Description
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (‘‘Jefferies,’’ ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’ or ‘‘our’’) is a U.S.-headquartered global full service, integrated investment banking and securities firm. Our largest subsidiary, Jefferies LLC, a U.S. broker-dealer, was founded in the U.S. in 1962 and our first international operating subsidiary, Jefferies International Limited, a U.K. broker-dealer, was established in the U.K. in 1986. Our strategy focuses on continuing to build out our investment banking effort, enhancing our capital markets businesses and further developing our Leucadia Asset Management alternative asset management platform. We offer deep sector expertise across a full range of products and services in investment banking, equities, fixed income, asset and wealth management in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East and Asia.
The position is for an experienced full stack software developer, with a proven track record of delivering scalable, high-performance systems. Experience with trading or order management applications is required. The candidate should also have significant experience with equities, swaps, and relevant accounting, and risk calculations. Familiarity with handling market data is desired. The candidate must have excellent communication skills, as he or she would be in a client-facing role.
The ideal candidate would demonstrate a passion for software development and quality assurance, and be familiar with the recent trends in technology. We're looking for a person who works well on a team, but is capable of independently accomplishing tasks of significant scope and complexity. Excellent analytical skills, and the ability to work quickly and effectively under time pressure are expected.
The role is for a prime services group within a mid-size investment bank. You would be joining a small team with ambitious objectives and tight deadlines, but a friendly working environment. The development will be primarily focused on order management and real-time profit and loss systems, and supporting back-end services.
Must Have Skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Trading or order management systems
- Working experience with equities and swaps
- Experience with relational and NoSQL databases
- High performance, distributed systems
- Real-Time messaging systems
- Strong knowledge of object-oriented programming and design patterns.
Good to Have
Qualifications
The salary range for this role is $150,000 to $200,000.
At Jefferies, we believe that diversity fosters creativity, innovation and thought leadership through the infusion of new ideas and perspectives. We have made a commitment to building a culture that provides opportunities for all employees regardless of our differences and supports a workforce that is reflective of the communities where we work and live. As a result, we are able to pool our collective insights and intelligence to provide fresh and innovative thinking for our clients.
Jefferies is an equal employment opportunity employer. We practice equal opportunity for all, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, genetic information, reproductive health decisions, or any other factor protected by law. We are committed to hiring the most qualified applicants and complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws. As part of this commitment, Jefferies will extend reasonable accommodations to individuals with qualified disabilities, as appropriate, under applicable law.
All employees must follow Jefferies’ COVID-19 protocol policy, which is subject to change.