Lead Developer | Atlanta, GA, USA

Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. is seeking a Lead Developer to advance mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations analytics within the Structured Evaluations platform.

The role focuses on designing and implementing scalable engines in Java and C++, ensuring numerical precision and robust risk/pricing workflows in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software development with capital markets experience.
• Proficiency in Java and C++, with experience building high-performance, multi-threaded apps.
• Basic familiarity with OAS modeling and fixed income analytics.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical leader within Structured Evaluations, driving innovation and performance improvements across our analytics infrastructure.
• Collaborate with Data Science and Product teams to integrate complex financial models into scalable, high-performance systems.
• Design, develop, and maintain core components of our grid engines using Java and C++, with a focus on numerical accuracy and computational efficiency.

Skills

Java

C++

Multi-threading

Numerical computing

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Financial Engineering

Tools

Intex

Job description

Lead Developer Overview Job Purpose

We are seeking a highly skilled software developer with experience in capital markets, particularly in Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) and/or Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMO). This role is central to the development and enhancement of our Prepayment and Option-Adjusted Spread (OAS) computational engines, which are critical to our Structured Evaluations platform.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical leader within the Structured Evaluations space, driving innovation and performance improvements across our analytics infrastructure.
• Collaborate closely with our Data Science and Product teams to integrate complex financial models into scalable, high-performance systems.
• Design, develop, and maintain core components of our grid engines using Java and C++, with a strong emphasis on numerical accuracy and computational efficiency.
• Translate domain-specific requirements into robust software solutions that support pricing, risk, and valuation workflows.

Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Financial Engineering or a related field,
• 7+ years of proven experience in software development with a good understanding of capital markets and fixed income analytics.
• Proficiency in Java and C++, with demonstrated success building high-performance, multi-threaded applications.
• Basic familiarity with OAS modeling, yield curve construction, and related quantitative finance concepts.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with cross-functional teams including quants, product managers, and other engineers.

Preferred Knowledge and Experience

• Experience working on structured products analytics platforms or within a fixed income trading or risk management environment.
• Exposure to quantitative libraries or frameworks used in capital markets (e.g., Intex, proprietary pricing engines).

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics.