Front Office Developer

Senior Contract Consultant - Software Engineering at Sanderson

Location: London (Moorgate/Bank) – 1-2 days onsite per week (flexible)

Duration: 6 months (extendable, up to 2 years)

About the Role:

Join a high-performing team working on the Intraday Risk Platform within a global investment bank. This role focuses on building a new application using Java, cloud technologies (AWS/on-prem), and low-latency processing. The position involves both new development and minimal support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop scalable, high-performance Java components for the SABRE risk platform.
• Work on end-of-day, stress, and intraday risk solutions.
• Contribute to a transition from AWS to Azure.
• Implement messaging layers using Hazelcast, Kafka, or Apache Spark.
• Collaborate with global teams across London, Singapore, and China.
• Engage in technical discussions and mentor junior developers.
• Provide second-line support when necessary.

Key Skills & Experience:

• 8+ years in investment banking IT development.
• Expertise in Java 17+ with strong multi-threading and concurrency skills.
• Experience with caching technologies (e.g., Redis), cloud (AWS/Azure), and databases (PostgreSQL).
• Familiarity with messaging systems like ActiveMQ or Apache Kafka.
• Strong grasp of risk management, financial instruments, and trading processes (preferred).
• Agile development experience with TDD/BDD methodologies.
• Exposure to CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps).

Interview Process:

• Technical Screening – General assessment.
• Technical Interview – In-depth discussion with the team lead.

Nice to Have:

• Knowledge of derivatives, trading risk, and financial markets.
• Experience with compute grids and functional programming (Haskell).
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Contract

Job function: Finance, Information Technology, and Engineering

Industries: Investment Banking, Banking, and Software Development