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We are
At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 14,500+, and has 58 offices in 21 countries within key global markets.
Our challenge
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Core Java Developer with extensive experience in RestAPI development, Microservices architecture, and Azure Cloud. The ideal candidate will possess strong SQL database expertise and have hands-on experience with Market Data / Fixed Income.
Additional Information*
The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors. In accordance with law, the base salary for this role if filled within New York, NY is $140k - $160k/year & benefits (see below).
Overview:
Summary::
- Looking for a seasoned Java developer with a strong background in financial trading environments, seeking to leverage modern Java technologies and cloud platforms to deliver high-performance market data systems.
- Your expertise will enable seamless integration and delivery of real-time market information, empowering trading, quantitative analysis, compliance, and risk management functions.
- This role demands a blend of hands-on development skills, architectural design capabilities, and the ability to collaborate across various business.
Key Responsibilities::
- Hands on development of enterprise-grade applications using core Java (JDK 11 or 17), ensuring robustness and scalability.
- Working directly with trading desks, quantitative analysts, compliance, risk, and IT teams to deliver tailored market data solutions.
- Provide accurate effort estimates and contribute to project planning.
- Design and implement system architectures and solutions that align with business needs.
- Maintain high standards of code quality through static/dynamic code analysis, security scans, comprehensive test coverage, and CI/CD pipeline integration.
- Build and configure applications to fulfil specific business processes and application requirements.
- Engage in all phases of the software development lifecycle, from analysis and design to deployment and support.
Core Skills & Technologies::
- Extensive experience (10+ years) with enterprise Java development.
- Experience in Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring Boot Actuator), Apache Camel (Version 3)
- Experience in RESTful service development, including enterprise authentication mechanisms
- Experience in Messaging Services (JMS, ActiveMQ or similar messaging systems)
- Hands-on experience with MS SQL Server and/or Sybase.
- Emphasis on maintainable, efficient, and secure code.
Preferred Skills & Experience:
- Designing and supporting low latency, high throughput trading applications, crucial in financial markets.
- Asynchronous programming, event-driven architecture, and concurrent processing expertise.
- Building and supporting enterprise services, particularly around monitoring and state management.
- Integrating with proprietary trading or market data platforms like Bloomberg or Murex.
- Experience with cloud-native technologies such as Kafka, RedHat OpenShift, Kubernetes, Ansible, or Docker to support scalable, resilient infrastructure.
We offer:
- A highly competitive compensation and benefits package.
- A multinational organization with 58 offices in 21 countries and the possibility to work abroad.
- 10 days of paid annual leave (plus sick leave and national holidays).
- Maternity & paternity leave plans.
- A comprehensive insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-/short-term disability (plans vary by region).
- Retirement savings plans.
- A higher education certification policy.
- Commuter benefits (varies by region).
- Extensive training opportunities, focused on skills, substantive knowledge, and personal development.
- On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses.
- Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups.
- Cutting edge projects at the world s leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms.
- A flat and approachable organization.
- A truly diverse, fun-loving, and global work culture.
SYNECHRON S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT
Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative Same Difference is committed to fostering an inclusive culture promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.
All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.