Senior e-FX Java Developer (High Frequency Trading) - Assistant Vice President 2

Who We Are

State Street Global Markets (SSGM) is a leading provider of trading and lending solutions to the world’s institutional investors. We deliver the industry’s most innovative platforms, financing and portfolio solutions. This role is to be part of SSGM Foreign Exchange trading solutions(eFX), where we provide comprehensive trading solutions for institutional clients. SSGM FX is ranked the World’s Best FX Bank for Client Service & Research in the 2024 FX Survey by Euromoney Magazine.

Who We Are Looking For

• Strong hands-on lead developer to be part of eFX trading technology team.
• EFX team comprises of an enthusiastic global development team who design, develop, support and maintain electronic trading platform (MACH) & other e-Trading suite of products/platforms.
• We are looking for passionate developers who have a full stack mentality, understand how to write High Performance/Low Latency code, have good problem-solving skills, can operate under pressure and communicate effectively across all lines of the business.
• Considering the criticality of the business, team members also have to support (L3/L4 support).
• Any candidate applying for this position should ideally possess business / domain knowledge and demonstrate good understanding of FX products (Spot, Forward, Swap, Benchmarks, Algos & NDF), strong technical expertise in building e-Trading solutions in FX/Equity using distributed node architecture (MESH).
• Ability to lead a small team of agile developers. Ability to navigate complex code base, work in a complex deadline driven projects with minimal supervision.
• Ability to architect/design/develop with minimum requirements by effectively coordinating activities between business analysts, scrum leads, developers and managers.
• End to end understanding of software architecture, design, development and implementation.
• Strong Practical experience using Scrum, Agile modelling and adaptive software development.
• Continuous integration and build process, test automation and deployment experience.
• Ability to understand and grasp the big picture of system components.
• Experience building environment and architecture and design guides and architecture and application blueprints.
  
  
  

What You Will Be Responsible For

• Work closely with Product owners, use current technologies where appropriate, and implement full life-cycle, full stack development tasks.
• Develop and support the ongoing evolution of State Street's industry-leading foreign exchange trading platforms and supporting services.
  
  
  

Core/Must Have Skills

• Very hands-on, great attention to detail, good team player.
• Working experience in e-Trading(FX/Equity) technology stack, using distributed node architecture.
• Good product/domain knowledge in FX/Equity trading – OMS, Execution, products.
• Expert-level knowledge of server-side Java - OOPS, low GC, Socket programing, Multi-threading, API gateways.
• Good experience with message brokers & FIX/Binary API protocols
• Good knowledge of Oracle – SQL, PL-SQL, deadlock issues, performance issues.
• Working experience with CI/CD technologies such as Jenkins, JFrog, Bitbucket, GIT
  
  
  

Good To Have Skills

• Performance tuning of Java applications
  
  
  

Education And Experience Requirement(s)

Min Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or similar technical field with about 15+ years of industry experience.

Work Schedule: Hybrid

Why This Role Is Important To Us

Our technology function, Global Technology Services (GTS), is vital to State Street and is the key enabler for our business to deliver data and insights to our clients. We’re driving the company’s digital transformation and expanding business capabilities using industry best practices and advanced technologies such as cloud, artificial intelligence and robotics process automation.

We offer a collaborative environment where technology skills and innovation are valued in a global organization. We’re looking for top technical talent to join our team and deliver creative technology solutions that help us become an end-to-end, next-generation financial services company.

Join us if you want to grow your technical skills, solve real problems and make your mark on our industry.

About State Street

What we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation, we’re making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we’ve been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.

Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary by location, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans, among other perks. You’ll have access to flexible Work Programs to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift programs and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Discover more at StateStreet.com/careers

Job ID: R-773656