Senior Java Software Engineer [AQ-13395]

About the role

Aquent is partnering with a leading financial services firm, renowned for its innovative and high-performance platforms. This organization is a pioneer in its field, committed to technological excellence and fostering a collaborative environment where groundbreaking ideas are transformed into high-impact products that empower millions. We're seeking a passionate and skilled Software Engineer to join a dynamic team at the forefront of shaping critical financial technology. This is an extraordinary opportunity to solve complex technical challenges and directly influence the speed, reliability, and future direction of a system vital to millions. Your expertise will be instrumental in enhancing core application functionality, user interfaces, and various backend modules, making a tangible impact on essential financial operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex product design and troubleshooting, applying extensive research and analysis to resolve intricate challenges.
• Drive comprehensive system design, specification development, program logic, and robust testing, debugging, and documentation practices.
• Make critical architectural and design choices that will strategically guide development teams.
• Lead complex programming initiatives, providing thorough technical reviews of development efforts and documentation to ensure quality and adherence to best practices.
• Analyze complex technical problems and propose innovative, effective solutions.
• Serve as a key technical contributor in collaborative interactions with stakeholders, translating business needs into robust technology solutions.
• Collaborate closely with enterprise architecture and infrastructure teams to define and implement strategic designs and initiatives.
• Lead the rapid troubleshooting and resolution of complex issues across development and production environments, ensuring system stability and performance.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience with Java and J2EE (both client and server-side).
• 1+ years of experience with Object-Oriented Analysis/Design (OOA/OOD), distributed systems/software, real-time processing, relational database systems, and messaging systems.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and design patterns (GoF).
• Experience with agile methodologies and test-driven development.
• Demonstrated experience working with core business logic within applications.
• Experience in developing APIs and Frameworks.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or an equivalent discipline.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred skills

• Experience developing downloadable desktop applications.
• Experience with concurrency and multi-threading.
• Experience with scaling, Java Garbage Collection, and performance tuning.
• Experience with rich UI frameworks such as Angular JS, jQuery, HTML 5, Swing, Java FX, or similar frameworks/APIs.
• Experience with application development frameworks like Spring, Hibernate, JSF, or similar frameworks.
• Experience with Unix/Linux, Windows, and Mac operating systems.
• Experience with build, deploy, and test automation tools like Ant, Gradle, Maven, Jenkins, TeamCity, JUnit, or similar tools.
• Working knowledge of finance and/or the trading domain.