Senior Engineer, Distributed Risk Calc Engine Lead

Citi; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Greater London is seeking a Senior Engineer for the role of Applications Development Technology Lead Analyst. This position involves designing and maintaining a high-performance calculation engine within a distributed environment. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience with Java frameworks, distributed systems, and cloud platforms. Responsibilities include enhancing the calculation engine and mentoring junior developers. The role offers opportunities to optimize large-scale financial calculations and ensure robust platform operations.

Qualifications

• Multiple years professional software development experience with Java.
• Solid experience with Java frameworks (e.g., Spring, Spring Boot, Quarkus).
• Experience designing and maintaining large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming and design patterns.
• Familiar with unit testing and integration testing frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain the calculation engine for the XiP platform.
• Mentor mid-level developers and oversee their work.
• Lead enhancements to the Risk Calculation Engine.
• Monitor and optimize the execution of large-scale risk calculations.
• Coordinate strategic changes to scale the engine.

Skills

Java

Java Spring Boot

RESTful API

Object-oriented programming

NoSQL databases

Cloud platforms

Containerisation

Agile/Scrum

Unit testing

Python

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science

Job description

A leading financial institution in Greater London is seeking a Senior Engineer for the role of Applications Development Technology Lead Analyst. This position involves designing and maintaining a high-performance calculation engine within a distributed environment. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience with Java frameworks, distributed systems, and cloud platforms. Responsibilities include enhancing the calculation engine and mentoring junior developers. The role offers opportunities to optimize large-scale financial calculations and ensure robust platform operations.