Senior Associate-Java Developer

Job purpose

We are seeking a capable, hands-on Java Developer to join a global team building a pre-execution sales-trader workflow system for structuring, valuing and matching voice deals across Interest Rate products for a leading corporate and investment bank. Operating as an extension of the clients Sales Trading Business Platforms team in a resource-augmentation model, the developer will deliver functional and non-functional requirements, contribute to the extensibility and reliability of software solutions, and grow ownership of assigned modules on short Agile cycles. The role suits a self-driven engineer who can quickly understand requirements, work with minimal supervision, and collaborate closely with traders, analysts and IT partners.

Key responsibilities

Hands-on development using Java (Java 25) as the primary language to build and enhance the preexecution sales-trader workflow platform for Interest Rate products

Deliver functional and non-functional requirements while maintaining the extensibility, reliability and performance of software solutions

Develop and maintain distributed, multi-threaded, asynchronous applications using Spring Boot, PostgreSQL and OpenShift

Contribute to continuous improvement of the development and release environment, tooling and CI/CD processes on large, complex systems

Apply test-driven development and deliver software on short cycles using Scrum/Agile methodology

Work closely with traders, business/functional analysts, product owners and other IT partners; provide level-3 production support as required

Perform JVM monitoring, profiling, performance tuning and debugging using tools such as JConsole, JVisualVM, Elasticsearch/Logstash, Prometheus and OpenTracing

Collaborate with development leads and cross-regional teams (Risk, Quants, DevOps, Finance, Regulatory Reporting), balancing project work, BAU and support tasks efficiently

Key competencies

Educated to degree level in Computer Science or a similar engineering discipline

5 to 7 years of relevant hands-on software development experience

Strong fundamental computer science knowledge including concurrency, algorithms and data structures

Strong core Java development skills including streams, lambdas and advanced concurrency APIs

Extensive experience and understanding of distributed systems developing, profiling and maintaining multi-threaded, asynchronous applications

Hands-on experience of working with Spring Boot, PostgreSQL and OpenShift

Extensive experience of test-driven development and knowledge of CI/CD on large, complex systems

Ability to deliver software on short cycles using Scrum/Agile methodology

JVM monitoring, profiling, performance tuning and debugging (JConsole, JVisualVM, Elasticsearch/Logstash, Prometheus, OpenTracing)

Self-driven and proactive, able to work independently with minimal supervision, with strong communication and stakeholder-management skills

Good to have:

Any JavaScript/TypeScript, ReactJS experience

Experience in the pricing or risk domain in investment banking front-office, or Market/Credit risk with a good understanding of risk sensitivities and F2B processes

Hands-on experience with dynamic scalability and cloud deployment (EKS/Nomad), container/Docker deployment, gRPC services, or cloud-based services (Prometheus, Elasticsearch)

Experience with Kafka or other event processing/message bus

Experience with Workflow/Scheduling/State management