Lead Scala Developer
- Recruiter
- TEKsystems
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Salary
- 100000.00 - 130000.00 GBP/Salary
- Posted
- 04 Feb 2023
- Closes
- 08 Feb 2023
- Ref
- 18676001
- Job Function
- Risk Management
- Industry Sector
- Finance - General
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Education
- Bachelors
Lead Scala Developer Opportunity at a top investment bank!
Key Technical Skills
• 5+ years Scala development in a commercial environment
• Experience with Hadoop/Spark/HBase/Cloudera Data Platform is essential
• 5+ years hands on development with any investment banking IT experience being beneficial
• 2+ years Java development experience working in a performance focused concurrent environment
Key Roles & Responsibilities
• Work closely with the Project Manager, and a team of developers to deliver Scala components to internal business users
• Demonstrate a systematic and disciplined architectural, system design and programming approach
• Deeply passionate about best-practice software design principles, you will write robust code along with a high-level of test coverage
• Self-starter who can drive/facilitate requirements and development effort
• Design smart and scalable solutions following the bank standards
• Coordinate with other teams in Technology
• Develop, prepare and maintain system documentation, including program descriptions and operational procedures
• Act as the second line of support during production problems.
Qualification & Skills
Development Tools and Methodologies
• Experience of TDD and BDD in a commercial environment
• Exposure to continuous build and deployment solutions such as Jenkins
• Able to work within an agile environment delivering software incrementally
Other Preferred Skills
• Strong analytical & problem solving and creative skills
• Good communication skills in both written and oral English
• Ability to be organized and multi-task on different requirements across various stakeholders, and to work independently and under pressure
• Cultural sensitivity and awareness to work with a range of people from diverse background and geographies
• Should have a technical or numerate degree in subjects such as Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or Economics
Technical skills (Non-essential but beneficial for this role)
• Any data and compute grid experience a plus
• Development experience on functional language, such as Haskell, is a plus
Domain Knowledge (Non-essential but very beneficial for this role)
• Knowledge of financial instruments and derivatives, trading and risk management, market data, and market risk processes and methodologies
• Understanding of risk measures, risk analysis and reporting
• Knowledge of at least one specific asset class / line of financial instruments
Skills:
Employee Value Proposition:
Great benefits along with bonus
Job Title: Lead Scala Developer
Location: London, UK
Rate/Salary: 100000.00 - 130000.00 GBP Yearly
Job Type: Permanent
Trading as TEKsystems. Allegis Group Limited, Maxis 2, Western Road, Bracknell, RG12 1RT, United Kingdom. No. 2876353. Allegis Group Limited operates as an Employment Business and Employment Agency as set out in the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. TEKsystems is a company within the Allegis Group network of companies (collectively referred to as "Allegis Group"). Aerotek, Aston Carter, EASi, Talentis Solutions, TEKsystems, Stamford Consultants and The Stamford Group are Allegis Group brands. If you apply, your personal data will be processed as described in the Allegis Group Online Privacy Notice available at https://www.allegisgroup.com/en-gb/privacy-notices.
To access our Online Privacy Notice, which explains what information we may collect, use, share, and store about you, and describes your rights and choices about this, please go to https://www.allegisgroup.com/en-gb/privacy-notices.
We are part of a global network of companies and as a result, the personal data you provide will be shared within Allegis Group and transferred and processed outside the UK, Switzerland and European Economic Area subject to the protections described in the Allegis Group Online Privacy Notice. We store personal data in the UK, EEA, Switzerland and the USA. If you would like to exercise your privacy rights, please visit the "Contacting Us" section of our Online Privacy Notice at https://www.allegisgroup.com/en-gb/privacy-notices for details on how to contact us. To protect your privacy and security, we may take steps to verify your identity, such as a password and user ID if there is an account associated with your request, or identifying information such as your address or date of birth, before proceeding with your request. If you are resident in the UK, EEA or Switzerland, we will process any access request you make in accordance with our commitments under the UK Data Protection Act, EU-U.S. Privacy Shield or the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield.
Key Technical Skills
• 5+ years Scala development in a commercial environment
• Experience with Hadoop/Spark/HBase/Cloudera Data Platform is essential
• 5+ years hands on development with any investment banking IT experience being beneficial
• 2+ years Java development experience working in a performance focused concurrent environment
Key Roles & Responsibilities
• Work closely with the Project Manager, and a team of developers to deliver Scala components to internal business users
• Demonstrate a systematic and disciplined architectural, system design and programming approach
• Deeply passionate about best-practice software design principles, you will write robust code along with a high-level of test coverage
• Self-starter who can drive/facilitate requirements and development effort
• Design smart and scalable solutions following the bank standards
• Coordinate with other teams in Technology
• Develop, prepare and maintain system documentation, including program descriptions and operational procedures
• Act as the second line of support during production problems.
Qualification & Skills
Development Tools and Methodologies
• Experience of TDD and BDD in a commercial environment
• Exposure to continuous build and deployment solutions such as Jenkins
• Able to work within an agile environment delivering software incrementally
Other Preferred Skills
• Strong analytical & problem solving and creative skills
• Good communication skills in both written and oral English
• Ability to be organized and multi-task on different requirements across various stakeholders, and to work independently and under pressure
• Cultural sensitivity and awareness to work with a range of people from diverse background and geographies
• Should have a technical or numerate degree in subjects such as Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or Economics
Technical skills (Non-essential but beneficial for this role)
• Any data and compute grid experience a plus
• Development experience on functional language, such as Haskell, is a plus
Domain Knowledge (Non-essential but very beneficial for this role)
• Knowledge of financial instruments and derivatives, trading and risk management, market data, and market risk processes and methodologies
• Understanding of risk measures, risk analysis and reporting
• Knowledge of at least one specific asset class / line of financial instruments
Skills:
- Scala
- Java
- Data
- React
- SQL
Employee Value Proposition:
Great benefits along with bonus
Job Title: Lead Scala Developer
Location: London, UK
Rate/Salary: 100000.00 - 130000.00 GBP Yearly
Job Type: Permanent
Trading as TEKsystems. Allegis Group Limited, Maxis 2, Western Road, Bracknell, RG12 1RT, United Kingdom. No. 2876353. Allegis Group Limited operates as an Employment Business and Employment Agency as set out in the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. TEKsystems is a company within the Allegis Group network of companies (collectively referred to as "Allegis Group"). Aerotek, Aston Carter, EASi, Talentis Solutions, TEKsystems, Stamford Consultants and The Stamford Group are Allegis Group brands. If you apply, your personal data will be processed as described in the Allegis Group Online Privacy Notice available at https://www.allegisgroup.com/en-gb/privacy-notices.
To access our Online Privacy Notice, which explains what information we may collect, use, share, and store about you, and describes your rights and choices about this, please go to https://www.allegisgroup.com/en-gb/privacy-notices.
We are part of a global network of companies and as a result, the personal data you provide will be shared within Allegis Group and transferred and processed outside the UK, Switzerland and European Economic Area subject to the protections described in the Allegis Group Online Privacy Notice. We store personal data in the UK, EEA, Switzerland and the USA. If you would like to exercise your privacy rights, please visit the "Contacting Us" section of our Online Privacy Notice at https://www.allegisgroup.com/en-gb/privacy-notices for details on how to contact us. To protect your privacy and security, we may take steps to verify your identity, such as a password and user ID if there is an account associated with your request, or identifying information such as your address or date of birth, before proceeding with your request. If you are resident in the UK, EEA or Switzerland, we will process any access request you make in accordance with our commitments under the UK Data Protection Act, EU-U.S. Privacy Shield or the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield.