Description
One of our high profile financial clients is seeking an experienced (+5 years) Java Developer to join their electronic trading platform team.
Essential Requirements
Minimum Qualification
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University degree in any quantitative discipline (maths, computer science, engineering).
Technical Skills
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Proven recent SDLC experience on mature, enterprise multi-threaded Java development projects - greenfield projects should be a minority.
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Significant (5 year+) prior exposure to high frequency, low latency programming environments - typically in the context of electronic trading for Equities, Commodities, FX or Rates.
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C/C++ and JNI experience is desirable
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Knowledge of ION Marketview and its programming environment would be a plus.
Business Skills
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Good knowledge of the following financial instruments, their pricing and/or quotation on most common markets: bonds, swaps, futures, repos is a plus.
Competencies
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Be organised and delivery-focused, with attention to detail
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Be articulate in their verbal and written communication with all types of project stakeholders: colleagues, users, management, etc
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Be accountable, ie taking full ownership of their allocated tasks
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Be comfortable operating with a strong level of autonomy
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Be pro-active in general, taking own initiatives to prevent risks/issues
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Be a team player
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Be fluent in English
Conduct:
- Be a role model, supporting and fostering a culture of good conduct
- Demonstrate proactivity, transparency and accountability for identifying and managing conduct risks
- Consider the implications of actions on colleagues, partners and clients before making decisions, and escalate issues to manager when unsure.
- [For managers only] Take responsibility for your team's conduct and conduct risks.
Responsibilities for the senior developer will include:
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delivering any assigned task to Production as per time, non-functional and functional requirements - in particular, ensuring deliveries meet adequate levels of testability, at unit, component and integration levels;
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liaising directly with business users over requirement gathering;
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focusing on the platform's non-functional behaviour: performance, scalability, security etc - and making sure that tests in this area are repeatable;
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promoting knowledge sharing within team members - taking active involvement in organising and chairing poker-sizing sessions with all concerned parties as and when required;
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ensuring smooth liaison with other teams, both inside and outside IRG ETS IT where appropriate (eg London/NY Dev teams, Production support teams, etc);
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documenting new functionalities and training users/support teams support as appropriate;
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leading by example: ensuring that own behaviour as developer exhibits the team's values of dedication, commitment and transparency at all times and under all circumstances.
Please only send your CV if you have the necessary technical experience (5+years in JAVA) and competencies.