*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role*

*Position is bonus eligible*

Prestigious Financial Institution is currently seeking a Principal Software Engineer, with strong Java and Capital Markets software experience. Candidate will help lead an engineering function. Strong technical and architecture skills, technical leadership and development, Agile expertise, and the ability to effectively execute on multiple fronts are baseline expectations for this role. The firm is responsible for operating within the global financial market infrastructure as a critical service provider to market participants. This is a highly rewarding and challenging role that requires well developed leadership, problem solving, strategic decision making, and execution capabilities. The candidate will also possess a willingness and demonstrated ability to drive change and improve processes.

RESPONSIBILITIES

you'll be working alongside experts that are building next generation blockchain-based securities lending system, and paving the future of digital transformation in the capital markets industry by:
Collaborating with others to deliver complex projects which may involve multiple systems.
Continuously thinking about the next steps while improving yourself and others around you.
Developing solutions to complex technical challenges while coding, testing, troubleshooting, debugging, and documenting the systems you develop.
Optimizing application performance through analysis, code refactoring, and system tuning.
Recommending technologies and tools that improve the efficiency and quality of OCC's systems and development processes.


QUALIFICATIONS:

BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
8+ years of relevant Java work experience.
Fluent in functional programming (ideally Scala), object-oriented design, industry best practices, software patterns, and architecture principles.
Experience with continuous integration tools and techniques, automating processes, and writing scripts using Python and other languages.
Deep understanding of performance issues and multi-threaded development.
Web/mobile application development experience.
Experience working with the following: Unix/Linux environments, event-driven systems, transaction processing systems, distributed and parallel systems, large software system development, security software development, public-cloud platforms.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Work experience in the capital markets industry preferred.
Experience with blockchain technologies preferred.
Scala-based software development experience.
Web/mobile application development experience.
Experience working with four or more of the following: Unix/Linux environments, event-driven systems, transaction processing systems, distributed and parallel systems, large software system development, security software development, public-cloud platforms.
Deep understanding of performance issues and multi-threaded development.
Experience with continuous integration tools and techniques, automating processes, and writing scripts using Python and other languages.