- Senior Java Developer - Global Markets
- Location: Singapore
Employment Type: 12-Month Contract - Extendable
Industry: Financial Services / Banking
Experience: 5-7 years
Role Overview
We are looking for a Senior Java Developer to join a Global Markets technology team on a 12-month contract. The role will spend approximately 80% of the time on hands-on programming and development activities, working on business-critical applications and shared technology platforms within a high-risk banking environment.
The successful candidate will have strong Core Java development experience, with exposure to middle-tier services, messaging technologies and application integration. Global Markets or Capital Markets knowledge would be advantageous but is not mandatory.
Key Responsibilities
- Spend approximately 80% of the time on hands-on programming and development activities.
- Develop, enhance, modify, and maintain applications within the Global Markets environment.
- Collaborate with global teams to design and build new functionality on MuleSoft, TIBCO, and other shared platforms.
- Interact directly with end users, compliance teams, and senior stakeholders to gather and define business requirements.
- Manage technology solutions in a high-risk environment, leveraging banking domain and product knowledge.
- Provide Level 3 production support for business-critical applications.
- Work across multiple frameworks while maintaining strong software engineering standards.
- Apply design patterns and software engineering best practices.
- Adhere to Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Continuous Integration (CI) practices.
- Work effectively within Scrum/Agile environments.
- Manage multiple requests concurrently in a fast-paced and challenging environment.
Required Technical Skills
- 5+ years of software development experience, preferably within Financial Services or a related industry.
- Strong Java development experience with extensive Core Java expertise.
- Hands-on experience building middle-tier services.
- Strong understanding of messaging frameworks and technologies, including:IBM MQKafkaJMS
- Good knowledge of:RDBMSJDBCLinuxXMLIn-memory databases
- Experience with software design patterns and engineering best practices.
- Experience with SDLC automation tools such as:JenkinsGradleGitHubArtifactoryAnsible
- Strong commitment to clean code principles.
- Experience working with TDD and CI.
- Experience working in Scrum/Agile environments.
Good to Have
- Knowledge of Mule ESB, TIBCO, and API integration.
- Understanding of Capital Markets / Global Markets.
- Good understanding of SWIFT messaging.
- Experience with ReactJS, Elasticsearch, or AngularJS.
- Understanding of functional programming concepts.
- Experience working with banking products and business-critical applications.
Key Competencies
- Strong team player with excellent interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Ability to support and influence platform development and clearly articulate technical designs and concepts.
- Ability to interact effectively with end users, compliance teams and senior stakeholders.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Ability to multitask and manage multiple requests concurrently.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced and challenging environment.
