Securities Lending Front Office Developer
About The Position
We are seeking a Securities Lending Front Office Developer for a backfill role. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience, with a strong focus on front-office development, working directly with traders. This position requires hands-on experience in Java within the Securities Lending domain, including in-depth knowledge of lending platforms and mission-critical trading systems. The role involves close collaboration with trading desks, quants, and risk teams, and requires expertise in DevSecOps methodologies and tools. A solid understanding of both back-end and front-end technologies, along with experience in automated testing frameworks, is essential. The position is based in New York City, requiring 2-3 days per week in the office, with a preference for local candidates due to in-person interviews in the final round.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience.
- Java development experience in Securities Lending.
- Securities Lending platforms experience (like FIS (Loanet/Loanex) or Global One).
- Experience with mission-critical trading platforms (Order/Stock Loan/Market Data Systems).
- BTCC experience.
- Direct collaboration with trading desks, quants, and risk teams.
- Expertise in DevSecOps methodologies and tools such as Jenkins, Ansible, Puppet Labs, Sona Type, SonarQube, Tenable, Invicti and Zero Networks.
- Experience in development and maintenance of automated testing frameworks.
- Solid understanding of back-end and front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).
- Bachelor’s/master’s degree in computer science or related field.
- 5+ years of Java development experience, ideally in capital markets/financial services.
- Experience with frameworks (Spring, Hibernate), messaging (Kafka, RabbitMQ), and databases (Oracle, SQL Server, Snowflake).
- Proficiency with Git and Agile development.
- Strong multitasking, organizational, and communication skills.
- Ability to come for in-person interviews in the final round.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with AI/ML.
- Experience and familiarity with Log observability tools such as Elastic Search/Kibana/Splunk stack.
- Familiarity with pricing models, quantitative analysis, and P&L calculations.
- Experience with leading industry platforms, including Quod, Flex Trade, Charles River Trader, Nuvo prime, and Murex.
- Experience with cloud (Azure, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes).
- Knowledge of regulatory/risk/compliance and audit controls in Securities Lending space is a plus.
- AI platform like DL4J is a plus.
- Murex is also a plus.
Responsibilities
- Hands-on experience in Java in Securities Lending development space.
- In-depth knowledge of Securities Lending platforms experience (like FIS (Loanet/Loanex) or Global One).
- Experience with mission-critical trading platforms (Order/Stock Loan/Market Data Systems).
- BTCC experience.
- Direct collaboration with trading desks, quants, and risk teams.
- Expertise in DevSecOps methodologies and tools such as Jenkins, Ansible, Puppet Labs, Sona Type, SonarQube, Tenable, Invicti and Zero Networks.
- Experience in development and maintenance of automated testing frameworks.
- Solid understanding of back-end and front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).
- Experience with frameworks (Spring, Hibernate), messaging (Kafka, RabbitMQ), and databases (Oracle, SQL Server, Snowflake).
- Proficiency with Git and Agile development.
- Strong multitasking, organizational, and communication skills.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
