Software Developer - Fixed Income Technology (Java)

Jefferies Financial Group • New York, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Java Backend Engineer to join our Fixed Income Front Office Technology team. The team develops real-time market data and analytics platforms used directly by hundreds of salespeople and traders globally. This role offers significant exposure to electronic trading, data analytics, and event-driven distributed systems that process 500 million messages per day.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical discipline
• Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Strong analytical, verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly
• Ability to work well with business managers, traders and developers
• 2+ years previous experience in a similar position
• Building applications in at least one compiled language (e.g. Java, C++) deployed to a Linux environment
• Messaging, event-driven and PUB/SUB architecture (e.g. Kafka, Solace, Ion, etc)
• Distributed caching (e.g. AMPS, Hazelcast, etc)

Nice To Haves

• Java 17+
• Linux
• AMPS
• Atlassian & Github Actions CI/CD
• Oracle / Redshift / KDB+
• AWS
• Docker / Kubernetes / ArgoCD
• AI Agents / LLM Platforms

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a team in the design and implementation of a global Front Office application, with a focus on real-time delivery and aggregation of large datasets
• Own the full software development lifecycle for key components, from requirements gathering and architecture through implementation, deployment and production support
• Improve and maintain the existing codebase
• Collaborate with teams across business lines and global regions
• Contribute to the firm’s agentic AI platform
• Assist with design and code review
• Provide second-line production support

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level