Equity Finance Engineering Manager

RBC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 210,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

RBC in New York is seeking a highly technical, hands‑on Engineering Development Manager for Equity Finance to lead design, development, and delivery of next generation equity swaps and synthetic prime applications. You will architect and write production‑grade code, guiding cross‑functional teams across the lifecycle from design to production.

The role demands leading from the front technically, ownership of complex systems, and close collaboration with trading desks, risk, and quant research to

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in equity finance, synthetic prime brokerage, delta one.
• 10+ years of expert-level java, spring boot, distributed cache (Redis) building large scale trading applications.
• Deep understanding of Prime brokerage and Delta One products: equity swaps, futures, forwards, TRS, ETF mechanics, stock lending / securities finance.
• Demonstrated ability to write, review, and take full ownership of production code.
• Strong foundation in numerical methods, linear algebra, and financial mathematics.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement low-latency, high-performance software development activities for equity finance.
• Build position management and trade life cycle management for Delta One products.
• Own the full software development lifecycle: design, implementation, testing, and production release.
• Interface with other technical teams within Equity Finance, middle and back office to integrate applications.
• Establish engineering standards: code review culture, testing, CI/CD pipelines, and documentation.
• Define the technical architecture of the analytics platform and API design.
• Lead migration of legacy components to modern architectures without disrupting production.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and platform teams on compute, grid, and real-time data.
• Partner with trading desks, structuring, and risk management to translate requirements into deliverables.
• Work with quant research to productionise models and bridge prototypes to production code.
• Participate in hiring: define technical bars and conduct interviews.
• Represent analytics development in cross-functional forums and senior discussions.

Skills

Hands-on leadership

Production-grade coding

System design

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

Redis

Kafka

Solace

Databases

Job description

What is the opportunity?

We are seeking a highly technical hands‑on Engineering Development Manager for Equity Finance to lead the design, development, and delivery of next generation equity swaps, synthetic prime application. The successful candidate will be deeply hands‑on, capable of architecting and writing production‑grade code for highly complexity software development activities, leading the design, implementation, and optimization of application services and platforms, while driving strategic initiatives. The role requires someone who leads from the front technically, not purely through delegation.

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

We are seeking a highly technical hands‑on Engineering Development Manager for Equity Finance to lead the design, development, and delivery of next generation equity swaps, synthetic prime application. The successful candidate will be deeply hands‑on, capable of architecting and writing production‑grade code for highly complexity software development activities, leading the design, implementation, and optimization of application services and platforms, while driving strategic initiatives. The role requires someone who leads from the front technically, not purely through delegation.

What will you do?

• Architect and implement low‑latency, high‑performance for highly complexity software development activities, leading the design, implementation, and optimization of application services and platforms.
• Build position management, trade life cycle management for Delta One products (equity swaps, futures, forwards, ETFs, synthetic financing)
• Own the full software development lifecycle: system design, implementation, code review, testing, performance profiling, and production release
• Interface with other technical teams within Equity Finance, middle office, and back office to integrate with applications.
• Establish and enforce engineering standards: code review culture, unit/integration testing frameworks CI/CD pipelines, and documentation practices
• Define the technical architecture of the analytics platform, including service boundaries, data contracts, and API design
• Lead migration of legacy components to modern, maintainable architectures without disrupting production operations
• Collaborate with infrastructure and platform engineering teams on compute, grid, and real‑time data infrastructure
• Partner with trading desks, structuring, and risk management to translate business requirements into well‑scoped engineering deliverables
• Work closely with quant research to productionise models; act as the bridge between research‑quality prototypes and robust, testable production code
• Participate in hiring: define technical bars, conduct structured interviews, calibrate across the team
• Represent the analytics development function in cross‑functional forums, steering committees, and senior stakeholder discussions

What do you need to succeed?

• 8+ years of experience in one of the areas of equity finance, synthetic prime brokerage, delta one.
• 10+ years of expert‑level java, spring boot, distributed cache (Redis) building large scale trading applications.
• Deep understanding of Prime brokerage and Delta One products: equity swaps, futures, forwards, TRS, ETF mechanics, stock lending / securities finance
• Demonstrated ability to write, review, and take full ownership of production code — this is not a role for someone who only directs others to write code
• Strong foundation in numerical methods, linear algebra, and financial mathematics

Java, Radis, Solace, Kafka, databases, distributed processing.

Nice to have:

• Experience with equity swaps trading application build out or integration with a equity swaps vendor platform such as Swap One, Nuvo Prime or internal build.

What’s in it for you?

• Meaningful technical ownership at a senior level — this is an engineering‑led role, not a management‑only seat
• Direct exposure to the trading desk and commercial P&L, with the ability to see the impact of your work in real time
• Competitive base, discretionary bonus, and long‑term incentive participation commensurate with Director‑level scope

The Expected Salary Range For This Particular Position Is $210,000 - $275,000 Depending On Your Experience, Skills, And Registration Status, Market Conditions And Business Needs.

You Have The Potential To Earn More Through Rbc's Discretionary Variable Compensation Program Which Gives You An Opportunity To Increase Your Total Compensation, Provided The Business Meets Its Performance Targets And You Meet Your Individual Goals.

Rbc's Compensation Philosophy And Principles Recognize The Importance Of A Highly Qualified Global Workforce And Plays A Critical Role In Attracting, Engaging And Retaining Talent That:

• Drives Rbc's High-Performance Culture
• Enables Collective Achievement Of Our Strategic Goals
• Generates Sustainable Shareholder Returns And Above Market Shareholder Value

Job Skills

Application Development, Application Maintenance, Applications Architecture, Commercial Acumen, Enterprise Application Delivery, Information Technology Management, Information Technology Trends, Programming Languages, System Applications

Additional Job Details

Address

GOLDMAN SACHS TOWER, 30 HUDSON STREET:JERSEY CITY

City

Jersey City

Country

United States of America

Work hours/week

40

Employment Type

Full time

Platform

CAPITAL MARKETS

Job Type

Regular

Pay Type

Salaried

Posted Date

2026-09-21

Application Deadline

2026-10-30