Senior Full Stack Engineer; Kotlin + React

Project description

Join the Equity Accelerator programme, a strategic multi-year transformation initiative focused on modernizing Prime Finance Equities platforms. The role involves developing and enhancing institutional-grade trading and post-trade systems using cloud-native, event-driven architectures while delivering advanced client-facing features. Engineers will work within a complex production environment, combining deep technical expertise with strong capital markets knowledge.

• - Design, develop, and support full-stack solutions across frontend and backend components.
  
  - Build and enhance event-driven trading and post-trade applications.
  
  - Contribute to architecture and technical design decisions.
  
  - Develop responsive and real-time user interfaces for equities platforms.
  
  - Implement and maintain APIs, messaging integrations, and backend services.
  
  - Ensure high code quality through Test-Driven Development (TDD).
  
  - Participate in CI/CD practices, trunk-based development, and frequent production releases.
  
  - Troubleshoot production issues and maintain data integrity in complex market environments.
  
  - Collaborate closely with business stakeholders, product teams, and engineering peers.
  
  - Apply capital markets domain expertise to business and technical problem-solving.
  
  - Mentor team members and contribute to engineering best practices.

• - 7+ years of Java development experience.
  
  - 2+ years of commercial Kotlin development experience.
  
  - 2+ years of frontend development experience with React and/or Angular.
  
  - Strong JavaScript, Type Script, HTML, and CSS skills.
  
  - Proven experience designing and developing event-driven distributed systems.
  
  - Hands-on experience with messaging patterns, event processing, resiliency, and failure handling.
  
  - Strong Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices and end-to-end ownership of software quality.
  
  - Experience working in Agile environments with CI/CD, trunk-based development, and frequent production releases.
  
  - Hands-on experience in capital markets, including trade lifecycle and position management.
  
  - Experience building real-time applications using Web Sockets or streaming technologies.
  
  - Ability to contribute to architectural discussions and operate independently in complex production environments.

- Kafka, Solace, or TIBCO EMS.

- SQL Server, MongoDB, and S3/Object Storage.

- Kubernetes and Open Shift.

- Open Telemetry, ELK Stack, Grafana.

- Hashi Corp Vault and Cyber Ark.

- Prime Brokerage, Synthetic Swaps, or Cash Equities domain experience.

- Regulatory reporting exposure (EMIR, MiFID, 871(m)).

- Experience integrating with risk, valuation, and reporting platforms.

- Git Hub Copilot, Devin, or other AI-assisted development tools.

- Exposure to frontend technologies (React, Angular) for cross-functional collaboration.