At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 17000+, and has 58 offices in 22 countries within key global markets.

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Java Developer with AI experience to join the FIC Global Spread Products eTrading Technology team. The successful candidate will contribute to the development of a next-generation electronic trading and algorithmic trading platform supporting high-performance, low-latency financial markets.

This role requires strong hands‑on experience in server‑side Java, multithreading, messaging, event processing, distributed caching, relational databases, and low‑latency application design. Experience applying Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or Generative AI to trading, market data, analytics, automation, or software engineering is highly desirable.

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The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors. In accordance with law, the base salary for this role if filled within Toronto, ON is CAD $110k – CAD $120k/year & benefits (see below).

The Role

Responsibilities

- Design, develop, and maintain high-performance, low-latency eTrading and algorithmic trading applications using Core Java.
- Contribute to the construction and evolution of the next‑generation electronic trading platform.
- Develop robust, scalable, and resilient services for real‑time market data, order processing, pricing, execution, and event‑driven workflows.
- Apply advanced Java concurrency, multithreading, reactive programming, and asynchronous processing techniques.
- Design and implement messaging and event‑processing solutions across multiple real‑time data streams.
- Work with multicast messaging and other high‑throughput communication technologies.
- Design and optimize distributed caching solutions, including GridGain/Ignite .
- Collaborate with architects, traders, product managers, quantitative developers, infrastructure engineers, and globally distributed technology teams.
- Participate in architectural decision‑making and help shape the strategic direction of the eTrading infrastructure.




- Identify opportunities to use AI/ML and Generative AI to improve areas such as:
- Trading analytics and market‑data processing
- Anomaly and pattern detection
- Intelligent monitoring and operational automation
- Code quality, testing, and developer productivity
- Forecasting, optimization, and decision‑support capabilities
- Ensure AI‑enabled solutions are designed with appropriate controls for performance, security, explainability, data quality, and regulatory compliance.
- Troubleshoot complex production issues and drive root‑cause analysis and permanent resolution.
- Contribute to code reviews, technical design reviews, automated testing, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Support DevOps, release management, and production deployment activities.
- Mentor junior and mid‑level developers and, where required, provide technical leadership for delivery teams.

Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline.
- 8+ years of hands‑on experience developing server‑side applications in Java.
- Solid expertise in:
- Core Java and Java Collections API
- Java Concurrency and multithreading
- Reactive programming and Rx Streams
- Asynchronous and event‑driven application design
- Messaging and event processing across multiple streams
- Distributed caching, preferably GridGain/Ignite
- 5+ years of experience developing multicast messaging solutions.
- 5+ years of experience working with relational databases , including SQL Server, Sybase, Oracle, or equivalent technologies.
- 5+ years of experience designing low‑latency trading application services.
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📌 Senior Core Java Developer with E-trade exp. (Toronto)
🏢 Synechron
📍 Toronto