Senior Engineer - Fixed Income Trading

About the role

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth.

This job is responsible for defining and leading the engineering approach for complex features to deliver significant business outcomes. The role is for an experienced Senior Engineer to build and lead a Risk technology team covering AMRS Fixed Income trading.

Responsibilities

• Ensures that the design and engineering approach for complex features are consistent with the larger portfolio solution
• Define the technology tool stack for the solution and evaluate and adapt new testing tool/framework/practices for team(s)
• Enables team(s)/applications with Continuous Integration/Continuous Development (CI/CD) capabilities and engages with other technical stakeholders pertaining to efficient functioning of CI-CD pipeline
• Guides and influences team(s) on design and best practices for high code performance –e.g. pairing, code reviews
• Provides end-to-end delivery of complex features, including automation, for either a single team or multiple teams, at the program level
• Conducts research, design prototyping and other exploration activities such as evaluating new toolsets and components for release management, CI/CD, and features
• Works with stakeholders to establish high-level solution needs and with architects for technical requirements

Requirements

• Extensive experience in software engineering, with a strong track record in Financial Services (ideally front office technology)
• Deep knowledge of Risk Systems, Trading Platforms or Pricing Engines within Rates or similar Fixed Income asset classes
• Strong understanding of front office workflows
• Fluency in OO or Functional languages including but not limited to Python (preferred), C#, Java, or C++
• Track record of success working in Agile environments (e.g. SCRUM, Kanban) and continuous integration
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills in a high-pressure environment
• Candidate must be a strong team player with excellent communication skills, comfortable in communicating with business users

Qualifications

Desired qualifications include a degree in Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, Mathematics, or relevant analytical degree, and experience with large scale risk platforms such as SecDB, Athena, or Quartz.

Skills

• Automation
• Influence
• Result Orientation
• Stakeholder Management
• Technical Strategy Development
• Application Development
• Architecture
• Business Acumen
• Risk Management
• Solution Design
• Agile Practices
• Analytical Thinking
• Collaboration
• Data Management
• Solution Delivery Process

Schedule

1st shift (United States of America), 40 hours per week