Lead Java Developer Job at Raymond James (Jersey City)

Lead Java Developer

Raymond James

Location:
United States , Jersey City

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

100000.00 - 170000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

As part of our Fixed Income development team at SumRidge Partners (a company of Raymond James), this Lead Developer will analyze business requirements and drive research to design technical solutions that support our SumRidge Trading System. In this role, you will be responsible for performing activities associated with all stages of SDLC and collaborate with team members and various stakeholders.

Job Responsibility:

Enhance existing applications and contribute to development of new applications by analyzing and identifying areas for modification and improvement
Develop new routine applications to meet business requirements
Monitor, identify, and correct more complex software defects to maintain fully functioning applications software
Partner with a cross-functional team to imagine, design, develop, and test
Participate in the development, code reviews, testing, deployment, and delivery of large-scale software applications, systems, and services
Build relationships with Development Managers, Engineers, Business Analysts, and Project Managers across various teams
Stay up to date with tools, trends, technologies and frameworks and develop proof of concepts
Makes recommendations towards the development of new code or to reuse of existing code
Participates in software system testing and validation procedures, programming and documentation
Reviews test results
documents test activities, and records remedial actions
Ensures proper analysis of problems and programming approaches to prevent rework and schedule slippage
May occasionally work a non-standard shift including nights and/or weekends and/or have on-call responsibilities
Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Requirements:

More than five (5) years of experience in Design, Development and Support of Data-Driven, all aspects of SDLC in a highly scalable multi-tier applications in distributed environments
Proven experience working as a Senior Java/J2EE Developer in Financial Services is highly preferred
Fixed Income Trading or Electronic Trading knowledge is strongly preferred
Solid experience in working with all stages of SDLC
Solid background in Java/J2EE programming
Strong background in Oracle PL/SQL
Familiar with Spring Framework and ORM framework
Experience in Java application containers, such as Apache Tomcat
Excellent communication skills with ability to coordinate with all stake holders of the application (Peers, IT Partners, Business Operations and Vendors)
Bachelor’s: Computer and Information Science, Bachelor’s: Computer Engineering, High School (HS) (Required)
General Experience - 3 to 6 years

Nice to have:

Experience with Kafka is preferred
Understanding of Tick Database and Solace is plus

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 12, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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