Senior Software Engineer, FinTech Server Framework

Computer Merchant, Ltd., The; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 103,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Computer Merchant, Ltd., The is seeking a Software Engineer in Boston, MA to join an agile scrum team. You will contribute to IMS modules, design and implement features, and collaborate with analysts and product managers to translate requirements into working software.

The ideal candidate has 4–7 years of software engineering experience, 2–5 years in financial services, and strong OO programming, databases, and Agile practices. A BS in CS or related field is required, MS preferred.

Qualifications

• 4 to 7 years of progressively responsible professional software engineering experience preferably in a financial services product delivery setting.
• 2 to 5 years of experience in financial services developing solutions for Portfolio Management, Trading, Compliance, Post-Trade, IBOR or Wealth Management is strongly desired.
• Demonstrated experience with object-oriented programming, compiler or interpreter technologies, embedded systems, operating systems, relational databases (RDBMS), scripting and new/advanced programming languages
• Able to contribute to design specs with some assistance from senior staff
• Able to work on small to medium projects with little to no supervision and on more complex tasks with moderate oversight
• Very good written and verbal communication skills
• Able to work well with peers in a collaborative team environment
• A minimum of 3 years working with an Agile development methodology strongly desired

Responsibilities

• Work under minimal supervision to analyze, design, develop, test, and debug small to medium software enhancements and solutions within business and technical problem domains
• Collaborate with Business Analysts and Product Managers to turn business requirements of moderate complexity into working and sustainable software
• Participate in the design of product architecture within the team’s scope of responsibility
• Develop, test, debug, and implement software programs, applications and projects using Java, C#, SQL, JavaScript, or other related software engineering languages
• Provide thoughtful insight and suggestions in code reviews
• Write unit and automation tests to ensure a high quality end product
• Conduct manual tests to ensure a high quality end product
• Contribute to written design and API documentation, and participate in customer documentation process
• Actively participate in the agile software development process by adhering to the scrum methodology including attending all daily standups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives
• Participate in cross-team group activities to complete assignments

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Computer Merchant, Ltd., The is seeking a Software Engineer in Boston, MA to join an agile scrum team. You will contribute to IMS modules, design and implement features, and collaborate with analysts and product managers to translate requirements into working software.

The ideal candidate has 4–7 years of software engineering experience, 2–5 years in financial services, and strong OO programming, databases, and Agile practices. A BS in CS or related field is required, MS preferred.