Senior Software Engineer

**Job Description** BGC Group is seeking a highly skilled Java Developer to join our Fixed Income Inter\-Dealer Brokerage technology team. This role focuses on building and enhancing high\-performance, low\-latency applications that support trading and brokerage operations for global fixed income markets. **Responsibilities** * Design, develop, and maintain server\-side Java applications for fixed income trading platforms. * Implement robust, scalable solutions using Spring Framework and Spring Boot. * Collaborate with business analysts, traders, and other developers to deliver mission\-critical features. * Optimize application performance for high throughput and low latency in a real\-time trading environment. * Ensure code quality through unit tests and end\-to\-end test automation. * Participate in DevOps pipeline development and deployment automation using GitLab CI/CD, Git, and Maven. * Containerize applications using Docker for deployment. * Troubleshoot production issues and provide timely resolutions. **Core Competencies \& Skills** * Strong proficiency in Java (8\+) with a focus on server\-side development. * Expertise in Spring, Spring Boot, and Maven for enterprise application development. * Solid understanding of multithreading, concurrency, and performance tuning. * Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Docker). * Familiarity with messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, JMS) and RESTful services. * Knowledge of SQL and relational databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL). * Exposure to financial markets, preferably fixed income or inter\-dealer brokerage, is highly desirable. **Qualifications** * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. * 5\+ years of professional experience in Java development. * Prior experience in electronic trading systems, brokerage platforms, or financial services technology is a strong plus. **Desirable Skills** * Experience with at least one web application development framework (e.g., Angular, React, or similar). * Monitoring and observability tools: Splunk, ELK stack, Grafana/Prometheus.