Jefferies Financial Group

VP, Senior Software Engineer (Java)

Jefferies Financial Group$180K — $220K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
  • 8+ years of experience with Java-based APIs and Microservices (Spring Boot, AWS).
  • Strong skills in Streaming Technologies, particularly Kafka.
  • Experience with SQL and Data Warehousing solutions.
  • Capable of writing testable code and conducting Agile ceremonies.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the full SDLC of critical projects in the IB Tech & CRM/Analytics team.
  • Align with team members on project goals, priorities, and deadlines.
  • Write clear, maintainable, and testable code for various applications.
  • Innovate and integrate new technologies into existing frameworks.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to tackle unique data engineering challenges.
  • Access to a modern, cloud-native tech stack using AWS products.
  • Collaboration with a passionate team of data specialists and developers.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Job Description

The IB Tech & CRM/Analytics team is a highly strategic and cross-functional team responsible for leading the firm's global digitalization effort. This initiative, spanning all client-facing business units and corporate functions, will drive innovation and strategic change through technology, data science, and deep analytics. The team partners with key business leaders and industry experts to build transformational technology to drive revenue, maximize efficiency, and optimize the allocation of resources. The IB Tech & CRM/Analytics team is at the forefront of Jefferies' cloud initiative, leveraging best-in-class cloud-based technologies to replace legacy on-premises solutions to provide intelligent trend insights, actionable opportunities, decision support, and transparency into all client and business-related activities.

Job Highlights:
  • Exciting and unique opportunity to be a member of our corporate IB Tech & CRM/Analytics Team, tackling our toughest and most exciting data engineering challenges across multiple divisions in Jefferies.
  • Modern, fully cloud-native, tech stack that leverages several AWS products to orchestrate an event driven data distribution platform.
  • Collaborate with our team of passionate and innovative data specialists, application developers and product managers.


Key Responsibilities:
  • Contribute to the end-to-end SDLC process on high-impact Madison projects, from conception for new -maintenance for existing, design, implementation, testing, release, and support.
  • Facilitate alignment across IB Tech & CRM/Analytics teams on goals, outcomes, priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
  • Write readable, testable, and maintainable code
  • Drive innovation of new technologies


Experience Needed:
  • Bachelor's Degree or Master's degree in computer science, Engineering or related
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical solutions in a clear and concise manner
  • 8+ years of hands on experience designing, developing, and delivering Java-based APIs (GraphQL/OpenAPI/gRPC) and Microservices using Spring Boot and AWS products (ECR/EKS/EC2/Beanstalk)
  • Experience with Streaming Technologies like Kafka, including designing and developing complex, scalable, and high-performance applications. Proven track record of delivering robust and efficient solutions in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience in working with SQL building Stored Procedures, Functions and Data Warehousing solutions.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and design skills with focus on distributed, highly available, and fault tolerant systems
  • Experience in developing TDD/BDD unit-tests and work with Quality Assurance team members on defect triage and resolution.
  • Proactively participates in Agile Ceremonies like Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming etc., and experience in working with virtual teams.
  • In-depth knowledge of Kafka and its ecosystem, with prior experience in event-driven architecture. Ability to design and develop robust data pipelines and streaming applications.
  • Experience with AWS EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service), including deploying and managing containerized applications. Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Strong multi-tasking skills and able to learn new technologies quickly


Good to Have:
  • Exposure to Front-End web development (Angular/React/JavaScript/Typescript)
  • Exposure to Financial Services & Investment Banking business domain.
  • Exposure to Salesforce or similar CRM Eco-System.
  • Exposure to Business Intelligence tools (Tableau CRM, Cognos, PowerBI, etc.).
  • Exposure to ETL & Data Engineering tools like Mulesoft, StreamSets & Databricks.


Primary Location Full Time Salary Range of $180,000 - $220,000.

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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