Job Description
Opportunity Overview
The primary purpose of this role is to be a Lead Software Developer within the FX Cash Trade Processing team. The FX Cash Trade Processing systems are a critical backbone of the company’s FX Cash trading and bring exposure to multiple groups both front and back.
The candidate will provide leadership as part of a global team to implement, enhance and support the FX Cash trade management systems.
You will lead a highly talented team that develops and maintains high‑availability, low‑latency real‑time systems in the FX Cash trading space in the company Capital Markets.
Responsibilities
- Position reports to Global Head of Cash Trade Processing in Toronto.
- Work closely with business sponsors to understand their requirements and architect, design and execute technical solutions.
- Act as the lead within London.
- Identify business, technology and people risks associated with a solution.
- Maintain high standard to ensure proper quality is maintained.
- Lead the team and assist with second line support as necessary.
- Advise on key design and implementation decisions within FX.
- Make decisions alongside FX technology management team.
- Build strong partnerships with colleagues in QA, support, analysis, trading, and sales.
- Partner with colleagues across all front‑office and downstream development teams.
Qualifications
Must‑have Qualifications
- 10+ years’ experience in designing and developing distributed systems (multi‑threaded, low‑latency C++ based systems is a must).
- 4+ years’ hands‑on experience in designing and developing applications using C++.
- Good knowledge of relational databases and any messaging technology (e.g. Solace/IBM MQ, Kafka).
- Knack for writing clean, readable code with unit tests.
- Ability to multi‑task effectively and provide timely updates.
Nice‑to‑have Qualifications
- Business knowledge of Capital Markets areas previously supported (any asset class).
- Experience with ‘Agile’ style development methods.
- DevOps experience with continuous integration/delivery best practices, technologies and tools such as GitHub, Jenkins, Nexus, JIRA, Confluence, Ansible, SonarQube, Checkmarx.
Benefits
We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.
- A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable.
- Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.
- Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high‑performing team.
- A world‑class training program in financial services.
- Flexible work/life balance options.
- Opportunities to do challenging work.
Job Skills
Active Learning, Agile Methodology, Application Integrations, Atlassian Confluence, Atlassian JIRA, C++ Programming Language, Capital Markets, Design, Detail‑Oriented, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Application Delivery, GitHub, Group Problem Solving, Java (Programming Language), Low Latency, Programming Languages, Relational Database, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Structured Query Language (SQL)
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