Senior Full-Stack Cloud Native Developer (OTC Team), Charles River Development, Assistant Vice [...] in London

We are seeking a full‑stack, cloud‑native engineer to enhance and maintain our Enhanced OTC Module. This includes building a modern JavaScript front end and a Java‑based backend deployed on Azure Cloud. You will also support both customer‑facing and internal teams through technical troubleshooting and domain expertise.

Responsibilities

• Work under minimal supervision to design, develop, test, and debug medium‑ to large‑scale software enhancements within Charles River’s business and technical domains.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts and Product Managers to translate moderately complex requirements into scalable, sustainable solutions.
• Provide architectural input and technical thought leadership within the team’s scope.
• Develop, test, debug, and implement software using Java, C#, SQL, React, and related technologies.
• Conduct code reviews and provide clear, constructive technical guidance.
• Build and maintain automated tests while advancing internal testing frameworks and methodologies.
• Perform manual testing where needed to ensure release quality.
• Contribute to design documentation, API specifications, and customer‑facing documentation.
• Participate fully in Agile/Scrum processes including daily standups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives.
• Collaborate across teams on engineering initiatives and integration efforts.
• Mentor and support junior engineers, contributing to overall team capability and growth.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical field required. Master’s degree strongly preferred.
• Experience: 8–10 years of professional software engineering experience, ideally within financial services, with 4–7 years developing solutions in Portfolio Management, Trading, Compliance, Post‑Trade, IBOR, or Wealth Management.
• Strong background in Java development within cloud‑native architectures.
• Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks such as React or Angular.
• Experience developing enterprise‑grade software deployed on major cloud providers (Azure highly preferred; AWS or GCP also considered).
• Exposure to Kubernetes and Kafka is beneficial.
• Some knowledge of OTC derivatives.
• Strong knowledge of object‑oriented programming, relational databases, scripting languages, and modern software engineering paradigms.
• Ability to contribute to complex design specifications with minimal oversight and demonstrate independent work on medium‑ to large‑scale projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a team‑oriented environment.
• Minimum 5 years working with Agile development methodologies preferred.

Benefits

As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work‑life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most.

Equal Opportunity Employer

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.