FX Risk Lead Java Developer - Vice President

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Job Overview: The company’s Markets technology team is growing at lightning speed, and we’re looking for talented technologists to help build the future of global banking. Our teams are creating innovations used across the globe. As the world’s most global bank, the company provides an opportunity to touch every corner of the globe and deal with incomparable trade volumes, scale and impact. We’re looking for new, innovative ways to push the boundaries of financial technology. The company’s global technology team spans 84 countries, with almost 30,000 colleagues managing thousands of projects across the globe. Our team is young but rapidly growing. Join an environment with a laser focus on growth and progress and take your career to the next level through the power of the company’s unmatched globality and vast expertise.

We are currently building FX Risk valuation platform for the company. There is a set of old and new platforms that serve the Client’s FX business in multiple countries by providing the ability for real-time derivatives pricing, risk management and data analytics. Our platform is starting to replace a set of the existing risk applications with new generation ones with web-based UI, server-side computing and grid technology, distributed in-memory solutions. The new application is going to serve traders, sales and external clients. Solution is scalable to cover multiple locations and meet latency requirements. Team is growing fast and now we are looking for a strong and motivated FX Risk Lead Java Developer.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain Java-based microservices for high-throughput application
• Integrate and optimize Apache Ignite based solution: in memory data grid for FX trades processing
• Implement real time data ingestion and processing pipelines using Apache Kafka / Solace messaging
• Design and maintain robust Mongo DB / Oracle data models and queries for data persistence
• Ensure application scalability and reliability in cloud-hosted Linux based environment
• Collaborate with DevOps to containerize services and deploy using CI/CD pipelines
• Conduct performance tuning, code reviews, and troubleshooting production issues
• Document system architecture, design decisions, and development processes

What we want from you:

• Strong hands-on experience with Core Java and multithreading in high load system
• Practice with JVM performance optimization and memory profiling
• Familiarity with distributed systems architecture and in-memory computing concepts
• Proven experience with in-memory caching solution Apache Ignite in production environment
• Solid experience with MongoDB (CRUD, indexing, performance tuning)
• Deep SQL knowledge and query optimization in Oracle database
• Solid understanding of messaging technologies Apache Kafka / Solace
• Proficiency in working with Linux environment and scripting
• Experience deploying and maintaining applications in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, etc.)
• Passion to write code using TDD and be ready for L3 support and production release activities
• English B1

Qualifications:

• Experience in systems analysis and programming of software applications
• Experience in managing and implementing successful projects
• Working knowledge of consulting/project management techniques/methods
• Ability to work independently, multi-task, and take ownership of various parts of a project or initiative

Nice-to-Have:

• Understanding business processes of investment banking area
• Knowledge of FX Risk valuation and pricing procedures
• Experience with FX trade processing

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

What we’ll provide you:

This is a unique role that will put you in the position to be part of a new venture and actively drive change. Every day there will be new challenges that will help you develop new skills that can drive your career. By joining the company London, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• A discretional annual performance related bonus
• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends

Alongside these benefits the company is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay and empowered to thrive.