Lead the development, maintenance, and enhancement of financial trading microservices within the nexRates product suite, leveraging deep domain knowledge in the regulated financial markets. Utilize backend Java, emphasizing low latency, high performance, and seamless API integration.
Collaborate closely with a cross-functional Scrum team to ensure the delivery of high-quality features and improvements, drawing on your architectural and design expertise in Java to create solutions that align with the company's domain-specific requirements.
Conduct regular code reviews to ensure that best practices, coding standards, and domain-specific considerations are adhered to, fostering code quality, consistency, and alignment with financial market regulations.
Investigate and resolve complex technical issues, pinpointing root causes and implementing solutions to enhance system performance and stability, applying your deep architectural knowledge to create robust and efficient solutions.
Play a key role in the integration of third-party systems and APIs, ensuring smooth and secure communication between system components while considering the unique demands of the financial markets domain.
Work alongside product owners, architects, and other stakeholders to gather requirements, refine user stories, and prioritize tasks, using your domain knowledge to ensure that the development efforts align with the specific needs and regulations of the financial markets.
Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies, actively seeking opportunities to enhance and optimize the nexRates product suite within the context of the financial markets domain.
Provide mentorship and technical support to junior team members, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing, domain expertise, and architectural understanding within the team.
Good experience and knowledge of React is desirable.
Programming Languages: Java
Proficiency in: Spring, Hibernate, Maven, Struts, JMS, and JNI with a strong focus on architectural and design principles specific to the financial markets domain. React.
Tools: Git, Bamboo, Maven, Jira, and Confluence
Requirements:
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
Proven experience as a software developer with expertise in BackEnd Java, Low Latency, high performance and API integration.
Demonstrated functional knowledge of Fixed Income markets: instruments (government bonds, rates, credit), market conventions (yield, duration, settlement), and electronic trading workflows (RFQ, FIX protocol, pricing engines). This is a mandatory requirement — candidates who cannot demonstrate this knowledge will not advance past screening.
Strong understanding of software development principles and practices, including Agile and Scrum methodologies.
Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Work Conditions & Benefits
Full‑time contract opportunity
100% Remote / Work from Home
Work within CET timezone with a maximum overlap of 7 hours
A permanent VPN connection will be provided
A set of training materials plus access to a comprehensive past issue database and knowledge base – participation to daily Scrum meetings
Benefits:
Experience:
- Fixed income : 1 year (Required)
Work Location: Remote
