Vice President, Senior Software Engineer - Capital Markets

Role Description

Design, develop and maintain decision support systems focused on evaluating finance operations such as trading and investment, credit, market risk and deal underwriting. Determine appropriate models to apply for the supported business function. Develop connection protocols and APIs to import data from various sources such as databases, trading platforms and market data services.

Create, develop and maintain decision support systems focused on evaluating finance operations such as trading and investment, credit, market risk and deal underwriting. Determine appropriate models to apply for the supported business function and set evaluation and error‑checking systems. Develop connection protocols and APIs to import data from various sources such as databases, trading platforms and market data services. Create scripts to automate data import and formatting jobs.

Create reporting tools and evaluation metrics to analyze system function and recommendation performance. Implement revisions based on analysis.

Work with business units and trading desks to evaluate their current analytical process and identify areas that present opportunities to be improved by decision support systems. Collaborate with quantitative analysis team to select and develop models based on business needs. Partner with application development team to create application features and functions, API and connectivity protocols, and reporting tools. Engage with database administration team to store and secure data for analysis, design jobs to import and standardize data, and monitor data for errors and inconsistencies.

Exhibit deep understanding of financial modeling and analytical frameworks and their application to different business functions. Demonstrate expertise with data processing and aggregation tools and platforms and how to integrate those with current business processes. Apply knowledge of current market data services and trading platform methods for automated data collection and standardization methods. Show understanding of different data storage techniques, such as relational databases and data warehouses, and methods of integrating multiple datasets for use with complex analytical models.

• Hands‑on development with Java as the primary language; experience with Java
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• Experience from working in the pricing and risk domain in investment banking
• In‑depth knowledge in Rates products
• Strong fundamental Computer Science knowledge including Concurrency;
  Algorithms and data structures
• Proactive self‑starter who is able to take initiative and roll up sleeves to get things done
• Scrum/Agile methodology
• Evidence of delivering application from inception to design and to production
• Extensive experience of test‑driven development
• Knowledge of CI/CD on large complex systems

The anticipated salary range for this role is between $ and $. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award.

SMBC's employees participate in a Hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process.

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EOE, including Disability/veterans