Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland (On-site)

Senior Java Developer

9 Months ago • 4-8 Years

Programming

Job Description

This Senior Java Developer role in Krakow, Poland, involves designing, developing, and supporting front-office trading applications within an agile environment. The position requires close collaboration with business users to translate complex requirements into innovative solutions. Responsibilities include ensuring the quality, security, and compliance of applications, working with a global team to enhance trading applications, building observability into solutions, monitoring production health, resolving incidents, and remediating risks. The ideal candidate will have excellent backend stack programming skills, strong Java expertise, SQL and database knowledge, and a proven track record of delivering high-quality solutions through automated testing. Experience in a derivatives technology focused role and a front-office environment is essential.

Good To Have:

FIX, Kafka messaging protocols
Javascript experience
Investment banking/derivatives knowledge

Must Have:

Excellent backend stack programming skills
Strong Java skills
SQL and database knowledge
Automated testing approach
Derivatives technology experience
Front-office environment experience
Teamwork and adaptability

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Project description

Your team

In our agile operating model, crews are aligned to larger products and services fulfilling client needs and encompass multiple autonomous pods. You'll be working in the Principal Flow Trading stream in Krakow as part of the quoting and market-making team. You will be part of a global development team, working closely with the front office to build out and support exchange-facing electronic trading applications.

Responsibilities

Your role Do you want to play a key role in transforming our firm into an agile organization? Are you passionate about electronic trading technology? Are you able to use your skills to build robust and scalable systems? We re-imagine the way we work, the way we connect with each other

ur colleagues, clients and partners

and the way we deliver value. Being agile will make us more responsive, more adaptable, and ultimately more innovative. We're looking for a Java developer to:

design, develop and support front-office trading applications, working closely with business users to translate complex business and regulatory requirements into innovative solutions.

apply a broad range of software engineering practices to ensure the quality, security, reliability, and compliance of our solutions, focusing on both functional and non-functional needs.

work closely with the global team to further develop and innovate the trading applications

building observability into our solutions, monitor production health, help to resolve incidents, and remediate the root cause of risks and issues.

share knowledge and expertise with colleagues, help with hiring, and contribute regularly to our engineering culture and internal communities.

Skills

Must have

Excellent backend stack programming skills:

Strong Java skills

SQL and database knowledge.

Takes an automated approach to testing to ensure delivery of high-quality solutions.

Serve as a hands-on technical expert with an interest in learning new technologies and practices.

Experience in a similar position focused on derivatives technology.

A strong communicator with experience of working in a front office environment, facing off to the business and picking up business knowledge at every opportunity.

Experience playing a full part in a closely knitted team environment.

Demonstrates the ability to adapt quickly to new challenges and potentially juggle several tasks at the same time.

Nice to have

Understanding of industry standard messaging protocols would be a plus, eg. FIX, Kafka,

Experience with Javascript

Knowledge/experience in investment banking

derivatives, trading.