Junior Java Developer

As an Application Developer, you will be responsible for developing features within a specific Delivery Team. You will work autonomously and follow a continuous improvement approach, ensuring high-quality code that adheres to our design, norms, and standards. You will be accountable for delivering solutions that meet both functional and non-functional requirements, taking into account the principles of Agile development.

Responsibilities:

. Research, design, and develop computer and network software or specialized utility programs.
. Analyse user needs and develop software solutions, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis.
. Update software, enhance existing software capabilities, and develop and direct software testing and validation procedures.
. Work with computer hardware engineers to integrate hardware and software systems and develop specifications and performance requirements.
. Build quality, shippable, and reusable code according to design and coding standards.
. Write simple, purposeful, and lean code that aligns with CMI project guidelines and quality standards.
. Perform peer reviews when needed to ensure code quality and adherence to best practices.
. Implement Configuration Management on each of your work items to ensure version control and traceability.
. Perform unit tests to verify functionality.
. Automate tests according to the test strategy, ensuring test coverage targets are met and adhering to software factory practices.
. Implement and perform technical tests as defined in the test strategy to ensure the software meets all requirements.
. Propose non-functional needs in sprints to ensure the software meets performance, security, and other non-functional requirements.
. Estimate, break down, and update User Stories and Tasks to ensure accurate project planning and tracking.
. Update Sprint Backlog to reflect progress and any changes in scope.

Mandatory Skills Description:

. Candidate should have minimally 1 to 4 years of experience in relevant activities.
. Master or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Programming & Systems Analysis/ Science (Computer Studies) faculties.
. Good knowledge in UNIX platform
. Solution design using proven patterns, awareness of anti-patterns, performance tuning
. Java/J2EE, Spring, AngularJS, Spring MVC/Struts, Multi-threading, Restful web services, Swagger, JMS/WebSphere MQ, JavaScript, JQuery, XML, XSLT, Xpath, XSD
. Valuable exposure to tools & technologies like Elastic Search, Grafana, Prometheus, Kibana, Control-M, KAFKA, Confluence, Jira, Gitlab, MQ Series, Mongo DB
. Well experienced and having good understanding on SQL language, relational databases - MSSQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL
. Application server - Jboss/WildFly/ Websphere
. Experience in DevOps tooling (GIT, Maven/Graven/Nuget/Ansible, Jenkins...)
. Experience with Docker/Kubernetes
. Domain-Driven design and Microservices: Spring Boot
. Experience in supporting capital market applications and trading systems, ideally within the dynamic landscape of Market Risk/Front Office operations with a commendable grasp of financial products (Treasury, FX, Credit, IRD, Bonds, RSF etc.)

Nice-to-Have Skills Description:

. Any Object-oriented language (e.g., .Net)
. Exposure to Capital Markets applications
. Knowledge of Cloud platforms and services
. Familiarity with AI-powered development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) and willingness to learn best practices for their effective use
. Basic understanding of AI/ML concepts and eagerness to develop skills in prompt engineering and responsible AI usage
. Ability to critically review AI-generated code and outputs with guidance from senior team members
. Interest in exploring how AI tools can improve development workflows and problem-solving approaches