Calypso Front Office Engineer | Java & CI/CD

Smart Folks Inc; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Smart Folks Inc. in New Jersey’s Jersey City area seeks a seasoned Calypso/Java developer to implement Front Office Calypso functionality and lead design, integration, and production support efforts.

The role requires strong Java/J2EE, Unix scripting, and Calypso platform expertise with 2+ years on Calypso and market-domain knowledge. You will collaborate with architects, analysts, and testers to ensure technical requirements are clearly understood and met, while driving DevOps practices and

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of overall Technical experience in Java, J2EE, Oracle/Sybase, and Unix Shell Scripting.
• At least 2 years of solid hands-on experience on the Calypso platform (version 18 and upwards) with prior experience in design and development, customization, extension, system integration, version upgrade and on-going maintenance and production support projects.
• Sound knowledge of Capital Markets domain having understanding of various financial instruments, including Equities, Fixed Income, Commodities, Derivatives, FX Markets and Trading Systems business functions.
• Understanding of technical architecture surrounding the package including integration with different systems & their impact on the solution.
• Agile and DevOps experience, including hands-on experience on CI/CD tools.
• Understanding & experience of tailoring of methodologies to suit customer/project needs.
• Experience in environment management, build and deployment management.
• Planning and Co‑ordination skills.
• Ability to drive conversation with business teams with minimal support from peers
• Liaise with the Solution Architects, Business Analysts and Testers to ensure they understand the technical requirements of the systems

Responsibilities

• Implement Calypso functionality within Front Office areas, covering Pricing, Event Services, Trade Capture, and Reg Reporting modules.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects and Business Analysts to ensure understanding of technical requirements.
• Plan and coordinate development, integration, and production support activities.
• Drive conversations with business teams with minimal peer support.
• Adapt methodologies to suit customer and project needs.
• Manage environment, build, and deployment processes within Agile/DevOps contexts.

Skills

Calypso implementation

Front Office experience

CI/CD experience

Tools

Java

CI/CD tools

Job description

Smart Folks Inc. in New Jersey’s Jersey City area seeks a seasoned Calypso/Java developer to implement Front Office Calypso functionality and lead design, integration, and production support efforts.

The role requires strong Java/J2EE, Unix scripting, and Calypso platform expertise with 2+ years on Calypso and market-domain knowledge. You will collaborate with architects, analysts, and testers to ensure technical requirements are clearly understood and met, while driving DevOps practices and