Overview
In this role, you will own and deliver complex platform initiatives for Nomura’s Global Markets IT Equities team, with a hands-on approach to coding and design. You will set engineering direction, mentor engineers, and champion automated testing and scalable pipelines. You’ll collaborate with business analysts and production support to craft robust solutions, and take accountability for incidents and risk management. This is a chance to shape Prime Brokerage platforms during a period of strategic tech investment.
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end technical delivery of complex platform initiatives with hands-on coding and design.
- Set technical direction and engineering standards; mentor junior/mid-level engineers.
- Champion test-first culture and embed automated testing in CI/CD pipelines.
- Drive continuous improvement in engineering practices, tooling, and delivery methods.
- Lead engagement with business analysts, stakeholders, and production support to shape solutions.
- Own production issues and major incidents; participate in incident calls as needed.
- Identify, escalate, and manage technical and delivery risks across the platform.
Key requirements
- Extensive hands-on Java development experience delivering complex systems at scale.
- Deep expertise in automated testing methodologies; embedding test automation and TDD into CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong background in databases, messaging/queueing, cloud, and observability technologies.
- Experience providing technical leadership and mentoring without formal line management.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication with business analysts and senior partners.
- Experience taking ownership of production issues and major incidents.
- Experience in financial services or Prime Brokerage is beneficial but not essential.
- Stakeholder management
- Mentoring and technical leadership
- Problem-solving and proactive risk management
- Java development
- Automated testing and TDD
- CI/CD pipelines
Senior Java Software Engineer - Vice President in London employer: Nomura
Nomura is an excellent employer that fosters a dynamic and collaborative work culture in the heart of London, offering employees the chance to engage with global teams across major financial hubs like Mumbai and Tokyo. With a strong emphasis on professional development, employees benefit from extensive training opportunities and the chance to work on complex regulatory challenges, making it a rewarding environment for those looking to advance their careers in investment banking.
