Senior Software Engineer
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Job description
Kforce has a client that is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Jersey City, NJ. The candidate will be responsible for developing and implement of software solutions in highly scalable environments with focus on financial technologies particularly electronic trading.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent, with a preference for advanced study
- 10+ years of IT experience as a developer
- You are proficient in Java, Spring Boot, REST services, and have exposure to cloud technologies such as AWS or Microsoft Azure
- Understanding of JEST unit testing framework
- Expertise in dealing with large amount of data in real-time applications with big-data technologies such as KDB/Q or similar
- Experience working in an Agile Environment, with a strong preference for Scrum certifications
- Having excellent analytical, communication, and organizational skills and the ability to run with multiple tasks at a given time
- Familiarity with event driven and service-oriented processing is desired
- Demonstrated work experience with cloud technologies. Industry certifications are welcome, but hands on experience and expertise are better
- Successful technology and business solutions engineer with experience leading highly skilled teams
- Proven experience in high-volume, low latency real-time messaging applied to electronic trading
- Comprehensive experience in overall end-to-end Software Engineering in an agile environment
- Ability to help clarify user requirements and define accurate use cases
- Proven hands-on development skills with technology leadership
- Ability to translate business needs into technology solutions
- JavaScript skills are a plus
- Preferred knowledge on ag grid
- Experience in modern web application packaging and deployment using Yeoman, Grunt/Gulp is a huge plus
- Skill with Ant/Maven, Nexus, Git/Jenkins or NPM is highly preferred
- Previous exposure to trading systems or brokerage technology is strongly preferred
Benefits & conditions
The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.
We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.
Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.
