Overview
Software Engineer role at Alliance & Leicester. Location: Bromley, UK. This position is part of the Futures and Options technology team, a global group that builds and integrates systems to support institutional trading on global exchanges.
Role Description
The Futures and Options technology team is looking for a motivated candidate to join the Bromley/London office. The team builds and integrates systems that help institutional clients trade on global exchanges. As a software developer, you will learn the detailed workflows of the systems you work with and consider performance, security, and compliance requirements when building components that the clients rely on for their businesses. You will participate in code, architecture, and security reviews with colleagues in AsPac and Americas to design global systems.
Responsibilities
* Develop a thorough understanding of our entire technology stack.
* Design and develop new features within the existing platform (Java/Python).
* Contribute to ongoing tech platform maintenance.
* Plan work in an agile manner with other team members.
* Write acceptance tests in coordination with QA.
* Provide L3 user support.
* Contribute to future design and architecture.
* Communicate with platform partners.
What We Are Looking For
* Highly proficient in Java development.
* Experience in Python development.
* Knowledge of FIX protocol applications and integration requirements.
* Experience with trading systems with an understanding of the order life cycle.
* Comfortable with CI/CD and build toolchains (Maven, Gradle, Jenkins).
* Proficiency in Unix/Linux environments.
* Aware of global markets regulatory space such as MiFID2 Transaction Reporting.
* Excellent communication, collaboration, and ability to juggle multiple priorities.
Skills That Will Help
* Experience with AMPS middleware.
* Experience with Trading Technologies, Ullink, Celoxica trading systems.
* Experience with Agile development.
Benefits
* Health and wellbeing focus as part of being a Great Place to Work, including private healthcare for you and your family and an annual health screen.
* Competitive pension, life assurance, and income protection.
* Parental leave: 26 weeks maternity, 16 weeks paternity, and flexible family leave arrangements, plus back-up childcare and adult care support.
* Flexible benefits options including wellbeing accounts, travel insurance, critical illness, and cycle-to-work.
* Employee Assistance Program for confidential support and access to virtual GP services.
* Charitable giving options with employer match.
* Arts & Culture membership program and opportunities to volunteer in the community.
Equal Opportunity We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subjected to less favourable treatment on grounds of sex, gender identity, race, religion or belief, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, or disability. We strive to make recruitment accessible for all candidates and welcome adjustment requests.
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