Principal Software Engineer - VP

We are seeking a hands-on software engineer to join the Structured Credit & Financing Technology team in London. The role will provide intraday desk-facing coverage for Credit Repo, Credit Exotics and related Genesis trading tools, while also delivering strategic stability and platform enhancements across Structured Credit & Financing workflows. The candidate will partner closely with traders, structurers, strats, operations, controllers, market risk and global technology teams to support daily business needs, resolve production issues, and build robust solutions across trade booking, risk/PnL, margin, settlement, reporting and workflow automation.

The ideal candidate is a strong hands-on developer with excellent communication skills, strong ownership, and the ability to operate effectively in a global team supporting a fast-moving front-office business. In the Technology division, we leverage innovation to build the connections and capabilities that power our Firm, enabling our clients and colleagues to redefine markets and shape the future of our communities.

What you'll do in the role:

• Lead the development of new ideas and/or policies in own area.
• Analyze multiple sets of information to create summaries for various stakeholders.
• Build credibility with traders and business stakeholders through clear communication and reliable delivery.
• Take ownership of production issues and drive them to permanent resolution.
• Improve the stability, supportability and performance of key Structured Credit & Financing tools.
• Deliver hands-on code changes rather than only coordinating work.
• Help the London team become stronger in intraday coverage, Genesis development and Structured Credit domain knowledge.
• Contribute to a transparent global team culture where people share knowledge, support each other and focus on improving delivery capability.

Experience building and supporting medium to large-scale server-side applications.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Experience in executing IT strategy, delivery and complex initiatives.
• Ability to present information in a clear and concise manner to technology and business leadership.
• Advanced understanding of functional area and competent understanding of competitive environment.
• Experience in front-office technology, trading tools, risk systems, pricing platforms, or financial workflow automation.
• Knowledge of Fixed Income, Repo, TRS, Structured Note, CDS/CDS Index/CDS Index Option/CDS Index Tranche, Repacks, PB.
• Experience with Genesis or similar front-office trading platforms.
• Experience with risk/PnL, margin, collateral, settlement, curve/marking, trade booking, workflow or reporting systems.
• Experience improving stability of business-critical applications through refactoring, automated testing, monitoring, performance tuning and production hygiene.
• Experience with distributed computing, grid/cloud platforms, service integration, APIs and data-driven workflows.
• Experience with modern DevOps and continuous delivery practices.
• Experience mentoring junior developers or coordinating delivery across a global team.
• At least 8 years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role.
• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related quantitative/computational discipline.
• Strong hands-on software development experience in one or more modern programming languages such as Java, Scala, C++, C#, Python or similar.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, service-oriented architecture, data flows and production support patterns.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to diagnose complex issues under time pressure.
• Experience working across the full software development lifecycle, from requirements analysis and design through implementation, testing, deployment and production support.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work directly with business users and explain technical topics clearly.
• Self-motivated, accountable and comfortable operating with limited supervision.
• Strong team player with a collaborative working style.

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