Ink Search

About the Company

SaaS-enabled marketplace with AI for the tattoo industry. We simply speed up the connection between the best artists and clients. INKsearch.co is a marketplace for tattoo studios, artists, and ink lovers. We simplify and speed up the booking process. INKsearch is a friendly place where clients can find their favorite artists, useful information, and inspiration. They can book sessions, recommend, or get tattoo ideas within one comprehensive platform. For an artist, though, it is a place to promote, meet clients, be employed by new parlors, travel, and tattoo the world. All that is thanks to smart, intuitive, and user-friendly software created by people crazy about inks. We want to build a powerful place for the tattoo world and unite artists and clients. Join us, help us improve, and grow with us! Our goal is to be truly the best place for tattoo lovers worldwide.

Listed Jobs

Company Name

Ink Search

Job Title

Scala Developer - Front/Middle Office Trading Technology. London or Remote UK. Outside IR35

Job Description

**Job Title** Scala Developer – Front/Middle Office Trading Technology **Role Summary** Contract (outside IR35) Scala developer responsible for architecting, building, and deploying high‑performance, low‑latency software that supports pre‑trade quantitative analytics, valuation, and pricing within a complex commodities/energy trading environment. Remote work from anywhere in the UK. **Expectations** - Produce clean, testable, production‑grade Scala code. - Optimize JVM performance (garbage collection, tuning). - Operate efficiently in a Unix/Linux command‑line environment. - Collaborate using Git/GitBucket and follow agile delivery practices. - Contribute to a high‑frequency/low‑latency trading platform and support continuous improvement. **Key Responsibilities** - Design and implement core trading components using functional programming principles. - Write unit, integration, and performance tests to ensure reliability. - Profile and tune JVM and system resources for latency‑critical workloads. - Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and technical documentation. - Integrate with existing trading systems and support deployment pipelines. - Work closely with quant analysts, risk engineers, and other developers to translate business requirements into robust software solutions. **Required Skills** - Strong Scala development experience (functional programming). - Proficiency with Unix/Linux command line and scripting. - Expert use of Git (GitBucket preferred) for version control. - Deep understanding of JVM internals, garbage collection, and performance tuning. - Experience building high‑frequency, low‑latency applications. - Knowledge of testing frameworks (e.g., ScalaTest, Specs2) and CI/CD concepts. - Ability to work independently and within a collaborative, remote team. **Required Education & Certifications** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience). - Professional Scala certification is a plus but not mandatory. - No specific trading or finance certifications required.

London or united kingdom working., United kingdom

Remote

01-10-2025

Company Name

Ink Search

Job Title

Lead Scala Developer - Real-time Risk Management/Front Office Trading. London or Remote UK.

Job Description

**Job Title** Lead Scala Developer – Real‑time Risk Management / Front Office Trading **Role Summary** Lead the design, development, and deployment of high‑performance, low‑latency trading and risk‑management software. Write clean, testable Scala code, ensure system reliability, and mentor a team of developers in a Unix/Linux environment. **Expectations** - Deliver production‑grade Scala applications that meet stringent performance and latency requirements. - Drive architectural decisions and enforce best practices for code quality and testing. - Collaborate closely with quant analysts, traders, and infrastructure engineers. - Optimize JVM performance, including garbage collection tuning. - Maintain version control discipline using Git and GitBucket. **Key Responsibilities** - Architect and implement scalable pre‑trade analytics, valuation, and pricing components. - Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for rapid, reliable releases. - Conduct code reviews, mentor junior developers, and foster a collaborative team culture. - Perform profiling, benchmarking, and performance tuning of critical path code. - Troubleshoot production issues and provide timely incident resolution. **Required Skills** - Expert proficiency in Scala (functional programming, concurrency, streams). - Strong command‑line experience in Unix/Linux environments. - Deep knowledge of JVM internals, garbage collection, and performance optimization. - Mastery of Git version control (including GitBucket or similar repository management). - Experience with low‑latency, high‑frequency trading systems or quantitative finance applications. - Familiarity with test frameworks (e.g., ScalaTest, Specs2) and continuous integration tools. **Required Education & Certifications** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related quantitative field (Master’s preferred). - Relevant certifications optional (e.g., Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE; Scala Certification).

London or united kingdom, United kingdom

Remote

Senior

01-10-2025