Principal Engineer - eTrading

Principal responsibilities:

• We are looking for an experienced Senior Java developer who will join our Fixed Income Algo team and help deliver new pricing/hedging functionality across multiple regions.
• Successful candidates will have proven skills developing and deploying production jvm based high performance Algo systems.
• Successful candidates will be participating in a whole range of front to back architecture, design and development activities. It is vital that the candidate is able to challenge the status quo and help explore new avenues of efficiency.
• Working together with the business to provide trading automation and improvement of the existing Trading and Market Intelligence strategies for Dealer to dealer and Dealer to Client markets.
• Build React HTML5 based automated trading platform.
• Expand testing/backtesting capability to ensure lower defect rates and increase new strategy development productivity.
• Integration with existing Fixed Income electronic trading platform
• Integrating with Quantitative Analytical tools
• Expansion of trading to additional venues and desks where required.
• Conducting research – both in technology but also business process and strategy – to ensure knowledge of best practice needed to support delivery for business stakeholders. 

Responsibilities will include: Helping develop the overall architecture of the System/Framework. Requirements gathering, design, development, unit testing, system testing, back-testing, implementation and (2nd line) support systems.

Primary development language is Java/Scala. A track record of agile delivery of Business requirements is a must. Must demonstrate full ownership of mission critical production systems.