Lead Java Developer 11+ Exp
Multiple Location - Lake Mary FL , Pittsburgh , PA
Contract & Full Time both
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 re-engineer and modernize our platform, and drive our migration to a scalable microservice, cloud-based architecture.
Responsibilities:
? As a development lead, will be responsible to Build, 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 front office and Operations
? Provide technical oversight around 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 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 CI/CD 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
? Very good understanding of industry standard trading protocols like FIX, FpML
? Proficiency with Data Standards & Data Modelling
? Proficiency with text-based formats like XML & 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 focus on Fixed Income Products – Treasuries, Corporate Bonds, Agencies, Commercial Paper, 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 regulatory landscape from a developer perspective
? Brings production support experience and can troubleshooting issues under pressure
? Previous experience with application profiling and debugging
? Familiarity with Angular & Python is plus
? Strong communication and organization skills
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