Java Backend Engineer - Investment Bank - Equities Team
A leading investment bank is offering an exciting opportunity for a candidate to join the Trading & Sales-focused team within the Equity Structured Scalability group, working on multi-year, strategic, and greenfield projects. They are seeking a dynamic Java and/or full stack Java developer who is passionate about collaborating with front office desks and stakeholders to understand their requirements. The successful candidate will work with a global team to implement changes and be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of features.
Additionally, the ideal candidate will be a team player who can thrive in a strong technical environment and contribute to the evolution of the platform, supporting the increasing demands of the business while navigating complex global regulations.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate in an Agile environment with users from Sales, Trading, Operations, and Finance, while working alongside the Strats team to strategically enhance our structured products representation and the associated front-to-back systems.
- Participate in the full development lifecycle of projects, ensuring iterative delivery of value to stakeholders.
- Engage with colleagues and technologists globally to improve both the platforms resiliency and scalability.
- Provide Level 3 support to platform users during regional hours.
Required Skills:
- Extensive knowledge and solid commercial experience with Java 8+.
- Basic SQL experience.
- Familiarity with automated testing and continuous integration platforms.
- Strong architectural knowledge and experience working within frameworks and distributed environments.
- A desire to learn new technologies and gain business domain knowledge.
- A pragmatic approach to problem-solving in a front office environment.
Desired Skills (not essential):
- Proficiency in HTML5 technologies, Angular, TypeScript, and JavaScript.
- Experience with Scala.
- Knowledge of the equity derivatives and structured products business domain.
- Familiarity with connectivity, pricing, pre-trade workflow, trade capture, or post-trade systems in Equities, FX, Fixed Income, or Derivatives.
- Experience collaborating with quantitative analysts or strategists.
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