About the Role / About the Job
Engineer the future of global finance. Our Tech team doesn’t just support finance – we are helping to redefine it. Every day, $5 trillion crosses through our network. We do business in 180+ countries operating at a scale few can match. From deploying advanced AI to helping shape global markets, we build systems that matter. Join a team where your work helps influence economies, your ideas can drive innovation, and your growth is backed by mentorship, continuous learning, and flexibility with potential hybrid work opportunities. This is a challenging and exciting opportunity to work on complex Front Office risk & Backoffice Settlement and Payment projects within Markets Technology, cooperating with multiple teams to develop this franchise-critical strategic cross-business platform.
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Key Responsibilities
- Take ownership for delivering the development task assigned.
- Ensure delivery within tight timelines and meet the team’s expectations.
- Get involved in the entire lifecycle of the development project.
- Understand the requirements from Project Lead and ensure quality deliverables.
- Ensure quality and optimized coding with proper documentation.
- Conduct peer code reviews.
- Develop unit plans, perform unit testing and continuously improve the product experience.
- Actively assist the Support team wherever required.
- Assist the Project Lead in coordinating with business analysts & user communities to define requirements.
- Participate in the technical design.
- Actively assist the Project Lead to deliver quality output.
- Together with the team, contribute to innovative & best-in-class solutions for our business.
Development Value
This position provides an excellent opportunity to play a significant role in a critical business. As a member of our highly acclaimed Technology team, you will participate in and shape the expansion and preeminence of our Business, working together with a team of highly skilled technologists. The opportunity to work in front-office application space spanning multiple asset classes in a high-velocity & high-availability environment is an exciting proposition. You will leverage our incomparable geographical reach, product richness, and engineering expertise to create a successful and top-of-the-class product offering for our customers.
Person Specification
Knowledge/Experience:
- Proven years of hands-on experience in pure technical roles in the development of various software applications.
Technology:
- In-depth knowledge and application of Java, J2EE, Spring, Spring Boot, HTML/CSS, React JS, Angular, and JavaScript.
- Thorough understanding of the fundamental concepts of Java and J2EE.
- Exposure to an industry-standard database (Oracle) on a UNIX platform, with awareness of database design and SQL scripting knowledge and performance tuning.
- Awareness of unit testing frameworks like JUnit or TestNG.
- Familiarity with application servers/web servers (JBoss and Tomcat).
- Work experience on transactional applications for low latency, high availability uses is a plus.
- Work experience in technologies like JMS / Kafka is a plus.
- Knowledge of container platforms like AWS, OpenShift, etc. is a plus.
Domain:
- Knowledge of various treasury products, such as FX, Money Markets, Fixed Income & Derivatives is a plus.
Skills:
- Strong interpersonal and articulation skills (spoken and written).
- Ability to partner with non-technical and technical peers; effective collaboration with remote colleagues and active participation in technical discussions.
- Strong team orientation and commitment to overall team success; willing to go above and beyond to ensure team success, with a focus on customer commitment and quality.
- Effective time management skills to manage multiple priorities with flexibility on time zones and timelines.
- Strong logical thinking, high analytical and problem-solving skills; innovative and solutions-oriented.
Qualifications:
- Graduation/Post-Graduation qualifications in Computer Engineering (preferable) or any equivalent stream with a strong academic record.
- A high degree of analytical ability and quantitative skills is desirable.
Competencies:
- Innovative and positive ‘Can Do’ attitude.
- Planning and organizing skills – ability to identify the steps to achieve objectives.
- Resilience – accustomed to working towards tight deadlines under pressure, utilizing appropriate coping methods to stay focused.
- Accountability – proactive in goal setting and achieving targets.
