Java Developer - Barcelona

WE ARE: At Adaptive, we are a financial consulting firm that partners with capital, commodity, and digital market participants. We value differentiation through technology. 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 , Manila and Montreal, we have a proven track record delivering powerful, elegant and intuitive trading technology solutions. We are expanding our product capability and looking for talented individuals to help build transformational capital markets products including: Aeron - our flagship high-performance messaging infrastructure. Hydra - our developer framework for accelerating the development and delivery of trading systems. Artio - our market-leading open-source FIX engine. Aeron Sequencer - replicated state machines at scale. YOU ARE: A great team player who loves sharing knowledge and learning from others A problem solver with strong analytical skills Excited about learning new things and keeping up to date Happy to work in a test-driven and Agile development fashion YOU HAVE: Experience in Java server-side software development Experience designing, building, debugging, and operating distributed systems Experience designing and evolving messaging protocols Experience designing and evolving software libraries Experience applying various forms of testing to underpin software qualities, e.g., correctness and performance Experience in measuring, benchmarking and profiling components and systems Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. YOU WILL: Design and develop Java applications and libraries. Write clean, efficient and well-documented code. Troubleshoot and debug Java applications to ensure smooth performance. Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and reusability. Keep up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in Java development. Pair with other team members to ensure high-quality outcomes. WHY US: To be immersed in high-standard engineering culture. Our fantastic team takes pride in crafting complex technical solutions but also loves sharing their knowledge and helping you grow professionally (we have extraordinary minds at Adaptive) You can learn from anyone here, which is the beauty of it. To take part in the growth and development of a great company. Our teams feel free to speak up, make suggestions and raise concerns. Collaborative team environment: we all work together, respect each other, and pitch in. Great consideration for work/life balance (highly-flexible, hybrid…