Java Developer with Fixed Income - NYC, NY (Hybrid)

Position: Java Developer with Fixed Income

Location: New York (3 to 4 days onsite)

Duration: Long-term

Skills

Mandatory Skills: Git, Java, Fixed Income

Job description

We are seeking talented Senior hands-on Java Developers to join our core Fixed Income team in lead and support roles To help design develop and implement our applications to support front office and operations groups Work cross functionally with various stakeholders trading teams and technology departments to ensure our applications are running at optimal performance You will take a hands-on approach to understanding business workflows and the products we work with You will help reengineer and modernize our platform and drive our migration to a scalable microservice cloud based architecture.

Responsibilities

• As a development lead, will be responsible for building design Trading Channels, Messaging Channels, interfacing with other venues and exchanges using industry standard protocols
• Operate mission-critical systems and deliver day-to-day enhancements across the front office and Operations
• Provide technical oversight around the major Fixed Income E-Commerce Project
• Design and develop core components in Java
• Create and implement system testing procedures
• Collaborate and work with other teams in a platform operating model
• Analyze and support vendor software
• Stakeholder management
• Project Prioritization
• Delivery Maintenance for the applications within the Equities domain
• Provide second-level support
• Usage of AI tools like GitLab Windsurf Co-pilot
• Develop Unit Test Cases with a view to integration into CICD pipeline

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher degree in computer science, engineering, or a related discipline or equivalent work experience required
• 10 years of experience in software development required
• 5 years of experience working with Fixed Income Products and Associated Electronic Workflows
• Strong proficiency with Java, SQL, and Git
• Excellent understanding of industry standard trading protocols like FIX, FPML
• Proficiency with Data Standards and Data Modelling
• Proficiency with text-based formats like XML and JSON
• Strong Proficiency with messaging frameworks, MQ, Kafka
• Proficiency with Spring, Spring Boot, Spring Integration
• Familiarity with testing patterns and dev ops
• Familiarity with cloud containerization
• Comfortable in Windows and Linux environments

Desired Skills and Experience

• Experience in the securities or financial services industry with a focus on Fixed Income Products, Treasuries, Corporate Bonds, Agencies, Commercial Paper, and Mortgages
• Hands-on experience and working knowledge of Order Management Systems, Smart Order Routers, Market Data Aggregator
• Previous experience designing and implementing new systems and features independently
• Developed market data feeds and feeds to downstream systems
• Understanding of trade life cycle events for fixed income
• Understanding of the regulatory landscape from a developer perspective
• Brings production support experience and can troubleshoot issues under pressure
• Previous experience with application profiling and debugging
• Familiarity with Angular Python is a plus
• Strong communication and organization skills