Description
Java Developer, eTrading Developer, Rates IT - Investment Bank
My client is an investment bank based in London; they are looking for a contract Java Developer to join their growing eTrading team. As an eTrading developer you will be primarily working on extending and supporting the electronic trading systems associated with Rates Derivates and Cash (Rates & Credit) desks, through a mixture of individual and team-based tasks from small enhancements through to large scale implementations. The IRS eTrading system is currently being extended outside of London to incorporate the US IRS business, this is a good opportunity to contribute to a product as it is globalized.
Key skills:
- Java Server Side development within an investment bank
- An understanding of interest rate products (Interest Rate Swaps, OIS, bonds)
- Broad knowledge of open source Java libraries and frameworks
- Experience working in a Front Office development role
- Development through all the stages of the project life cycle
- Good communicator who can talk to different business area
- Numerate and good problem solver
Desirable skills:
- ION
- ZeroMQ
- Google Protocol Buffers
- Kryo
- KDB
- Agile development
- Working in a distributed team
Responsibilities:
- Develop software, delivering to agreed requirements, using an agile delivery process and adhering to company standards for Documentation, System Testing, User Acceptance testing, and Change Control.
- Keep close communication with technical architects within the department leveraging reusable software to facilitate time-to-market where ever possible.
- Functional Requirements: with assistance, gather, understand, and analyse functional requirements directly from the Front Office Trading & Sales desks.
- Work with business and product leaders to understand their key drivers and help them understand how technology should influence their strategy
- Contribute to architecture decisions and planning sessions
- Sourcing market data from external vendors eg. BPipe and ION
- Pricing of vanilla and custom IRS/Cash products (often using in-house and vendor analytics)
- Contribution publication to B2C venues eg. Bloomberg and Tradeweb
Please apply now for immediate consideration and further details.
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