Application Development | Level 3 (CAD) - RSR MSP

Lancesoft; Montreal; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancesoft in Montreal is seeking a Senior Java Developer to contribute to Market Risk engines and data-centric applications. You will design and implement major modules using Core Java, Spring, and Spark, ensuring scalable, reliable services.

Join an agile squad with teammates in Canada, India, Hungary, the UK and the USA, and help optimize SQL queries, build distributed processing pipelines, and deliver SOA-based solutions with a DevOps mindset.

Qualifications

• Hands-on 5+ years with Core Java, Spring, and RDBMS development.
• Experience with large-scale data processing using Spark and SQL.
• Strong OO design, multi-threading, and unit testing with JUnit.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance Market Risk applications using Java and Spark.
• Collaborate in an Agile squad across multiple locations and time zones.
• Shape tooling and technology landscape for risk management and SOA services.

Skills

Core Java

Spring

RDBMS

Apache Spark

Python

Multithreading

JUnit

SQL

Shell scripting

Agile Development

Communication

SOA design

Tools

Apache Spark

Job description

Job Title: Senior Java Developer

Location: Montreal (day 1 onboarding onsite / in-office presence required 3x/week)

Years of experience: 5+ years (open to candidates with 2-3 years as long as their experience and background are strong)

Team Profile: Institutional Securities Technology (IST) develops and oversees the overall technology strategy and bespoke technology solutions to drive and enable the institutional businesses and enterprise-wide functions. Our clients include Fixed Income, Equities, Commodities, Investment Banking, Research and Global Capital Markets.

Position Description: The Market Risk Fleet is a diverse agile fleet, consisting of several squads and developers in Canada, India, Hungary, UK and the USA. The fleet is primarily responsible for the development of Market Risk engines that calculate billions of P&Ls (Profit and Loss analysis) on a daily basis in a highly distributed environment. The output is essential for risk managers, board members and financial regulators. Within the fleet we are responsible for reimplementing our Risk Calculation engine, using distributed Java microservices, and cloud technologies. The ideal candidate will have extensive hands-on experience designing, building and integrating analytical systems in a multi-tier data-centric environment. Experience with large-scale relational databases, strong SQL, Java, and Linux are essential. Working knowledge of big data technologies such as Spark is a plus. The candidate will work in an agile squad to design and implement solutions following a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). We are looking for candidates with experience in Core java, Apache Spark, DB SQL, Application/server-side development. Having knowledge on distributed computing, handling of high volume of data, process optimization, reducing run time etc. Will add value to the candidate.

You will:

• Work on developing new and enhancing existing Market Risk applications
• Be part of an Agile squad with members in Montreal, Budapest, India, London, and New York, following Agile principles and applying DevOps practices
• Be able to work with our business partners Shape the tooling and technology landscape of Risk Management, by introducing tools enabling better business processes required for meeting Firm's regulatory obligations

Skills Required:

• 5+ Years hands-on experience with Core-Java (server-side), Spring, RDBMS
• Experience with distributed data processing pipelines using Apache Spark, Python, and other tools and languages
• Strong object-oriented design and development skills, data-structures and algorithms, and design patterns
• A good understanding of how to build multi-threaded applications and hands-on experience with concurrency packages
• Excellent critical thinking & analytical ability
• A good understanding of building and supporting applications through basic prompt, data context management, and foundational model testing.
• A culture of incorporating unit test cases when designing systems using Junit
• Strong experience with relational databases logical modelling
• Strength in querying large relational databases in an optimized manner
• Ability to write scripts in Shell/Perl/Python
• Agile Development Experience
• Strong collaboration and communication skills. The candidate will work in a global team where clear and concise communication skills are a must.
• Work independently following proper coding standards

Nice to have:

• Risk/Financial Systems development experience
• Automated testing