Lead technical vision and architecture for asset management front-office applications. Drive SOA and cloud-native design, ensure quality via code standards, CI/CD, and observability, mentor engineers, collaborate with product and business stakeholders, and oversee performance, scalability, and maintainability of trading and portfolio systems.
We are seeking a seasoned Technical Lead with over 10 years of experience to spearhead the development of our Asset Management front-office applications. In this pivotal role, you will provide the technical vision and architectural oversight necessary to build high-performance, scalable systems. You will be responsible for navigating complex financial workflows and ensuring that our technical deliverables meet the highest standards of quality and maintainability in a modern, service-oriented landscape.
Key Responsibilities
- Technical Direction: Define and drive the long-term technical roadmap for front-office trading and portfolio management platforms, ensuring alignment with evolving business needs.
- Design & Architecture: Lead critical design decisions, promoting Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and cloud-native principles to ensure system resilience and scalability.
- Cloud Alignment: Evaluate and implement strategies to align application architectures with cloud environments, optimizing for performance and cost-effectiveness.
- Code Standards & Governance: Establish and enforce rigorous coding standards and best practices across the engineering team to ensure consistency and readability.
- Quality Assurance: Take ultimate accountability for the quality, security, and maintainability of all technical deliverables, conducting deep-dive code reviews and architectural audits.
- Mentorship: Guide and mentor senior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Act as the primary technical liaison between product management, business stakeholders in Asset Management, and the engineering squads.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Experience: 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a proven track record in a leadership or foundational architectural role.
- Domain Expertise: Deep experience in Asset Management front-office application development, including familiarity with order management systems (OMS), execution management, or portfolio analytics.
- Architectural Mastery: Strong expertise in Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and designing distributed systems that handle real-time data.
- Cloud-Native Mindset: Proficiency in designing applications specifically for cloud-native ecosystems (containers, microservices, serverless).
- Technical Excellence: Expert-level understanding of software design patterns, enterprise integration patterns, and clean code principles.
- Quality Focus: Experience implementing automated testing strategies, CI/CD pipelines, and observability frameworks to ensure system health.
Preferred Technical Attributes
- Direct experience with major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and cloud-native orchestration (Kubernetes).
- Knowledge of high-frequency messaging patterns and real-time streaming (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
- Familiarity with financial data protocols and regulatory requirements specific to the buy-side.
Leadership Competencies
- Ability to translate complex business requirements into clear technical specifications.
- Decisiveness in making high-stakes architectural trade-offs.
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to influence both technical and non-technical audiences
Compensation, Benefits and Duration
Minimum Compensation: USD 48,000
Maximum Compensation: USD 168,000
Compensation is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate. The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role.
Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full time employees.
This position is not available for independent contractors
No applications will be considered if received more than 120 days after the date of this post
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