Front Office Developer

This team is responsible for clearing Credit Default Swaps on European, US & Asian Indices, Single Names and Options for the members and clients of this firm. The role is for an experienced server-side developer in the team responsible for CDSClear’s pricing, risk and analytics solutions for credit derivative products. The risk platform facilitates margin calculations for both overnight and intraday collateral calls, the pricing of Credit Index Options and the external what-if simulation of margins by Members and Clients. The platforms are built upon a Java based architecture with an underlying C++ analytics library and leverage a range of supporting technologies. Own the delivery of business requirements through to test and production release. Collaborate on key design decisions for the platform build out to meet business’ goals. Potential to lead the design & development of business facing initiatives lasting 3 - 6 months. Third line system support, including participation in out-of-hours rota. Key Skills: Server-Side Java Developer from a strong technical background with Spring Boot experience. (Minimum 5 years of experience) Demonstrable enterprise software engineering with an understanding of working in a secure compute and regulated environment. Aptitude for understanding requirements to changes in pricing, risk and market data stack and able to implement and test successfully. DevOps and CI/CD processes. Effective communication within both the development and support teams. Keen to balance business delivery and technical improvement; will have a drive to improve quality and productivity of delivery and be able to dissect systems to incrementally deliver significant system improvements with this in mind. Knowledge of JMS and experience with ActiveMQ / IBM MQ Strong familiarity with Java development toolchains including Maven and IntelliJ. Contact Ciara Clarke at Harrington Starr for a confidential discussion on this role.