Derivatives Software Developer

$150,000 - $250,000/Yr

Jefferies Group - New York, NY

Full-time - Senior

New York, NY

Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

About the position

The Derivatives Software Developer role at Jefferies & Company, Inc. is a full-time position focused on developing and enhancing front office applications and services for the Derivatives platform. The successful candidate will work within a global team, contributing to the build, enhancement, and support of complex financial software in a fast-paced environment. This role requires strong technical skills in C# .NET and C++, along with the ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders in the trading and technology teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance C# .NET & C++ front office applications and services adhering to specifications and direction from others.
• Debugging and maintaining written code.
• Take a functional specification or business ask and design, implement & unit test technical solutions.
• Communicate and collaborate with trading desk, middle office personnel and peer technology teams.
• Identifying and handling technical risks and issues.
• Working in a project team alongside other developers.
• Participate in code reviews in a structured and collaborative way.
• Providing technical support to stakeholders in the organization.
• Reporting on project statuses and developments to senior team members.
• Participating in project meetings with management and other team members.

Requirements

• 6+ years of working experience in financial software development.
• Strong experience in C# .NET and some working knowledge of C++.
• Recent experience working on any RDBMS is essential.
• Knowledge of Distributed Cache technologies, Apache Ignite, AWS, Kafka, KDB/q, and Python are strong plus.
• Relevant experience in capital markets working.
• Strong knowledge & understanding of financial products, ideally Equity derivatives or closely related areas.
• Recent experience in real-time or near real-time trading systems.
• Recent experience working on OMS and/or Risk.
• Ability to write clean, easy to understand code.
• Strong problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and complete projects with minimal supervision.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working in Equity Derivatives or a closely related area.
• Understanding of best practice hands-on software development across the technology stack.

Benefits

• Paid parental leave
• Paid holidays
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance