Lead Developer, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Jersey City, NJ
About The Position
RBC Capital Markets, LLC is seeking a Lead Developer to lead risk platform delivery with a full-stack architecture encompassing Java/Spring Boot, Python, and React/TypeScript. The role involves designing event-driven services for Profit and Loss (PnL), XVA, and limits, building backend services for intraday calculation and snapshots, and developing User Interface (UI) for real-time views. The Lead Developer will also provide Application Programming Interface (API)/messaging (Kafka/Solace) for downstream consumers, implement CI/CD pipelines, Spark processing, and S3/Iceberg data lakes. Key responsibilities include mentoring engineers, driving modernization efforts, and evaluating/implementing AI/ML automation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
- 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate work experience.
- 5 years of experience in Java and Spring Boot, performance tuning and reactive programming (RxJava, WebFlux or Reactor).
- 5 years of experience in design patterns, data structures, and concurrency.
- 4 years of experience in React or TypeScript production UI platforms and real-time browser APIs.
- 3 years of experience in CI/CD pipeline engineering (Jenkins, Ansible, GitHub Actions, Elasticsearch, Kibana, Prometheus and Grafana).
- 3 years of experience in containers and orchestration (Docker, Helm, Kubernetes and Argo CD).
- 2 years of experience in leading cross-functional teams in the development and implementation of technical roadmaps for complex software platforms.
- 2 years of experience in designing fault-tolerant systems across multiple services/nodes, managing concurrent data flows to maintain data accuracy in high-throughput environments.
- 2 years of experience in messaging, event-driven architectures (Kafka, Solace, or RabbitMQ).
- 2 years of experience in advanced SQL or schema optimization and query performance.
- 2 years of experience in finance (counterparty credit exposure, XVA and trade lifecycle).
Responsibilities
- Lead Risk platform delivery with full-stack architecture (Java/Spring Boot, Python, React/TypeScript).
- Design event-driven services for Profit and Loss (PnL), XVA, and limits.
- Build backend services for intraday calculation and snapshots.
- Develop User Interface (UI) for real-time views.
- Provide Application Programming Interface (API)/messaging (Kafka/Solace) for downstream consumers.
- Implement CI/CD pipelines, Spark processing, and S3/Iceberg data lakes.
- Mentor engineers and drive modernization.
- Evaluate and implement AI/ML automation.
- Lead cross-functional teams in the development and implementation of technical roadmaps for complex software platforms.
- Design fault-tolerant systems across multiple services/nodes, manage concurrent data flows to maintain data accuracy in high-throughput environments.
Benefits
- 401(k) program with company-matching contributions
- health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
- paid time-off plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
