Senior Java Software Engineer

Senior Java Software Engineer
Coimbra
Coimbra, Coimbra District, Portugal

Mutual Respect, Empathy, Innovation, and Professional Pride. Do you see yourself within these values? Founded in 2006 with the mission "To Challenge Complexity", Closer Consulting is a Data Science company specializing in Business Intelligence, Advanced Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence. Developing projects in the most diverse industries – Banking, Telecommunications, Healthcare, Retail, Energy, Insurance, and Aviation, among others –, we have created an environment where the brightest enquiring minds feel at home, providing our people with the means, opportunities and support they need to thrive and innovate.

We are seeking a skilled Senior Java Software Engineer to take on new challenges in a hybrid work model in Lisbon.

Are you the one?

Candidates are required to work in a multidisciplinary team of Java and C# developers to deal with the analysis and development of new functionalities, as well as maintaining the existing systems. Reporting to the line manager, the successful candidate will be working on core services and components, feed handlers, libraries shared between teams, metrics and reporting tools, and
- end applications. This is a
- pressure role in a
- office multidisciplinary IT environment and previous exposure to such environment is essential. This role will suit a highly motivated individual who is a
- starter, has a strong technical, analytical and communication skills, and is comfortable with both business analysis and development tasks. Candidates should be able to delve into existing code in other programming languages if necessary. They must be able to balance the development work against immediate support interruptions. They are willing to communicate directly with traders,
- line support, and other dev teams.

Good business knowledge of FX Products is required, and the candidate should be mathematically strong in order to understand and contribute to the flow.

We believe we are the ones to, by:

• Highload system design experience,
• Perfomant code writing/profiling
• Experiences with distributed computing/caching (Oracle Coherence or other DHTs).
• At least 5 years software development experience, with at least 2 years as an IT team lead
• Experience with electronic trading platforms or other
  - load distributed architectures, Oracle Coherence is desirable
• Experience in agile development methodologies
• Experience in migration / refactoring projects to new rails
• Good university degree in a quantitative subject
• Java core (SE,
  - threading, low latency, and optimization - Mastery
• C# - Practice
• SDLC - Mastery

If you believe in this match as much as we do, send us your CV to and reach the closer side of life. Closer is a company that values diversity and inclusion. We are committed to fostering an environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect, regardless of race, gender, beliefs, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or other personal characteristics. At Closer, we embrace the unique perspectives and experiences that everyone brings, and we believe that it is a fundamental driver for the success we've achieved.