Senior Java Developer, FX eCommerce, Vice President

Description

This senior role in the Applications Development job family, in the Technology group, covers designing, building and maintaining backend systems used by a large number of institutional clients.

You will work with product and development teams to create advanced trading systems, and the overall aim of the role is to lead applications systems analysis and programming.

The company's Foreign Exchange technology group runs front office technology for one of the largest capital markets businesses in the world.

You will be a hands-on senior Java developer on the backend team for the FX platform, which gives institutional clients electronic access to capital markets services across equities, futures, FX, emerging markets, rates, credit, commodities, securitized, municipals, prime and research.

The platform handles multi-asset real-time execution and post-trade services, and the team is building cutting edge, highly performant backend systems for trading.

Responsibilities

• Lead applications programming and make sure application designs follow the overall architecture blueprint.
• Set standards for coding, testing, debugging and implementation, using a deep understanding of system flow.
• Work with several management teams to integrate functions toward shared goals, and identify and define system enhancements for new products and process improvements.
• Resolve high impact problems by evaluating complex business processes, system processes and industry standards in depth.
• Analyse issues and design innovative solutions through detailed, interpretive thinking.
• Build a thorough understanding of how business areas, such as architecture and infrastructure, work together to meet goals.
• Advise and coach mid-level developers and analysts, and assign their work as needed.
• Assess risk in business decisions with care for the firm's reputation and for clients and assets, driving compliance with laws, rules, regulations and Policy, using sound ethical judgment, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues transparently.

Requirements

• Strong core Java skills and experience building multi-threaded, highly concurrent systems.
• 6-10 years of hands-on applications development experience with Java.
• Extensive experience analysing systems and programming software applications.
• Understanding of multithreaded Java, networking and how the JVM works.
• Experience managing and delivering projects.
• Experience building large scale, resilient systems.
• Experience with low latency solutions, which is an added plus.
• Ability to change priorities quickly as circumstances require.
• Leadership and project management skills.
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication.
• Technology stack: Core Java, Spring Boot and Solace.
• Bachelor's degree or university degree.
• Master's degree preferred.

Conditions

Full-time position based in New York, New York, United States.

Primary location full time salary range is $142,320.00 to $213,480.00.

Eligible employees may also receive discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards.

Available offerings vary by jurisdiction, job level and date of hire.

Anticipated posting close date is Dec 31, 2026.

Automated tools, including AI, may match your skills to roles, and to other roles with your consent, but people make and check all hiring decisions.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage.
• 401(k) plan.
• Life, accident and disability insurance.
• Wellness programs.
• Paid vacation, sick leave and paid holidays.