Software Developer - Commodity Trading & Sales Technology - Analyst - London

Job description

Job Summary & Responsibilities

Application Opening Date: 10 February 2017
Application Closing Date: 09 March 2017
Location: London
Salary: Competitive
Full time

YOUR IMPACT

The ideal candidate would have experience and interest in building enterprise systems that are highly reliable and low maintenance.  They should also have commercial experience in Java.

The successful candidate will join a team of talented developers working on visible and prestigious projects. The opportunity will appeal to motivated individuals who want to work directly with the trading desks.

OUR IMPACT

Our team of engineers builds solutions to the most complex problems. We develop cutting-edge systems and processes that form the core of our key business and enable transactions to move in milliseconds. We provide real-time access to critical deal information and crunch billions of data points each day to inform firm-wide market insights and strategies. Team members have the opportunity to work at the forefront of technology innovation alongside industry leaders and make significant contributions to the field.

The  FICC (Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities) Technology teams works directly with the FICC Trading and Sales teams to develop next generation systems to achieve their business goals. It is a fast paced environment where individuals with strong development and interpersonal skills gain a unique insight into how financial markets work.

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

You will work on a range of projects for the global commodities business. While the projects vary over time, our current areas of focus include:

- BoltWeb: a strategic platform for risk and trade management for Trading and Sales.
- eDealing: continued investment in the award winning Commodities platform Marquee Trader and related applications.
- Business development: new markets, partners and business segments.

Within each business, our teams are responsible for many problem spaces including:
- Trade entry, lifecycle management, and booking systems
- User interfaces for latency sensitive electronic quoting and order management
- Risk and position management systems
- Pricing and market data applications

You will also:
- Gain experience in a variety of technologies, including the GS platform SecDB, Java, web technologies (javascript, angular etc.), real-time cluster technologies like SPARK and NoSQl data stores like MongoDB.
- Work directly with Trading, Sales and Strats.
- Gain great opportunities to learn the business while working with a talented group of individuals.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCES WE’RE LOOKING FOR

- Strong academic record with Master’s degree in a STEM subject required
- Software development experience gained from working within Financial Services/Investment Banking industry essential
- Strong object oriented analysis and design skills required
- Strong programming/coding experience in Java required
- Knowledge of C++, Python, Javascript, HTML, CSS required
- Must have good understanding of algorithms and data structures
- Knowledge of software development tools and processes (TDD, Scrum etc.) required
- Systems maintenance (debugging, trouble shooting, version releases etc.) required
- Must have excellent communication skills
- Must be a strong team player

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