Junior Java Developer

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

12/5/2024

Role: Junior Software Developer (Java)

Location: Belfast

Onsite Presence: Hybrid working / 3 days in-office

Industry: Financial Services

Start Date: Early January 2025

End Date: 6 month contract (likely extensions - 3 year programme of work)

The Team

You will join the development team for Equity Derivatives/Cash Equities in Belfast, tasked with building and supporting platforms across front to back trade lifecycle. As a Junior Software Engineer, you will collaborate with front office, operations, Product Owner team, and development team members to provide solutions that improve efficiency and enable business expansion.

Role Overview

We are looking for Junior Software Engineers to work within Equity Derivatives and Cash Equities. You will work in an Agile and DevOps manner and self-organize work with BAs. The development team will own the continuous delivery pipeline through to production and strive to release frequently into production.

Responsibilities

• Help implement scalable applications and services with a solid focus on quality, continuous integration, and deployment.
• Write testable code following clean coding and design principles, instilling best engineering practices across the wider firm.
• Perform code reviews and contribute to the overall quality, maintainability, and testability of software developed.
• Adapt to changes in priorities and requirements.
• Work closely with clients and stakeholders to define feature requirements and deliver a product that materially impacts the business and improves the end-user experience.
• Collaborate with teams to form a good working culture and continuously adapt to different working environments.
  
  

Key Skills And Experience

• Software development experience.
• Strong knowledge of JVM languages (Java) and RESTful web services, including data interchange formats such as XML, JSON, Avro.
• Familiarity with different persistent storage technologies involving both SQL and NoSQL.
• Experience working with Git source code management.
• Good understanding of clean coding and design principles.
• Proficiency in code quality measurements using tools like Sonar.
• A team player comfortable working in a team that deals with ambiguity and problem-solving.
  
  

Beneficial Skills And Experience

• Knowledge of Equity Derivatives/Cash Equities products & product lifecycle.
• Experience with UI frameworks such as React or Angular.
• Experience with OpenShift / Kubernetes or other cloud platforms.
• Experience working within an Agile (XP) environment.