Senior Azure Java Developer

Project description

You'll be working in the QIS Technology team in New York, focusing on delivering best‑in‑class technology solutions for the Quantitative Investment Strategies business. We work as a delivery‑focused global team releasing new software multiple times a week, and our close partnership with our business colleagues is a key strength. We take pride in the quality of deliveries and in removing obstacles that reduce our velocity.

This is a contractor position. Compensation for NYC: 60 - 75 USD Gross Per Hour based on your interview results.

• Design, develop, and improve the digital products and technology services we provide to our clients and employees.
• Apply a broad range of software engineering techniques, from analyzing user needs and developing new features to automated testing and deployment, CI/CD and other Dev Ops practices.
• Ensure the quality, security, reliability, and compliance of our solutions by applying our digital principles and implementing both functional and non‑functional requirements.
• Build observability into our solutions, monitor production health, help to resolve incidents, and remediate the root cause of risks and issues.
• Learn new technologies and practices, reuse strategic platforms and standards, evaluate options, and make decisions with long‑term sustainability in mind.
• Work in an agile way as part of multi‑disciplinary teams, participate in agile ceremonies, and collaborate with engineers, product managers, designers, and others.
• Understand, represent, and advocate for client needs.
• Share knowledge and expertise with colleagues, help with hiring, and contribute regularly to our engineering culture and internal communities.

• Strong server‑side Java development skills, including expertise in multi‑threaded programming and RESTful web services; we can consider candidates with strong Python experience (at least 8 years of experience)
• Experience with cloud platform (Azure) and containerization technology (Docker)
• Hands‑on experience with agile methodologies, continuous integration, and Test or Behaviour‑driven development
• Successfully applied solutions to meet non‑functional requirements, including stability, capacity, and scalability
• Proficiency in relational and non‑relational databases with proper usage classifications
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, and the desire to work as part of a global team

• Familiarity with the derivatives business domain and experience of working directly with the front office
• Web frontend experience; HTML5, ECMA Script 6, React / Redux
• Experience with test automation (Selenium, Cucumber)