VP/AVP, FICC eTrading Software Engineer, Global Markets Technology

Bank of America; Singapore; On-site; SGD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of America Singapore is seeking an experienced Java-based engineer to evolve its electronic trading platform, focusing on Front Office workflows, pricing analytics, and low‑latency data distribution. You will contribute to core services and collaborate with global teams to deliver scalable, AI-enhanced solutions in a regulated environment.

Responsibilities include designing enhancements, enabling cross‑product integrations, and applying AI techniques to improve reliability, performance, and

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in eTrading domains (any asset class)
• Strong hands-on programming in core Java with Spring/Guice and concurrency
• Experience with AI-assisted development and generative AI tools to improve productivity and quality
• Knowledge of modern trading systems including market data, algo trading, market-making, mass-quoting, and order management
• Excellent analytical and problem solving abilities
• Proactive in tackling technical problems and willing to learn new skills
• Ability to work with global teams and meet tight deadlines
• Strong understanding of agile methodology, TDD, and CI/CD

Responsibilities

• Design and develop enhancements to the electronic trading platform for Front Office workflows and analytics
• Drive platform efficiency through consolidation and low-touch integrations
• Contribute to core foundational services used across lines of business
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to deliver solutions
• Apply AI techniques to improve reliability, performance monitoring, analytics, or automation in a regulated environment
• Ensure solutions align with the Global Markets Technology roadmap

Skills

Core Java

Spring

Google Guice

AI-assisted development

Trading systems knowledge

Market data

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Agile/CI

Tools

Hadoop

Kafka

Cloud technologies

Job description

Job Description: At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits. We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve. Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role‑specific responsibilities and business needs. At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact.

Job Description: This role will contribute to the continued evolution of Bank’s electronic trading platform, with a strong focus on enhancing the Front Office trading experience. Key areas of impact include Pricing, Market Data analytics, and the consumption and distribution of trading information across front‑to‑back business users. FICC eTrading technology stack at Bank of America is a robust java‑based platform. Uses proprietary and third‑party libraries for low latency messaging. It uses our in‑house quantitative library for valuation.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop enhancements to the electronic trading platform, supporting Front Office trading workflows and analytics.
• Drive platform efficiency through consolidation initiatives and the enablement of low touch integrations built on shared, cross product foundational components.
• Contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of core foundational services that serve multiple lines of business.
• Partner closely with business and technology stakeholders to deliver solutions that leverage shared components while meeting specific business needs.
• Ability to identify and apply AI driven techniques to enhance system reliability, performance monitoring, analytics, or workflow automation within a regulated enterprise environment.
• Ensure solutions align with the strategic roadmap for Global Markets Technology.

Required Skills

• Extensive experience in one of the domains within eTrading across any asset class (Connectivity/Pricing/Algorithmic trading etc)
• Extensive hands‑on programming skills in core Java, use of Spring/Google GUICE framework, concurrency
• Demonstrated experience or strong working knowledge of AI assisted software development, including the use of generative AI tools to improve developer productivity, code quality, and troubleshooting efficiency
• Proven knowledge of modern trading systems, including market data, algorithmic trading and market‑making, mass‑quoting, and order management
• Excellent analytical and problem solving / investigation abilities
• Good interpersonal skills as a team member
• Proactive in tackling technical problems
• Willingness to pick up new skills when needed
• Excellent verbal / written skills
• Ability to balance the need for high quality output with the need to meet tight deadlines
• Willing to interact with global teams to drive initiatives from APAC region
• Strong understanding of agile methodology, test driven development and continuous integration

Desired Skills

• Experience in financial industry (asset classes like Fixed Income or Equities)
• Quantitative analytical skills and working knowledge towards derivatives / financial products
• Understanding economics and non-economics of the flow of products traded in the market
• Experience in supporting Front Office in Trade Capture, Risk and PL Awareness and experience within emerging technologies (E.g.: Data technologies such as Hadoop/Kafka or similar, or Cloud technologies etc)

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well‑being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi‑faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization. Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference.

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