Bilingual candidate (Japanese/English) with a degree in computer science and at least 3 years experience or a degree in a scientific subject with at least 3 year's commercial experience after graduation. Financial services industry experience with particular knowledge of the Japanese markets and related exchange technology is strongly desired although not essential. Experience with the design and implementation of Trading and Execution systems or other realtime applications of similar complexity will behighly valued. Significant development experience in one of the following: Microsoft .NET, C++, or Java. O/S A familiarity with UNIX and Windows as a user is essential. Detailed programming knowledge is required. Some knowledge of at least one major RDBMS (Relationship Data Base Management System) is required. Development of new systems to support existing businesses and new electronic trading initiatives. The split between development and support/maintenance will vary but will generally be around 2/3rds development and1/3rd support. In common with other financial services organizations, we work in a rapidly changing environment meaning that flexibility is a basic requirement, both in terms of the technology used and day-to-day duties including some night/weekend hours working will be required.The vast majority of development within the team takes place using Java on UNIX and Windows. However, we do have some applications written in other languages..