Associate Principal, Software Engineering: Java

The Options Clearing Corporation; United States; Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work up to 2 days remote per wk

Tuition Reimbursement

Student Loan Repayment Assistance

Technology Stipend

Generous PTO and Parental leave

401k Employer Match

Health benefits (medical, dental, vis

Job summary

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is seeking a software engineering professional to help build OCC's next‑generation clearing and settlement system. You will design microservices with Java, Spring and React, and contribute to DevOps automation across CI/CD pipelines and cloud platforms.

You will collaborate with subject matter experts, write automated tests with JUnit and Claude, optimize performance through refactoring, and participate in architecture reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field required.
• Five years of experience as a software developer/engineer/systems engineer or related.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on building OCC's next-gen clearing and settlement system.
• Develop solutions using DevOps tools and cloud providers (AWS, Google).
• Design microservice architectures and web interfaces with Java, Spring and React.
• Automate build, containerization, and deployment via CI/CD with Jenkins, Docker and SonarQube.
• Write unit/integration tests with JUnit; use Claude for test generation and coverage.
• Improve performance via refactoring and system tuning.
• Contribute to architecture/design discussions and story creation.

Skills

Java

Spring

React

Apache Kafka

JUnit

Claude AI

Jenkins

Docker

SonarQube

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related

Job description

Duties

Work collaboratively with experts building OCC's next generation clearing and settlement system, and will help pave the future of digital transformation in the capital markets industry. Develop solutions to complex technical challenges while coding, testing, troubleshooting, debugging, and documenting the developed systems utilizing DevOps tools including Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Helm and CI/CD pipeline. Automate build, containerization, and deployment through CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Docker and SonarQube. Develop and deliver technical solutions using public cloud service providers including Amazon and Google. Design and implement microservice architectures and component-based web interfaces using Java, Spring and React. Follow agreed upon SDLC procedures to ensure that all information system products and services meet explicit and implicit quality standards, end-user functional requirements, architectural standards, performance requirements, audit requirements, security rules, and external facing reporting guidelines. Write unit and integration tests with testing frameworks including JUnit and Citrus. Optimize application performance through analysis, code refactoring, and system tuning. Develop and execute automated unit and integration tests to ensure code quality, leveraging JUnit and Generative Al tools such as Claude to accelerate test creation and coverage. Recommend technologies and tools that improve the efficiency and quality of OCC's systems and development processes. Build high speed, data-centric solutions utilizing experience with computing frameworks with FLINK, Apache Spark, Kafka Streams. Develop high-throughput, real-time messaging and notification systems using Apache Kafka. Actively participate in creation and review of both business and technical user stories, providing constructive feedback and input on both work effort estimation as well as architecture/design improvements. Up to 40% telecommuting permitted. *This position qualifies for The Options Clearing Corporation's Employee Referral Program.*

Education & Experience Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related and five (5) years of experience as a software developer, software engineer, systems engineer, or related

Special Skills Required

Must have work experience with each of the following: 1) Design and implement microservice architectures and component-based web interfaces using Java, Spring and React; 2) Develop high-throughput, real-time messaging and notification systems using Apache Kafka; 3) Develop and execute automated unit and integration tests to ensure code quality, leveraging JUnit and Generative Al tools such as Claude to accelerate test creation and coverage; and 4) Automate build, containerization, and deployment through CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Docker and SonarQube. Up to 40% telecommuting permitted.

Salary

$160,285-$188,100

About Us

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization. Founded in 1973, OCC is dedicated to promoting stability and market integrity by delivering clearing and settlement services for options, futures and securities lending transactions. As a Systemically Important Financial Market Utility (SIFMU), OCC operates under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. OCC has more than 100 clearing members and provides central counterparty (CCP) clearing and settlement services to 23 exchanges and trading platforms. More information about OCC is available at www.theocc.com .

Benefits

• A hybrid work environment, up to 2 days per week of remote work
• Tuition Reimbursement to support your continued education
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance
• Technology Stipend allowing you to use the device of your choice to connect to our network while working remotely
• Generous PTO and Parental leave
• 401k Employer Match
• Competitive health benefits including medical, dental and vision

Visit https://www.theocc.com/careers/thriving-together for more information.

Compensation

The salary range listed for any given position is exclusive of fringe benefits and potential bonuses. If hired at OCC, your final base salary compensation will be determined by factors such as skills, experience and/or education. In addition, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer. We typically do not hire at the maximum of the range in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a substantial benefits package as noted on www.theocc.com/careers All employees may be eligible for a discretionar

EOE.