Software Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and modernization of mission-critical backend systems within our Markets Business line. In this role, you will operate as a senior technical leader and high-impact individual contributor, taking full ownership of complex integrations, business operations workflows, and system modernization initiatives across multiple domains including Auctions, Trading, Operations Planning, and Rates Production products.

This position is ideal for a senior engineer who thrives on solving complex technical challenges in a fast-paced environment, building new features collaboratively across multiple products, while also strategically modernizing existing systems to meet modern engineering standards. You will work cross-functionally with different squads, championing technical excellence and driving architectural decisions that impact the entire Markets business line.

What You Will Do

Architecture & Development Leadership

Design, architect, and deliver robust, production-grade backend services, APIs, and mid-tier integrations using Java and the Spring ecosystem

Take full technical ownership of business-critical services from architectural design through production deployment

Turn complex business requirements into scalable technical designs, making critical engineering trade-offs independently

Champion architectural patterns and best practices across multiple squads and products

Modernization & Technical Excellence

Evaluate and strategically re-engineer internal code bases to modern standards and cloud-ready architectures

Identify technical debt and lead refactoring initiatives without causing production downtime

Maintain code excellence through rigorous testing strategies, deep code reviews, and continuous improvement

Build systems for failover, disaster recovery, and maximum operational stability under heavy data loads

Cross-Product Integration & Collaboration

Build new features collaboratively across multiple products and domains within Markets Business

Design and implement secure, scalable integration layers connecting core platforms with third-party vendor systems and enterprise platforms

Deliver APIs, mid-tier integration, and backend functionality for trading, operations, and auction workflows

Work effectively with different squads, contributing across multiple development stacks and technologies

Performance & Scale

Optimize application performance, ensure high availability, and manage data consistency across distributed architectures

Build event-driven, low-latency systems capable of handling high-throughput transactional workloads

Design for scale, resilience, and operational excellence in production environments

BS in Computer Science, MIS, or similar technical field

5+ years of production software engineering experience with demonstrable success across multiple products simultaneously

Advanced Java & Spring Expertise

Deep understanding of core Java (8-21), JVM internals, memory management, concurrency, and performance tuning

Extensive production experience with Spring ecosystem: Spring Boot, Spring Data, Spring MVC, Spring Security, Spring Core

Integration & System Design

Proven ability to design and implement interfaces and integrations incorporating established best practices

Strong experience designing integration layers, handling complex data translations, and API design (RESTful)

Experience building decision support applications for operations and trading in the financial industry

Distributed Systems & Messaging

Proven track record building scalable microservices and event-driven architectures

Production experience with Kafka/Amazon MSK for streaming and messaging patterns

Data & Infrastructure

Strong experience with RDBMS (Oracle, PostgreSQL) including schema design, query optimization

Experience with middle-tier caching solutions (Redis, Elasticache)

Production experience with App/Web servers (Tomcat, JBoss, etc.)

Modern Engineering Practices

Knowledge and use of Agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum)

Test-Driven Development AND Behavior Driven Development (TDD/BDD)

Experience using Continuous Integration and Deployment tools (GitLab/GitHub, pipeline maintenance)

Leadership & Autonomy

Demonstrated ability to take vague product requirements and independently design and deliver complete, secure technical solutions

Strong analytical and communication skills with ability to influence technical direction

Willingness to contribute and lead across multiple development stacks, areas, and technologies

Preferred Experience & Technologies

Transformation & Modernization

Proven track record of successfully refactoring and modernizing large-scale legacy code bases

Experience with middle/back office financial platforms (e.g., Calypso)

Building and testing systems end-to-end with focus on zero-downtime deployments

Cloud & DevOps

Hands-on experience with AWS services: IAM, S3, CloudFront, Secrets Manager, EC2, ECS, ALB, RDS, Elasticache, MSK, AmazonMQ

Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, ECS

Infrastructure as Code: Terraform

CI/CD pipeline design and maintenance

Additional Technologies

Testing frameworks: Playwright or similar E2E testing tools

High-throughput transactional systems in financial services

Query optimization and database performance tuning

Our Engineering Culture

We value engineers who:

Take ownership and drive technical initiatives to completion

Balance pragmatism with technical excellence

Communicate effectively across technical and business stakeholders

Continuously learn and adapt to new technologies

Mentor and elevate engineering practices across teams

Thrive in fast-paced, collaborative environments

Nice to have

Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment is essential.

Have a willingness to learn new skills

Must have attention to detail

Must have the ability to work independently and also as part of a group

Experience of Agile practices and processes (e.g. SCRUM, KANBAN)

Any technical knowledge (Writing simple sql query, be able to read code )

Conflict management ensuring collaborative outcomes

Excellent attention to detail and accuracy

Luxoft has one of the world’s leading Calypso practice. We are a top-tier Calypso Partner and a market leader in implementation, integration, upgrade, and migration. We provide end-to-end project services and have delivered Calypso projects across all major asset classes and sectors including investment banking, asset management, corporate treasury, and insurance.

Project Description: Implementation of Fixed Income Desk on existing Calypso instance. Compensation for NYC: 00 USD Gross per year based on your interview results.