Software Engineer [Multiple Positions Available]

DESCRIPTION:

Duties: Gather user requirements, translate them into technical user stories and contribute to planning and grooming sessions.

Produce architecture and design artifacts, troubleshoot technical issues, and implement fault tolerant microservices.

Create low level designs and translate them into high quality secure code.

Build applications and ensure successful integration with upstream/downstream systems.

Promote changes to prod/non-prod environments and resolve issues that arise.

Work closely with technology and product teams to resolve complex problems, refine user stories, and ensure successful project delivery using agile methodology.

Identify and mitigate technical and application risk, ensuring the stability and security of application.

Research new technologies, contribute to engineering communities and identify opportunity to fix recurring issues and continuously upgrade the tech stack.

Mentor junior/mid-level developers on best practices, engage in code reviews and provide feedback to improve code quality.

Utilize knowledge of consumer financial products and regulatory requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum education and experience required: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Software Engineering or related field of study plus 7 years (84 months) of experience in the job offered or as Software Engineer, System Analyst, or related occupation.

Skills Required: This position requires experience with the following: designing book-keeping financial applications by using Java and Python to build the server side infrastructure required for users to interact with the risk management system, using the Solace technology as a message broker, using Spring Boot as the server technology; developing Python scripts to generate trade reports and build microservices to make available client and user reference data through Python Bottle web servers; querying databases using a combination of Python and SQL and manipulating data for scheduled reporting; designing financial applications with Python and Java; employing Java's Stream API, lambda expressions, and leveraging advanced techniques from recent JDK versions, including Garbage Collector optimizations; using JProfiler and Eclipse MAT to identify issues and memory leaks, tune garbage collection; developing low latency FIX-compliant applications using QuickFIX; designing scalable microservices with Spring Boot, exposing REST APIs, documenting them with Swagger, securing them with Kerberos and manage dependencies with Maven and Gradle; building and deploying scalable, high-throughput infrastructures using the UM suite, including UME (Ultra Messaging Enterprise), and LBM (Latency Busters Messaging); developing low-latency, high- performance applications using the AMPS technology (Advanced Message Processing System), integrating it with trading applications for real-time data storage and subscription; implementing replication mechanisms for data integrity, auto-expiry for unnecessa...