Principal Software Engineer

Nomura Holdings, Inc.; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Nomura Holdings, Inc. is seeking a technical developer for a role focused on end-to-end development in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading development projects, defining business requirements, and enhancing operational efficiency.

The role requires strong Java experience, knowledge of Spring Boot, and familiarity with financial systems. Join us to contribute to our global operations and support business growth.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Java development experience.
• Experience with micro-services and web services.
• Strong knowledge of financial systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end development within a large organization.
• Define business requirements and build data platforms.
• Provide L3 Support for production issues.

Skills

Java development experience using Java 8

Experience in Spring Boot framework

Experience of creating micro-services & web services

MSSQL / Database development and performance tuning

Experience working on application development using React, Redux & HTML

Linux/Unix experience

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

JPA

Hibernate

Job description

Overview

Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning approximately 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com. Nomura Services India, (Powai) supports Nomura’s businesses around the world. Powai’s world class capabilities in trading support, research, information technology, financial control, operations, risk management and legal support have played a key role in facilitating Nomura’s global operations and are an integral part of Nomura’s global expansion plans. The Powai operation is a critical part of the platform to support the growth of Nomura’s global business.

Responsibilities

• Experienced technical developer, hands‑on end‑to‑end development and inclusion in a large matrixed organization.
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to function in a fast‑paced environment and manage multiple responsibilities.
• Highly analytical, organized, process driven to lead and drive team and projects.
• Work closely with stakeholders to define business requirement and build data platform to provide services for revenues generation opportunities or improve operational efficiency.
• L3 Support for any production issue, defects fix and enhancement etc.

Technical Skills Required

• Java development experience using Java 8 with solid core Java knowledge.
• Knowledge of JVM memory.
• Experience in Spring Boot framework.
• Experience of creating micro‑services & web services.
• Experience working on ORM tools like JPA, Hibernate, Spring Data etc.
• Experience in multi‑threading.
• Experience working on application development using React, Redux & HTML.
• MSSQL / Database development and performance tuning.
• Good understanding of design patterns and agile technologies.
• Linux/Unix experience.
• Good understanding of financial systems.
• Full software lifecycle (requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, maintenance).
• Experience of using CI/CD for application building & deployment.
• Knowledge on containerization of React app using Docker and Kubernetes would be plus.

General Skills Required

• Excellent interpersonal & communication skills.
• Required investment banking or financial industry working experience.
• Demonstrated ability to function in a fast‑paced environment and manage multiple responsibilities.
• Good analytical skills, organized and process driven to lead and drive team and projects.
• Good team mentality.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Nomura is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing equal opportunities throughout employment including in the recruitment, training and development of employees (including promotion, transfers, assignments and beliefs). We prohibit discrimination in the workplace whether on grounds of gender, marital or domestic partnership status, pregnancy, career’s responsibilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, color, national or ethnic origins, religious belief, disability or age. Our objective is to attract job applications and applications for development from the best possible candidates and to retain the best people.