Senior Front Office Developer Stock Loan

BRAINS WORKGROUP, INC.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

BRAINS WORKGROUP, INC. is seeking a Senior Front Office Java Developer to join our Securities Finance Technology team in New York, NY. This hybrid role requires 3 days on-site and 2 days remote, with a 6-month initial contract and potential extensions or hire.

The candidate will design and build a next-generation automated locates platform for stock loan, leveraging Java, Spring, microservices, and cloud-native tech on Azure, with strong SQL and messaging experience (ActiveMQ, IBM MQ).

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Java development experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop a scalable, high-performance stock loan platform for equity finance business.
• Build distributed systems and enterprise-grade applications leveraging Java, Spring frameworks, and container technologies.
• Integrate with messaging systems and caching solutions for real-time processing.
• Develop and optimize SQL-based data models and queries for high-volume transactional systems.
• Implement cloud-native solutions using Azure services.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration with existing securities finance workflows.

Skills

Java

Spring Frameworks

Distributed Systems

Microservices (GraphQL)

SQL / Relational DB Design

CI/CD

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure

ActiveMQ

IBM MQ

Hazelcast

Jira

Nexus

Jenkins

Confluence

DTCC Messaging (ISO 15022)

IBM MQ (Swift messages)

GraphQL

GitHub Copilot

Claude

Job description

Senior Front Office Developer Stock Loan

• New York, NY

Our client, a major bank in New York City, is looking forSenior Front Office Developer for Stock Loan Platform

This hybrid commute, 3 days per week on-site, 2 days remote.

6 months initial contract with possible extensions or option to hire.

Rate: $110-140 on W2, possible C2C as well.

Senior Front Office Developer

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Front Office Java Developer to join our Securities Finance Technology team.

This role will focus on designing and building a next generation automated locates platform, a critical component in supporting securities lending operations.

The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Java-based enterprise applications, distributed systems, and cloud-native technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop a scalable, high-performance stock loan platform for equity finance business.
• Build distributed systems and enterprise-grade applications leveraging Java, Spring frameworks, and container technologies.
• Integrate with messaging systems and caching solutions for real-time processing.
• Develop and optimize SQL-based data models and queries for high-volume transactional systems.
• Implement cloud-native solutions using Azure services.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration with existing securities finance workflows.

Required Qualification

• 10+ years of experience required.
• Hands-on experience in Core Java, Spring frameworks, and container technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Proven track record in building distributed systems and enterprise-grade applications using microservices (GraphQL) architecture.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and relational database design (MS SQL, MySQL…etc.).
• Experience with Hazelcast caching, and messaging systems such as ActiveMQ, IBM MQ.
• Experience with Jira, Nexus, Jenkins, Confluence for agile development and CI/CD.
• Experience with integrating with DTCC communication via IBM MQ (with swift messages ISO 15022 and fixed length messages VDF)
• Proficiency in leveraging GitHub Copilot or Claude for productivity gains and to improve code quality.

Soft Skills & Competencies

• Analytical Thinking: Ability to break down complex problems and design efficient, scalable solutions.
• Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills to work effectively with other developers, business analysts, QA, and operations teams.
• Communication: Clear and concise verbal and written communication for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Keywords

Java Spring docker kubernetes microservices SQL Hazelcast ActiveMQ DTCC Swift ISO 15022 VDF GitHub Copilot Claude