Vice President - Software Engineering

Our team of engineers builds solutions to the most complex problems. We develop cutting-edge software and platforms that form the core of our key business and enable transactions to move in milliseconds. We provide real-time access to critical deal information and process billions of data points each day to inform firm-wide market insights and strategies. Team members have the opportunity to work at the forefront of technology innovation alongside industry leaders and make significant contributions to the field. This position provides a unique opportunity to gain subject matter expertise in both technology and finance, and to directly engage with colleagues and senior management from across the business, risk, finance, and technology.

Why join the team? 

• Tool & Technologies: You’ll program in Java and model data using Pure/Legend – a data management and data governance open source platform that we will teach you. Other technologies in use in our space: RESTful services, Maven/Gradle, Apache Spark, BigData, HTML 5, AngularJs/ReactJs, IntelliJ, Gitlab, Jira, AWS solutions, AI platforms,Java, Python, RESTful services, Maven/Gradle, Apache Spark, BigData, ReactJs/NextJs, IntelliJ/VSCode, Gitlab, Kubernates/Terraform.
• Cloud Technologies: You’ll be involved in building the next generation of finance systems onto the cloud platforms, one of the key strategy for the division to in which you’ll get exposure to technologies like AWS S3,Snowflake, EMR etc.
• Autonomy: You’ll have significant autonomy in designing and writing solutions to help our stakeholders deliver for the firm’s clients.
• Creativity: You’ll be encouraged to suggest improvements to products and to propose ways, in which we can add value for our stakeholders.
• Interpersonal Communication: You’ll engage with data producers and consumers across all areas of the business to understand their requirements and to propose solutions tailored to their needs.
• Training: Your manager will support your professional development, allowing you time for training at work, helping you learn and grow within the organization, and providing opportunities for increasing responsibility. 

RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS RESPONSIBILITIES

• In an Agile environment manage end-to-end systems development cycle from requirements analysis to coding, testing, UAT, implementation and maintenance
• Develop high level/detailed technical designs, testing strategies, and implementation plans
• Work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment that provides exposure to all areas of Finance
• Understand and respond to business needs, facilitating and developing process workflow, data requirements, and specifications required to support implementation
• Build strong relationships with business partners
• Identify opportunities for cross-divisional collaboration and reuse of common solutions
• Familiarity with LLMs, AI-powered automations, prompt engineering concepts.

SKLLS AND EXPERIENCE WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline
• Hands-on software development experience preferably in Java, C/C++, Python, or Scala, exposure to RDBMS and NoSQL datastores
• Strong programming and problem solving skills
• A clear understanding of data structures, algorithms, software design and core programming concepts
• Strong full-stack technical design and development skills and experience
• Comfortable with multi-tasking, managing multiple stakeholders and working as part of a team
• Excellent communication skills including experience speaking to technical & business audiences and working globally
• Interest in finance