Senior Associate Java Developer

Full-stack Java developer working on new product in the risk management space in Portfolio Valuations. Portfolio Valuations is a fully hosted service that provides independent post-trade OTC derivative valuations to buy-side firms using established valuation methodologies, quantitative techniques and industry standard models.

With offices in London, Bucharest, North America and Asia, our team is a global one with a strong development culture and a passion for applying cutting edge technology to solve complex technical problems and continuously improve our development process.

It’s an environment where everyone’s voice can be heard and everyone is encouraged to take initiative and make a difference.

This is a performance critical application to calculate risk metrics on our parallel processing grid architecture.

As well as delivering software of high quality, you’ll work towards the team’s goals of high test-coverage, automated and frequent deployment and regular cycles of code delivery, testing and feedback.

Some of the technologies and platforms you’ll have the opportunity to gain exposure to are:

• Java 8 and Scala
• Oracle 12c
• An Apache Ignite computational grid and distributed cache
• Amazon Web Services
• Our extensive library of industry standard pricing models

Duties & accountabilities

• Develop new software and enhance existing software to high-standards. Adhere to best practices that enhance user experience, usability, scalability, performance and security.
• Work with business analysts and product specialists on maintenance and improvements to our platform. Provide technical support and guidance to these teams.
• Work with the global Portfolio Valuations development team on all aspects of the platform (. infrastructure, architecture, all asset classes).
• Act as a senior developer, providing guidance and mentoring. Take responsibility for the design and delivery of individual projects.

Education and experience

• Degree in computer science or numerate discipline, or equivalent background
• Professional experience working on Java platforms
• Strong Javaskills and Spring knowledge
• Advanced SQL \ Oracle database skills
• Comfortable working with both UNIX/Linux and Windows environments
• Experience designing and delivering full software applications

• Financial services or data feeds experience highly appreciated

• Experience providing architectural guidance and mentoring others

The candidate should possess in-depth knowledge of a few of the following skills:

• Grid computation
• Apache Ignite
• Distributed applications
• Multithreading and performance
• Advanced Oracle \ SQL
• Apache CXF \ Web services
• Apache Tomcat
• JMX
• JMS, Message Queues
• XML, JAXB, JSON serialization

Personal competencies

Personal impact

• Self-starter with a natural curiosity to learn and develop

• Strong analytical, investigative and problem solving skills

• Proactive and able to work independently with minimal supervision

• Displays energy, drive and stamina

• Open minded, flexible and willing to adapt to changing situations.

Communication

• Able to provide regular progress and status updates on your development tasks to your manager and peers

• Ability to work well in a dynamic environment with rapidly changing priorities and requirements

Teamwork

• Shares knowledge with the team on development practices, standards, and architecture

• Ability to collaborate effectively with teams in different locations

• Mentor junior members of the team

WHAT WE OFFER

• New and modern headquarter located on Calea Floreasca, close to Aurel Vlaicu metro station and the Promenada Mall
• 1 day per week Work from Home
• Flexible working environment within a dynamic team
• Private medical subscription
• Training and courses
• Meal tickets
• Competitive salary package
• Stock options
• Cash bonus
• Parking place