Senior Software Engineer (Calypso)

ADECCO PERSONNEL PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established financial institution in Singapore is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Calypso) with strong programming aptitude. This role involves developing and maintaining software solutions, addressing organizational issues, and ensuring security compliance. Candidates should have substantial experience in capital market applications and familiarity with Calypso's functionalities. Join a dynamic team focused on continuous improvement and innovation. Apply today for an opportunity to enhance your career in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 7 years of experience in relevant activities.
• Experience in capital markets applications, trading systems, Market Risk/Front Office operations.
• Hands-on experience in customizations of Calypso modules.

Responsibilities

• Research, design, and develop software solutions for user needs.
• Identify and resolve issues with long-term impact.
• Develop and maintain software configuration management plans.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for new feature integration.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and automation through programming.

Skills

Programming aptitude

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Team player with good interpersonal skills

Strong communication skills

Tools

Calypso

Python

Java

Job description

Job Summary

Job Summary Adecco is partnering with one of the most well‑established and respected financial institutions with a strong track record of success. They have a culture of innovation and continuous improvement, constantly looking for ways to improve their services and offerings. Our client is looking for a Senior Software Engineer (Calypso) with a strong aptitude for programming to contribute to projects. Candidates would have the opportunity to work with various individuals from various departments and play a key role in delivering high‑quality software solutions across the application lifecycle.

Main Responsibilities

• Research, design, and develop computer and network software or specialised utility programs. Analyse user needs and develop software solutions, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis.
• Identify and resolve issues with organisation‑wide and long‑term impact. Identify security risks, create requirements to capture security issues, and perform initial threat modelling to ensure coding standards meet security requirements.
• Develop and maintain the software configuration management plan and oversee the building, verification and implementation of software releases. Provide guidance and technical support to the quality testing teams.
• Update software, enhance existing software capabilities, and develop and direct software testing and validation procedures.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure smooth integration of new features and updates and troubleshoot, debug, and resolve application‑related issues.
• Stay updated on industry trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory changes relevant to capital markets.
• Participate in proof of concept for new technology R&D.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and automation by leveraging programming skills to create custom tools and scripts that automate repetitive tasks and reduce manual effort.
• Develop scripts and automation tools using Python, shell scripting, and other basic programming languages to streamline processes and improve efficiency.
• Engage and support others in the team, readily put forth ideas in a clear and compelling manner.
• Have analytical and problem‑solving skills, a proactive mindset in security, ability to work individually under pressure. Team player with good interpersonal skills. Strong communication skills and keen to work with business users.
• Collaborate with computer hardware engineers to integrate infrastructure constraints (whether on‑premise or cloud) hardware and software systems aligned with capacity, develop specifications and performance requirements.
• Build management: develop in JAVA for Calypso v14.4 package and develop internal components.
• Incidents and Requests management (business users and other IT teams).
• Communicate effectively.
• Analyse enhancement requests and bug fixes.
• Document deliveries.
• Change Management: apply monthly release strategy, following the team’s milestones for analysis, coding and testing. Support the release roadmap in production.
• Operations management: application support, Level 3 (expert). Troubleshoot and fix issues.
• Continuous improvement: process improvements. Coach more junior team members as required.

Qualifications and Profile

• Candidates should have 7 years experience in relevant activities.

Technical

• Experience in supporting capital market applications and trading systems, ideally within the dynamic landscape of Market Risk/Front Office operations with a commendable grasp of financial products (Treasury, FX, Credit, IRD, Bonds, RSF, etc.).
• Expertise in Calypso Back office functionality with hands‑on experience in customizations of different Calypso modules: Custom Remote Services, Engines, Events, Filters, Reporting Framework, ScheduledTask, Message / Swift messages, Transfers, Settlement Delivery Instructions, Accounting, Pricers, Workflows, Reconciliation functionalities.
• In‑depth knowledge of Confirmations, Settlement, Position and Accounting modules.
• Understanding of financial assets (FX, Treasury products, repos, bonds, SLB, issuances) and trade lifecycle.
• Experience with regulatory reporting HRF, NORIA, MMSR.

Nice to Have

• Domain‑Driven Design and Microservices: SpringBoot.
• Exposure to Capital Markets applications.
• Hands‑on experience in implementation projects.

Next Step

• Prepare your updated resume and expected package.
• Simply click on 'Apply here' or email to [e-mail] to drop your resume.
• All shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Tamanna Bilandi

EA Licence No. 91C2918

Personnel Registration No. R2096241