3 days ago
London, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Architect and implement scalable, low-latency, highly responsive equity swap trading and lifecycle systems.
- Lead technical design and re-platforming initiatives using modern technologies.
- Ensure robust processing of swaps, lifecycle events, corporate actions, client reporting, regulatory reporting, and hedge execution workflows.
- Collaborate with traders, operations, middle office teams, and stakeholders across global regions to understand requirements.
- Manage the full software development lifecycle, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and production deployment.
- Coordinate integration points with global teams and maintain and modernize legacy systems.
Requirements
- Strong experience with swaps trading and swaps lifecycle management, preferably within the Synthetic Prime business.
- Strong experience with corporate actions processing, client reporting, regulatory reporting, and compliance frameworks.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in capital markets and 5+ years in a technical lead role.
- 10+ years of hands-on server-side programming experience in C++, Java, or C#.
- Strong hands-on experience with low-latency systems, multithreading, and real-time systems.
- Strong experience with scalable microservices architecture.
- Experience with cloud platforms, Docker, and Kubernetes is a plus.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences, excellent interpersonal skills, collaboration, self-motivation, and the ability to deliver under pressure.
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About Jefferies
Jefferies is a global investment banking and capital markets firm serving corporations, financial institutions, governments, and individuals with M&A advisory, underwriting, sales and trading, research, and wealth management. Founded in 1962 and headquartered in New York, it operates from 40+ offices worldwide. The firm earns fees and trading revenues and is owned by publicly traded Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE: JEF).