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

Charles River Development; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Charles River Development, based in Greater London, is seeking a full-stack, cloud-native engineer to enhance their Enhanced OTC Module. You will work with Java, C#, SQL, and modern JavaScript frameworks while mentoring junior engineers. A degree in a related field is required, along with 8-10 years of software engineering experience, preferably in financial services. The role involves designing scalable solutions and contributing to Agile processes.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of professional software engineering experience, ideally within financial services.
• 4–7 years developing solutions in Portfolio Management, Trading, Compliance, or related fields.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and debug software enhancements.
• Collaborate to translate requirements into solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Java

C#

SQL

React

Kubernetes

Kafka

Agile methodologies

Object-oriented programming

Software engineering best practices

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical field

Master’s degree

Tools

Azure Cloud

AWS

GCP

Job description

Who We Are Looking For

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.

What You Will Be Responsible For

• 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 & Skills

• Experience developing enterprise‑grade software deployed on major cloud providers (Azure highly preferred; AWS or GCP also considered).
• Strong background in Java development within cloud‑native architectures.
• Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks such as React or Angular.
• Exposure to Kubernetes and Kafka is beneficial.
• Some knowledge of OTC derivatives.
• 8–10 years of professional software engineering experience, ideally within financial services.
• 4–7 years developing solutions in Portfolio Management, Trading, Compliance, Post‑Trade, IBOR, or Wealth Management is strongly desired.
• 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.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently 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.

EEO Statement

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.