Lead Java Developer

• Lead delivery of Real‑Time and On‑Demand Risk enhancements for the Credit Business by partnering directly with London‑based trading, MQA, Market Risk, and technology teams
• Own the full development lifecycle: architecture, design, implementation, automated testing strategies, release execution, and ongoing production support
• Drive alignment of RT/OD workflows with EOD Risk strategy, ensuring functional parity, reconciliation, and controlled cutover
• Lead adoption and build‑out of RT/OD capabilities on strategic risk platform, including integration of new analytics, workflows, and risk datasets
• Deliver significant performance improvements through optimized risk calculation strategies
• Guide the migration of compute workloads to AWS, implementing best practices for scalability, throughput, resiliency, and cost efficiency
• Collaborate actively with NAM and APAC teams in a follow‑the‑sun model to improve delivery velocity, reduce operational risk, and ensure rapid triage of production incidents
• Provide user-facing updates, demos, documentation, and education to promote adoption and ensure successful rollout of new capabilities
• Lead root cause analysis on production issues, drive long‑term stability improvements, and strengthen monitoring and observability across the platform.

• Strong experience in Core Java, J2EE, Spring Framework
• Exposure to Python scripting and data analysis
• Experience in fast moving Capital Markets Front Office technology environment with experience in Fixed Income products
• Working knowledge of Front Office Risk calculations, especially for Credit products
• Experience in building highly scalable and distributed applications using Microservices, APIs, and Container technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, etc.
• Strong expertise in messaging technologies such as Kafka, JMS, gRPC etc
• Proficient in latency measurement and performance optimization of Java based platforms with focus on JVM tuning
• Experience with observability stacks like ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, Kiali, Jaeger etc.
• Sound knowledge for persistence technologies such as relational databases, NoSQL databases, off heap storages and distributed caches
• Hands-on knowledge of Linux / Unix
• Experience working with senior Quants and Technology Managers
• Good verbal and written communication
• Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience

Master's degree preferred

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• A discretional annual performance related bonus
• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
• Access to an array of learning and development resources