Back End Software Developer - Trading Platforms

The Role: Lead Software Developer.

The Location: London, Ont. or anywhere in Canada remote. Boulder, CO or anywhere in US remote

We design, develop, and host data rich, full featured, high traffic applications for financial institutions, brokerages, and media clients around the world. We deliver custom user interfaces that complement our clients' existing brands. With access to thousands of in-house data feeds, we utilize highly leveraged service tier applications to create solutions that delight our customers. Working in an agile and highly collaborative environment, our teams join as one to deliver world class products.

What is in it for you:

• 130 million document search queries per week across an indexed universe of 98 million documents 
• 3.2 million market data quotes processed per second 
• 400 million identification symbols contained in our cross-referencing system

Responsibilities:

• Leverage your 7+ years of experience building applications and mentoring Developers to provide your team with technical guidance and training.
• Work with the Technology Manager and the Scrum Master to lead a cross-functional agile team developing and maintaining valuable products for our clients.
• Develop "how" we build and deliver software solutions that align with the customer and technology vision in partnership with Financial, Technical and Solution Architects.
• Produce high quality designs and code that are performant, intuitive, and secure.
• Dive into complex problems with our systems with the desire to understand it and its relationship to other systems.
• Build and maintain technical backlog, pipeline, and roadmap. Work with team leadership to prioritize.
• Partner with the team to meet both internal and client delivery dates.
• Design, lead, and execute technical solutions and improvements.
• Mentor and coach team members of all levels; every code review, every design review is a coaching opportunity. Be accountable for overall quality of team deliverables.

What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• 7+ years of development experience
• Proven leadership and mentoring skills
• Substantial experience in Agile development methodologies
• Ability to strategize how to best support competing priorities for client delivery and technical innovation/improvement
• Ability to design and develop new functionality in our products with an eye towards performance, testability, and ease of maintenance
• Extensive skill with performance analysis and tuning

Bonus haves:

• Experience with C#/Java development.
• Experience with concurrent / parallel execution.   
• Experience working with big data in a high-speed, high-availability environment.    
• Experience with build systems and pipelines (Jenkins, Gradle, Azure Pipelines, etc.).    
• Experience working with Cassandra, Hadoop and ElasticSearch, MS SQL Server, Redis or other data systems.  
• Experience with S3 or other distributed object stores. 

Compensation/Benefits Information (US Applicants Only):

S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $83,200 to $172,800. Base salary ranges may vary by geographic location. In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for an annual incentive plan.

This role is eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees, visit https://www.spgbenefitessentials.com/newhires.

Flexible Working

We pride ourselves on our agility and diversity, and we welcome requests to work flexibly. For most roles, remote working is usually possible. Please talk to us at the interview about the type of arrangement that is best for you. We will always try to be adaptable wherever we can. 

Return to Work

Have you taken time out for caring responsibilities and are now looking to return to work? As part of our Return to Work initiative (link to career site page when available), we are encouraging enthusiastic and talented returners to apply, and will actively support your return to the workplace.

About Company Statement:

S&P Global delivers essential intelligence that powers decision making. We provide the world’s leading organizations with the right data, connected technologies and expertise they need to move ahead. As part of our team, you’ll help solve complex challenges that equip businesses, governments and individuals with the knowledge to adapt to a changing economic landscape.

S&P Global Market Intelligence partners with customers to broaden their perspective and operate with confidence by bringing them leading data sources and technologies that embed insight in their daily work.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law.  Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.

If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: EEO.Compliance@spglobal.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person. 

US Candidates Only:

The EEO is the Law Poster http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf describes discrimination protections under federal law.


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