Front Office Developer

Job description

Responsibilities

Main responsibilities

·  Develop or enhance applications for warrants traders
·  Roll-out existing systems from Head Quarter
·  Support Equity derivatives users on their daily requests and ensure on-duty jobs whenever requested
·  Manage users' requirements and provide in-depth business analysis
·  Coach junior team members both on product knowledge and technical skills
·  Communicate and report to IT peers and trading teams

Profile Required

Key skills areas and knowledge required

Operational skills:

·  Proven years of Core Java FO development (Java 8, Spring boot)
·  Proven years of developing using Spring stack
·  Strong knowledge of Equity derivatives products particularly options and listed markets
·  Proven experience in Agile, TDD and continuous delivery (Jenkins, Sonar)
·  Industrial experience working with VBA is a strong advantage
·  Knowledge of Python and analytics libraries is a strong advantage
·  Technical background on Linux is preferable

Behavioral skills:

·  Strong team player. Enjoy deliver solutions to the business
·  Strong analytical mind to develop well-structured and simple solutions
·  Well organized and good business analysis skills
·  Proactive, innovative and passionate about technology
·  Good communication to interact with other IT peers in HK and Paris Experience required:

·  This role requires development experience in financial industry for at least 2 years.

Business Insight

Societe Generale is one of the leading financial services groups in Europe. Present in over 50 countries across Europe, the Americas and Asia. Societe Generale provides corporate, financial institutions, investors and public sector clients with value-added integrated financial solutions.

As part of the Front Office IT department the DLP developer team oversees development and support of FO tools used by warrants traders and sales. The team is composed of 5 developers and application support analysts in Hong Kong. All the developers are based in the dealing room and interact daily with the traders and sales.

We are an equal opportunities employer and we are proud to make diversity a strength for our company. Societe Generale is committed to recognizing and promoting all talents , regardless of their beliefs, age, disability, parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, sexual or gender identity, sexual orientation, membership of a political, religious, trade union or minority organisation, or any other characteristic that could be subject to discrimination.

Job code: 20000KF5
Business unit: SG Securities (HK) Limited
Starting date: 21/10/2020
Date of publication: 21/09/2020