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# Development Lead

- **Company:** Cantor Fitzgerald
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $225,000.0 - $250,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Software Quality, Relational Databases, Distributed Systems, Enterprise Messaging Systems, Release Management, Calypso Programming Language, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Murex, Apache Kafka
- **Published:** October 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/89f78f83-2444-4017-85e8-cde61533b396

## About the Role

* 10+ years of technology experience in capital markets with a proven record of increasing responsibility.
 * Recognized subject-matter expert in Swaps and Synthetic Prime Brokerage technology and domain.
 * Deep working knowledge of the equity swap lifecycle and its flow across trading, middle-office, and general ledger.
 * Demonstrated experience leading and developing engineering teams, including mentoring technical talent.
 * Strong technical foundation in software engineering, distributed systems, and security.
 * Experience building and operating highly available, mission-critical systems.
 * Ability to interact directly with users and translate business needs into well-defined technical requirements.
 * Proficiency in Java, SQL, relational database design, and trade-processing messaging technologies (e.g., FIX, Kafka).
 * Familiarity with swap booking and position-keeping platforms such as Murex or Calypso (preferred).
 * Knowledge of swap-related regulatory and tax reporting requirements, including dividend withholding tax processing (preferred).

## Description

Prime Technology is building a suite of applications to support Cantor's Prime clients and the firm's future vision. We seek a technically expert Development Lead to own and evolve our Swaps and Synthetic Prime Brokerage (SPB) platforms-covering trade capture, resets, financing, collateral, dividends, corporate actions, and client reporting-while mentoring the engineers who build and operate them. This in-office role in New York works directly with trading desks, middle-office, and operations teams., * Own end-to-end delivery and operation of Swaps & Synthetic Prime Brokerage applications, from requirements through production support.

 * Serve as the technical and domain subject-matter expert for trade capture, resets, financing, collateral, dividend processing, and client reporting.
 * Design and oversee integration with vendor platforms, managing data and trade feeds, processing handshakes, and exception handling.
 * Lead, mentor, and grow multiple engineering teams, setting clear expectations and fostering a culture of accountability and technical excellence.
 * Engage directly with trading, middle-office, and risk stakeholders to translate business needs into actionable technical requirements.
 * Provide architectural guidance ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, highly available, and resilient.
 * Manage production stability, including incident response, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement of operational processes.
 * Establish and enforce engineering best practices for design, code quality, testing, and release management.
 * Drive technical initiatives aligned with stakeholder priorities and the broader technology roadmap.
 * Remain hands-on to guide the team through complex technical challenges and earn technical respect.