The Company:
Is a Top-Tier International Investment Bank head-quartered in Sydney. The bank has recently embarked on a large scale, bank-wide (5 year) Digital Transformation Initiative. As part of this programme of work the Bank is completely overhauling their cross-product, real-time, C++ based Pricing & Risk Calculation platforms.
The Role:
This role will fill a void in the existing team. Although highly technical, the current team members lack the confidence and experience liaising with the business directly - eliciting requirements, pushing back, providing support & guidance etc. This is not a Tech BA role, it is a coding role, however, as there is no BA in the team/project, this person will be the main point of contact with the business. As such, a high level of EQ is required, you must be confident in your ability to communicate effectively with Traders & Risk Managers, essentially bridging the gap between business and tech.
If you are a seasoned Software Engineer with a customer-first attitude, who thrives on delivery responsibility, who can navigate sometimes-protracted and complex processes effectively to ensure timelines are hit without compromising quality, this is the role for you.
The Project:
The build will include moving away from out-of-date and creaky C++11 solutions to far more performant ones, written in C++17/20. This role will sit on the trading floor, between the Traders. The first system due for re-platforming is the Precious Metals trading engine, as such, prior experience working in the Commodities space will be vital. This project is not for the faint of heart, the incumbent systems are close to 20 years old and there is not a lot to go by in terms of documentation (and very little internal IP). Any previous experience, effectively, reverse-engineering systems/platform would benefit greatly someone looking to join this project. A multitude of peripheral systems (data feeds etc.) are written in Java & Python, so any experience with these technologies would be beneficial too.
The Perks:
As well as the use of new and emerging technologies and embarking on large-scale greenfield projects, the bank offers a fantastic work environment - which includes a healthy work/life balance, an 'engineering first' culture which favours technologists and their ways of working as well as on-site cafés with complementary food and drinks.
With a large, local technology footprint, there are considerable opportunities for career growth. The bank pride themselves on their internal mobility program and actively facilitate upwards, sideways and diagonal career trajectories (depending on your goals). They offer excellent and highly competitive salaries, annual discretionary bonuses (10-40% first year depending on performance) as well as a raft of preferential banking products). The bank follow a hybrid wfh model, which includes working 3 days (of your choosing) per week, in the office.
DESIRED EXPERIENCE
- Experience working on the delivery of C++based solutions
- UNIX (Linux) environment experience
- Recent/any exposure to Java & Python code
- Strong knowledge of SQL
- Frameworks including Multi-threading, Spring and Hibernate
- Experience with code modularity and component de-coupling through API’s
- Micro-services / RESTful service design
- Experience with AWS
- Worked in CI/CD environments
- Financial industry experience - specifically Capital Markets Trading & Risk
- Any exposure to Docker, Kubernetes, Akka, Websockets highly desirable.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in engineering, computer science or equivalent
SOFT SKILLS
- Excellent Communication Skills (Written & Verbal)
- Ability to work on outcomes with minimal supervision
- Understanding of Financial Services industry domain, ideally with some exposure to Trading or Risk Management.
Due to extremely high application volumes currently, only the most suitable candidates will be contacted. Candidates not contacted initially - your details will remain on file, and we may be back in contact regarding future opportunities which better match your profile.
