliability.
Leverage AI-assisted development workflows to accelerate implementation, testing, and technical documentation.
Participate in architectural decisions, technical reviews, and continuous platform improvements.
Support and mentor other developers, particularly regarding trading domain concepts and backend best practices.

Requirements
5+ years of skilled Java development experience.
Solid expertise in Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and microservices architecture.
Experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus, or similar messaging technologies.
Familiarity with trading concepts, including order lifecycle, order types, executions, positions, P&L;, and market data.




Experience with asynchronous processing, messaging systems, and event-driven architectures.
Experience designing reliable, high-performance, and scalable backend systems.
Strong unit and integration testing practices using JUnit, Mockito, Test-containers, or similar frameworks.
Practical experience using AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, or equivalent) in career development workflows.
Understanding Spec-Driven Development (SDD), Context Engineering, and AI-assisted testing and code review practices.
Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
Experience with Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.

Nice to Have
Experience with FIX protocol and financial market data feeds.
Knowledge of OMS (Order Management Systems), EMS (Execution Management Systems), or risk management systems.
Familiarity with trading connectivity, brokers, exchanges, and liquidity providers.
Knowledge of low-latency systems, concurrency, and performance optimization.
Experience with Kubernetes and containerized environments.
Familiarity with financial instruments such as equities, futures, options, or cryptocurrencies.

📌 Senior Backend Developer Java Trading Focus Chennai
🏢 Vish Gyana Technology Solutions
📍 Chennai