Junior Java Developer Jobs

Project Description

The project goal is developing and continually evolving the firm's core infrastructure platform.

You will:

∙ Build the next generation of trading applications and tools (including systematic and quantitative trading)

∙ Be a key contributor in the design and implementation of the portfolio management infrastructure

∙ Engage with various technology and data teams within the firm in enabling the above

∙ Manage technical risks and build prototypes or POCs where needed to validate technical approach

Become a part of:

∙ Mature team with an entrepreneurial culture, where professionalism, ownership, and excellence are highly valued, whilst wholesome work/life balance is maintained.

∙ Positive, friendly and very supportive environment with open communication and constructive feedback practices.

Benefits and perks:

∙ Competitive compensation package and benefits

∙ Opportunities for career and professional growth

∙ Global company

∙ Business-domain specific courses

∙ Training programs for technical & functional skills

∙ Onboarding relocation package

∙ Sports and leisure activities

∙ Informal team events

Responsibilities

• Strong problem solving skills, troubleshoot inquiries and outages - should be able to work under pressure

• Participate in the design, implementation, testing and deployment of large-scale systems and services

• Participate in an Agile / Scrum methodology to deliver software releases

• Understand: - system dependencies and limitations - business needs and business area - large scale thinking and approach - low level design - resource-management techniques, how to prevent dangling pointers - inter-process communication design principles - fundamentals of networking

• Experience with Continuous Testing and Continuous Delivery

• Familiarity with continuous integration tools (Jenkins, TeamCity, Octopus a plus)

• Excellent communication, documentation, and analytical skills; attention to detail, thoroughness and strong ownership of work

• Able to prioritize in a fast moving, high pressure, constantly changing environment; Good sense of urgency, resourcefulness and independence • Be a self-starter, chase down blockers, and proactively finish projects in a timely manner.

Skills

Mandatory Skills Description:

• 6-12 months of experience with Core Java & collections & multi threading

• Team player - ability to get along with existing team members and learn from them (this is absolutely essential for success)

• Ability to work with minimal direction in a self-sufficient manner, often adapting to ever-changing priorities

• Focus on accuracy and attention to detail

Nice to have

• Experience with any cloud platform and containerization tools is a plus.

• Prior experience building algorithmic trading system or finance

• Any front-end development experience is a plus.