FX Java Lead Specialty Software Engineer

About this role:

Wells Fargo Securities (WFS) is the Capital Markets and Investment Banking division of Wells Fargo Bank, NA.  As a part of Institutional Investor Services, WATS electronic equities trading group provides the state-of-the-art technology enables efficient trading strategies across single stocks, portfolios, and pairs trading.

We are seeking a Lead Specialty Software Developer work in our FX technology Electronic Trading team in Capital Markets. The candidate will be actively engaged in architecture, design, development, unit testing, and stress testing of a high-performance framework for high-end Electronic Trading applications and be a key participant in a highly talented delivery team for front-office trading development. The Electronic Trading application suite is built on common foundational frameworks and is used to deliver sophisticated and complex front office trading solutions.

This individual will be a senior systems engineer and technical expert in the development of very highly sophisticated and complex trading applications for a major functional and/or product area within the FX businesses. They will analyze highly complex business requirements. Write functional documents and design technical specifications. Design and/or redesign existing complex computer platforms and applications.

Maintain full project life-cycle tasks, such as business and technical analysis, designing, coding, testing, and implementation plans. Maintain all system diagrams, system interface charts and any other compliance policy and procedure documents. Work closely with quality assurance on the preparation of test cases. Coordinate implementation activities across a broad range of functions and departments; work with client groups to identify, arrange, and/or deliver training needs.

In this role, you will:

• Lead complex initiatives on selected domains
• Ensure systems are monitored to increase operational efficiency and managed to mitigate risk
• Define opportunities to maximize resource utilization and improve processes while reducing cost
• Lead, design, develop, test and implement applications and system components, tools and utilities, models, simulation, and analytics to manage complex business functions using sophisticated technologies
• Resolve coding, testing and escalated platform issues of a technically challenging nature
• Lead team to ensure compliance and risk management requirements for supported area are met and work with other stakeholders to implement key risk initiatives
• Mentor less experienced software engineers
• Collaborate and influence all levels of professionals including managers
• Lead team to achieve objectives
• Partner with production support and platform engineering teams effectively

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Specialty Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 5+ years of Java experience
• 5+ years of FX e-trading experience
• 5+ years of algorithmic/electronic-trading development experience
• 3+ years of Low Latency systems development or implementation experience
• 3+ years of multicast messaging framework development experience
• 5+ years of multi-threading experience

Desired Qualifications:

• Knowledge and understanding of all FX Products including Spot, Forwards, NDFs and Swaps for pricing construction and risk management
• Strong knowledge of JDK 1.8+ programming paradigms
• Strong knowledge of multi-core / multi-threading concepts and paradigms
• Strong knowledge of UNIX/LINUX
• Strong knowledge of core computer science design concepts, algorithms, and data structures
• Background in e-trading (SOR/Algo/EMS/MarketData) and (electronic market making products)
• Experience in low latency/real-time development and optimization
• Working knowledge with market data / ECN connectivity / FIX protocol development
• Low-latency JAVA experience (GC tuning, etc.)
• Working knowledge of quantitative modeling
• Working knowledge with tools required for regression test automation
• Advanced experience in capital markets business and processes
• Basic knowledge and understanding of SEC, FINRA and international regulations
• Working knowledge on Agile best practices

Location:

300 S Brevard Street, Charlotte, NC 28202

150 E 42nd St. New York, NY  10017

Metro Park, 194 Wood Avenue South, Iselin, New Jersey 08830

Pay Range
 

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to achievements, skills, experience, or work location. The range listed is just one component of the compensation package offered to candidates.

$120,400.00 - $287,600.00

Posting End Date:

6 Apr 2025

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Diversity

At Wells Fargo, we believe in diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace; accordingly, we welcome applications for employment from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, individuals with disabilities, pregnancy, marital status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

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