Fixed Income Electronic Trading- Programmer Analyst

Societe Generale; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Societe Generale seeks a C#/.NET developer to join its Fixed Income electronic trading team in New York. The role covers client-side and server-side development for real-time trading and pricing systems, interfacing with major platforms.

You will work across the full SDLC, collaborate with traders, sales, and product, and contribute to scalable architectural designs while adhering to Agile practices and continuous delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field.
• Finance coursework is a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and enhance Fixed Income electronic trading platforms supporting desks such as US Linear Rates, US Treasuries, LATAM, FX.
• Deliver client-side and server-side .NET/C# components for real-time trading and pricing applications.
• Collaborate with traders, sales, and product stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical specifications.
• Partner with senior developers and architects to propose, review, and implement scalable technical designs.
• Estimate development effort, manage priorities, and ensure timely and high-quality delivery of initiatives.
• Develop robust, well-tested, maintainable code aligned with engineering standards.
• Actively follow CI/CD pipelines, release orchestration, and change management processes.
• Provide 2nd and 3rd level production support, including incident analysis and resolution in a trading time-sensitive context.
• Coordinate and participate in software release rollouts and post-implementation validation.
• Communicate status updates, risks, and dependencies to management and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, networking, middleware, and other development teams.

Skills

C#/.NET

MVVM

Git

Entity Framework

CI/CD

Agile/Scrum

Multithreading

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science

Finance coursework advantageous

Tools

None

Job description

Responsibilities

The position is for a C#/.NET developer to join the Fixed Income electronic trading team. This team develops and maintains software solutions, supporting price streaming, RFQ workflows, Order Management Systems (OMS), and straight-through processing of electronic trades. Our applications interface with multiple external electronic trading platforms and exchanges, including Bloomberg, Tradeweb, BrokerTec, among others.

Responsibilities

The position is for a C#/.NET developer to join the Fixed Income electronic trading team. This team develops and maintains software solutions, supporting price streaming, RFQ workflows, Order Management Systems (OMS), and straight-through processing of electronic trades. Our applications interface with multiple external electronic trading platforms and exchanges, including Bloomberg, Tradeweb, BrokerTec, among others.

The role focuses on the development of our strategic trading tool, enabling dealer-to-client and inter-dealer trading across the Fixed Income market. Responsibilities encompass both client-side and server-side development. The candidate will be actively involved throughout the full software development lifecycle, including specification definition, coding, testing, documentation, deployment, and ongoing support.

The successful candidate is expected to adhere to Agile methodologies, continuous delivery practices, and change management processes to ensure high-quality and timely software delivery.

Primary tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Design, develop, and enhance Fixed Income electronic trading platforms supporting desks such as: US Linear Rates, US Treasuries, LATAM, FX.
• Deliver client side and server side .NET/C# components for real time trading and pricing applications.
• Collaborate closely with traders, sales, and product stakeholders to translate business requirements into clear technical specifications.
• Partner with senior developers and architects to propose, review, and implement scalable technical designs.
• Estimate development effort, manage priorities, and ensure timely and high quality delivery of assigned initiatives.
• Develop robust, well tested, maintainable code aligned with internal engineering standards.
• Actively follow CI/CD pipelines, release orchestration, and change management processes.
• Provide 2nd and 3rd level production support, including incident analysis and resolution in a trading time sensitive context.
• Coordinate and participate in software release rollouts and post implementation validation.
• Communicate clear status updates, risks, and dependencies to management and stakeholders.
• Collaborate effectively with infrastructure, networking, middleware, and other development teams.

The candidate will be supervised by senior developers but after the training period, success will depend on how autonomously the candidate can work. All design decisions will need to be reviewed by a senior developer prior to implementation.

Profile required

Education

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field
• Degree or coursework in Finance is a strong advantage

Technical Skills (Required)

• Strong foundation in object-oriented design and programming principles
• Advanced proficiency in C# and .NET
• Solid understanding of design patterns, including MVVM
• Hands on experience with Git based source control
• Working knowledge of Agile / Scrum methodologies
• Experience with Dependency Injection and Entity Framework
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as TeamCity and Jenkins
• Experience with multithreaded or concurrent systems

Technical Skills (Preferred / Plus)

• Knowledge of Fixed Income products and market structure
• Prior exposure to Electronic Trading platforms and workflows

Business insight

Societe Generale is committed to offering an inclusive recruitment experience to all candidates. If you require any reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to let our Recruiters know.

OUR CULTURE

At Societe Generale, we live by our 4 core values of commitment, responsibility, team spirit and innovation. We are engaged and demonstrate consideration for others. We act ethically and with courage. We focus our talent and energy on collective success. We experiment and propose new ideas. This way, we maximize our ability to serve client needs and anticipate market changes. Societe Generale is committed to strengthening bonds with colleagues, communities, and the world in which we live, because relationships are at the heart of how we operate. For more information about our Culture and Conduct initiatives, please visit this link (https://americas.societegenerale.com/en/careers/get-know-culture/)

DIVERSITY, INCLUSION & BELONGING ("DIB")

Our DIB Mission: Recruit, develop, retain and advance a talented workforce that is united in our efforts to leverage our talent and further develop an inclusive environment that will enhance our competitive position and deliver innovative solutions to our clients. It seeks to foster an environment where employee differences are valued and where all employees feel engaged, supported, respected, and informed. For more information about our DIB initiatives, please visit this link: https://americas.societegenerale.com/en/careers/get-know-diversity/

COMPENSATION

Base salary range does not include overtime pay, bonus and/or other benefits, where applicable. Actual base salary offer will vary based on skills and experience. The role is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus and includes a competitive benefits package including 401(k) plan with company match, medical/dental/vision, and other benefits for fertility, wellness, student loans and commuters.