Junior Software Engineer (Java)

Kforce - Austin, TX

Full-time - Entry Level

Austin, TX

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Junior Java Engineer position at Kforce involves enhancing and expanding the calculation engine for international markets. The role focuses on building domain expertise in financial products and tax regimes while developing efficient financial calculation models in Java. The engineer will also have opportunities to branch into full stack development and improve the performance of the calculation engine.

Responsibilities

• Build valuable domain expertise in the financial products and tax regimes of our international markets
• Engineer reusable, extendable, efficient financial calculation models in Java
• Continuously improve code maintainability and calculation engine performance
• Branch out into full stack development with service APIs for calc engine integration, advanced distributed calculation modules, etc.

Requirements

• Must hold a Computer Science (CS) degree
• Your strongest OOD language should be Java
• Quant or software development experience within the financial service industry desired
• Desire to learn detailed nuances of worldwide financial products and taxation regimes
• Talent to create simplified solutions for complex problems
• Strong communication skills and engaging personality
• Ability to interface directly with outside non-programmer subject matter experts
• Self-starter who takes initiative and helps to define the product design
• Comfortable working in a non-structured agile development environment

Benefits

• A fun and relaxed environment in a small but profitable and stable company
• Opportunity to learn about the financial services industry in the US, UK, Ireland, Canada, Europe and Asia
• Highly competitive salary
• Full family medical and dental insurance
• Comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees
• Paid time off for salaried personnel