DTP Lead Developer

Job Description

The Derivatives Pricing team is responsible for cross-product transactional pricing of derivatives within Standard Chartered. The development team is driven to provide world class technology to support the bank s Financial Markets business. We bring a deep understanding of the domain, a scientific approach, and innovative solutions to bear on the challenges of best servicing our customers in a highly competitive environment. This is a rare opportunity to join an organization working with smart technologists globally in the financial markets domain. The culture in the team is open, intellectual, and fun. Learning opportunities are plentiful and career advancement is always waiting for those high-energized talents willing and able to step up.As a Lead developer, you ll be responsible providing technical leadership to a team of developers as well as hands on development to deliver quality software to tight timelines. Based in London and working in a dynamic global team with other technologists, business analysts, project managers and business stakeholders across multiple locations. Key Attributes An excellent developer with good software design principles and the ability to write robust code and accompanying test suitesAbility to design and build smart, scalable solutions to tight deadlinesExperience in leading a team of developers with the ability to provide clear technical leadership and directionAbility to write efficient, clear code and be able to articulate what has been implemented and whyExperience working in an agile development environmentSelf-starter who can drive/facilitate requirements and development effortTake ownership and responsibility for the full development lifecycleExperience in the end-to-end design, development and support of financial markets systemsAbility to work and liaise directly with the Front Office, Middle Office, Product Control and various risk functionsProvide second line supportFamiliarity or experience in micro-services and container technologies (preferably Docker)Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOpsAny experience in distributed data stores a plusQualification & Skills Technical skills: Many hands on development with investment banking IT experienceCore Java (essential), Full stack is a plusMicroservices, containers and cloud experience is highly desirableApache Kafka and Cassandra experience is an advantageFront office application development experience is a plusAbility to develop latency sensitive systemsAgile developmentExperience with git and Atlassian toolsetFunctional skills: Financial Market domain knowledgeInvestment banking is a strong plusDerivatives business is a plusSoft skills: Fluent in English (speaking and writing)Outstanding problem solving skillsProactive, self starter, autonomousGood team spiritAbility to work under pressure with multiple assignmentsGeneral: Strong architectural and engineering background with experience of delivery.Strong Java skillsStrong knowledge and previous experience in end-to-end design, development and subsequent support of large scale data processing systemsFamiliarity and confidence working in an agile development environment.Someone who can drive / facilitate the requirements and development effort with the business.Diversity & Inclusion Standard Chartered is committed to diversity and inclusion. We believe that a work environment which embraces diversity will enable us to get the best out of the broadest spectrum of people to sustain strong business performance and competitive advantage. By building an inclusive culture, each employee can develop a sense of belonging, and have the opportunity to maximize their personal potential.Visit our careers website www.sc.com/careers ,

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