Senior Software Engineer - Java

Job Summary

We are seeking a Software Developer to join the Risk and Finance IT team of a leading investment bank. This role involves designing, developing, and maintaining applications supporting Market Risk, Counterparty Risk, and Finance domains, with a focus on large-scale regulatory projects such as FRTB and real-time market risk processing.

Mandatory Skill-set

• Must have minimum 8 years of software development experience;
• Must have at least 5 years of experience in Java/J2EE development;
• Strong expertise in data ingestion and processing technologies (e.g., Spark Streaming, Spark);
• Must have hands-on experience with messaging systems (Kafka, Flume, ActiveMQ, MQSeries, or RabbitMQ);
• Solid knowledge of Hadoop ecosystem (preferably Hortonworks distribution: HDFS, HBase, Hive, ORC/Parquet);
• Proficiency with build and CI/CD tools (Maven, SBT, Ant, Jenkins, TeamCity);
• Must have experience with UML, RESTful web services, JUnit (TDD), Jira/QC, and Git/SVN for source management.

Desired Skill-set

• Experience in solution design using proven patterns and performance tuning in streaming environments;
• Familiarity with Phoenix, ElasticSearch, Sqoop, or StreamSets;
• Basic knowledge of finance and investment banking concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical studies and collaborate with infrastructure, business analysts, and data experts to propose robust solutions;
• Document design specifications and develop high-quality software solutions;
• Ensure CI/CD artifacts and automation are integrated into the solution;
• Perform code reviews, coach best practices, and mentor junior developers;
• Provide regular reporting and updates to project managers;
• Monitor and escalate technical risks appropriately;
• Research, design, test, and validate software solutions while enhancing existing applications;
• Contribute to non-functional deliverables such as production monitoring, quality control, and performance/load testing;
• Collaborate with engineers to integrate hardware and software systems effectively.

Should you be interested in this career opportunity, please send in your updated resume to [email protected] at the earliest.

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