Jefferies Financial Group

Software Developer - Swaps Platform (Corporate Actions)

Jefferies Financial Group$175K — $200K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, Mathematics, or related field.
  • Senior-level software engineering experience in financial services.
  • Strong hands-on development experience with Java and/or C++.
  • Experience with swaps, OTC derivatives, or corporate actions platforms.
  • Understanding of corporate actions events such as dividends and stock splits.
  • Strong knowledge of SQL, distributed systems, and object-oriented design.
  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain applications supporting swaps trade lifecycle and corporate actions processing.
  • Build high-quality software using Java and/or C++.
  • Partner with business and technology stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver solutions.
  • Support and enhance systems for OTC derivatives and event-driven post-trade workflows.
  • Troubleshoot production issues and implement long-term improvements.
  • Contribute to architecture, code reviews, testing, and engineering best practices.

Benefits

  • Collaborative and diverse work environment.
  • Opportunities for professional development and growth.
  • Engagement with key stakeholders across multiple functions.
  • Chance to work on critical trading and post-trade systems.
Full Job Description
Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with strong experience in swaps technology and corporate actions processing to design, develop, and support critical trading and post-trade systems within a financial services environment.

This role will focus on building scalable, high-performance applications across the swaps trade lifecycle and corporate actions workflows, including trade capture, booking, validation, lifecycle events, settlements, reconciliations, dividends, coupons, stock splits, mergers, conversions, and other event-driven processing. The engineer will work closely with trading, operations, risk, finance, and technology teams to deliver reliable solutions for derivatives and post-trade platforms.

Responsibilities
  • Design, develop, and maintain applications supporting swaps trade lifecycle and corporate actions processing.
  • Build high-quality software using Java and/or C++.
  • Partner with business and technology stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver solutions.
  • Support and enhance systems for OTC derivatives, swaps products, and event-driven post-trade workflows.
  • Troubleshoot production issues and implement long-term improvements.
  • Contribute to architecture, code reviews, testing, and engineering best practices.


Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, Mathematics, or a related field.
  • Senior-level software engineering experience in financial services.
  • Strong hands-on development experience with Java and/or C++.
  • Experience with swaps, OTC derivatives, trade lifecycle systems, or corporate actions platforms.
  • Understanding of corporate actions events such as dividends, coupons, stock splits, mergers, conversions, spin-offs, or reorganizations.
  • Strong knowledge of SQL, distributed systems, and object-oriented design.
  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.


Preferred Experience
  • Knowledge of swaps lifecycle events, settlements, reconciliations, confirmations, collateral, margin, or regulatory reporting.
  • Experience with corporate actions data, entitlement calculations, event processing, or downstream booking workflows.
  • Experience with Kafka, MQ, REST APIs, microservices, or event-driven architecture.
  • Familiarity with Dodd-Frank, EMIR, MiFID II, CFTC reporting, or other regulatory requirements.


Primary Location Full Time Salary Range of $175,000 - $200,000

About Jefferies Financial Group

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. is a diversified financial services company that operates in investment banking, capital markets, asset management, and direct investing. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in New York City. Jefferies Financial Group has operations in over 30 countries and employs over 4,000 people. The company's businesses include Jefferies, a global investment bank; Leucadia Asset Management, an asset management firm; and Berkadia, a commercial real estate company. Jefferies Financial Group is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol JEF.
Learn more about Jefferies Financial Group
Size
4,400 employees
Market Cap
$8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$775.2 million
5 Year Trend
-9.8%
Revenue
$6.7 billion

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