Senior Java Developer

Role: Senior Java Developer

Location: Atlanta, GA

Work Schedule: Hybrid - In the office at least 4 days a week

Req ID: 9236

Job Purpose:

As a Senior Java Developer, you will play a hands-on leadership role on a team by contributing to the design, development, maintenance, and support of web-based trading, analytics, and support applications. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Java developer to impact critical and highly visible platforms for client. The ideal candidate must be goal-oriented and self-motivated, thrive on challenges, and have a proven track record of building scalable systems.

Responsibilities:

• Hands-on design and development of high-volume trading and trading support applications, in addition to a high-volume analytics engine.
• Participate in planning, estimating, and organizing efforts to support the overall project plans and timetables.
• Demonstrable experience in both the investigation and resolution of performance-related issues and architectural design decisions.
• Ensure guidelines for quality and consistency within the design and development phases of the applications, including documentation, unit tests, and code reviews.
• Work with Business Analyst and Project Management teams to understand and agree on requirements, deliverables, and timelines.
• Work with Quality Assurance teams to support testing activities and defect resolutions.
• Work with Operations teams to investigate customer issues and provide solutions.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in Java design and development
• Strong understanding of concurrent and distributed programming
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Solid understanding of security concerns for web-based applications
• Solid understanding of SDLC
• Experience with writing comprehensive unit tests
• Experience with SDLC tools like Git, JIRA, Jenkins, Maven, or equivalent
• Experience building user-centric web applications with focus on usability, workflows, and performance
• Experience with SQL queries
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Ability to work in a fast-paced business environment
• Effective communication skills with ability to interact effectively with multiple stakeholders

Preferred:

• Experience with at least one JavaScript framework such as React, Redux, Angular
• Experience working with commodity markets or financial trading environments
• Understanding of derivatives trading concepts (options and futures)