VP/SVP/ED Lead Java Software Engineer - Investment Bank

McGregor Boyall; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global investment banking firm is seeking a VP/SVP/ED Lead Java Software Engineer to develop a next-generation risk calculation system. The role involves hands-on coding, leading design decisions, and mentoring junior developers, with a focus on cloud technologies. This position offers hybrid working, with three days a week in the office, and is suited for candidates with extensive Java and cloud experience.

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of Java based distributed systems.
• Experience with cloud technologies like AWS and GCP.
• Strong stakeholder and team management skills.

Responsibilities

• Build the firm's next-generation cross-asset risk calculation system.
• Lead engineering activities and design decisions.
• Mentor junior developers on best practices.

Skills

Java

Spring

Kubernetes

Kafka

MongoDB

RabbitMQ

Solace

Apache Ignite

Stakeholder management

Team management

Job description

VP/SVP/ED Lead Java Software Engineer - Investment Bank

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Base pay range

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Global Investment Banking firm seeks a VP/SVP/ED/Principal Engineer Level Software Engineer.

In this role, you will build the firm's next-generation cross-asset risk calculation system utilising a highly scalable Java Cloud-based architecture. Leading various engineering activities, including design decisions regarding the technical direction of the platform with short, medium, and long-term changes, with a key focus on public cloud onboarding.

The platform is a Greenfield build using modern technologies such as Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, Kafka, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, Solace, Apache Ignite. The platform runs in a hybrid mode both on-premises and in AWS utilising technologies such as EKS, S3, FSX.

Objectives

1. Steering platform onboarding into AWS and Google Cloud
2. Provide solutions in terms of performance, robustness and cost-effectiveness
3. Identifying and defining necessary system enhancements to improve current processes and architecture
4. Hands-on coding of fixes, features, and improvements
5. Conduct Code Reviews from other team members and giving robust critique/feedback
6. Mentoring/coaching junior developers on coding/architecture approaches and best practices

Skills required

1. Expert knowledge of Java based distributed systems, including event-driven architecture
2. Expert knowledge of Java, JVM, memory management, garbage collection
3. Expert knowledge of Spring, SpringBoot framework and associated technologies
4. Stakeholder management, Team and resource management skills
5. Expertise in Java debugging, including remote debugging of services deployed to K8s
6. Experience and good understanding of core technologies provided by GCP/AWS, such as S3, FSX, EKS, SQS, SNS, Kinesis, AmazonMQ, DynamoDB, GKE, CloudStorage, PubSub, Filestore

Apply for more details and Full Job specifications. Hybrid Working Circa 3 Days a week in office.

Additional Details

Seniority level: Director

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Information Technology

Industries: Software Development

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.