Senior Java Developer

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Job Description

Role

We are seeking a developer to work within the EMEA equities front office technology group based in London to support and develop our 2 primary platforms; GETS (trade processing) and CRB (Quantitative trading)

The candidate would have experience working in an equities front office trading environment; including directly interacting with the trading desks. Tasks would including; monitoring the live platforms, providing support for the trading desk, investigating and fixing issues in the production environment alongside the development of new functionality/workflows.

The candidate will require experience programming in Java. Ideally Additional exposure/experience in one of the following languages C++/Python would be an advantage.

The candidate should be able to demonstrate a solid mathematical understanding, good analytical skills, an enthusiasm to learn new technical/business skills and a logical approach to problem solving.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and extend the GETS and CRB platforms
• Provide front line support for the CRB trading desk
• Assist in the Design and implementation hedging strategies for the CRB desk

Person Specification

The following skills and experience are required for this role:

• Solid experience in Java and a willingness to learn C++
• Experience of building mutli-threaded, low latency Java applications
• Experience with multi-cast and distributed applications an advantage
• Experience with FIX protocol is a desirable skill but not essential
• Experience with Fidessa is also advantageous
• Previous experience working in an Equities front office environment and/or a quant/analytics role e a distinct advantage.
• Strong data manipulation and familiarity with analysing large data sets
• Genuine interest in equities and financial markets
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and energy in approach to new problems
• Collaborative approach to decision making; together with ability to work independently

About Us

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (''Jefferies,'' ''we,'' ''us'' or ''our'') is a U.S.-headquartered global full service, integrated investment banking and securities firm. Our largest subsidiary, Jefferies LLC, a U.S. broker-dealer, was founded in the U.S. in 1962 and our first international operating subsidiary, Jefferies International Limited, a U.K. broker-dealer, was established in the U.K. in 1986. Our strategy focuses on continuing to build out our investment banking effort, enhancing our capital markets businesses and further developing our Leucadia Asset Management alternative asset management platform. We offer deep sector expertise across a full range of products and services in investment banking, equities, fixed income, asset and wealth management in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East and Asia.

At Jefferies, we believe that diversity fosters creativity, innovation and thought leadership through the infusion of new ideas and perspectives. We have made a commitment to building a culture that provides opportunities for all employees regardless of our differences and supports a workforce that is reflective of the communities where we work and live. As a result, we are able to pool our collective insights and intelligence to provide fresh and innovative thinking for our clients.

Jefferies is an equal employment opportunity employer, and takes affirmative action to ensure that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, genetic information, reproductive health decisions, or any other factor protected by applicable law. We are committed to hiring the most qualified applicants and complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws. As part of this commitment, Jefferies will extend reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, as required by applicable law.