Graduate/Early Career Developer - London /Finance/Graduate - 40K + Benefits

You are a graduate, junior developer or transitioning to a career in technology, with a deep appreciation for low-level computer architecture, messaging and distributed systems, looking for a role starting in early November 2025. This role pays £40,000 per annum. WE ARE: Adaptive, a successful and growing software consultancy with a great reputation among staff and clients alike. We specialise in building high-throughput, low-latency trading systems running in the cloud, and have won multiple awards for our technology. We use technological accelerators, including Aeron, an open-source project we sponsor, and tailor solutions to the needs of each of our clients. As a consultancy, our client's success relies on us making strong technical decisions, collaborating with stakeholders, and being up to date with the latest technology and practices in the fintech industry. Our people need to be the best, and we want to train you to rise to that level as well. We're looking for candidates to join us in early November 2025 to build on their degree, internships or previous experience, learn about finance and have a great time while doing so! YOU ARE: Passionate about crafting elegant and performant solutions Passionate about software engineering and technology Keen to work in the finance industry Able to clearly model, articulate and solve complex problems Excited about the opportunity to learn from industry-leading consultants in a collaborative, professional and friendly environment Willing to step out of your comfort zone to grow as a software engineer Proactive, an initiative taker and a great team player A quick learner with excellent communication skills Able to efficiently leverage the knowledge of more experienced members of the team; YOU HAVE: Some knowledge and interest about the following computer science topics: Computer architecture, particularly around performance trade-offs, including memory, CPU and caching. Networking according to the OSI model, particularly UDP, TCP and HTTP. Distributed systems, including remote procedure calls (RPC), message passing and consensus algorithms like RAFT (this part is quite specialised to what we do, but do check out the learning resources below!) Languages and compilers, particularly the trade-offs between natively compiled code like C/C++ or Rust vs. intermediate language runtimes like Java or .NET. Garbage collection and memory pressure is particularly important. Algorithms and data structures. (A BSc/MSc in Computer Science, Maths or Science is a nice to have, but we look for potential here, not diplomas ??) A strong interest in working with back-end technologies built with Java; A strong interest in working with distributed systems and cloud technologies; Java coding experience, or experience with a similar language like JavaScript, Python, Go or C#; A strong desire to progress and learn; THE EARLY CAREERS PROGRAM: We have improved our early careers program over the years to ensure that it provides a great learning experience and prepares our trainees for an exciting, fast-paced career in software development. You should expect a mix of hands-on development (you won't believe the things you'll be able to do after just a few weeks!) and training in capital markets, alongside knowledge sharing sessions with colleagues from all different areas of our company to ensure that you fully understand your role in the bigger picture. The program includes: Training in software engineering; Training in financial markets, project management and consultancy skills; Gaining practical project work experience and working in an agile team; Hands-on training from some of the leading consultants in the industry; Working with high-profile clients using the latest technology stacks; Experienced, supportive, smart and friendly colleagues; Working alongside trainees from our other offices.

Adaptive, a successful and growing software consultancy with a great reputation among staff and clients alike. We specialise in building high-throughput, low-latency trading systems running in the cloud, and have won multiple awards for our technology. We use technological accelerators, including Aeron, an open-source project we sponsor, and tailor solutions to the needs of each of our clients.