Calypso Principal Software Engineer

As a Calypso Principal Software Engineer, you will work closely with engineering and architecture teams to design and deliver high-quality technology solutions. This role provides the opportunity to lead the development of innovative solutions for complex challenges in the financial services industry. You will serve as a technical leader, driving engineering excellence while mentoring team members and promoting best practices.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Participate in an Agile development environment, following best practices and collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Contribute to solution design and architecture discussions, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards and business objectives.
• Design, develop, enhance, and implement scalable, high-performance software solutions.
• Build modern, maintainable, and resilient applications and services to support strategic business initiatives.
• Incorporate quality attributes such as scalability, reliability, maintainability, and security into distributed systems.
• Apply secure software development practices to identify, mitigate, and prevent vulnerabilities throughout the SDLC.
• Serve as a technical leader by mentoring engineers, fostering innovation, and promoting engineering best practices.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of hands-on experience supporting Calypso platforms and infrastructure.
• Proven experience leading and mentoring software engineering teams.
• Strong experience with system configuration, implementation, and testing for OTC derivatives across the full trading lifecycle, including front, middle, and back office.
• Deep expertise configuring and extending Calypso modules for Interest Rates, Commodities, FX, FX Options, and Equity Derivatives.
• Thorough understanding of collateral management, General Ledger accounting, ISDA SIMM, and SWIFT processing.
• Experience integrating Calypso with financial market utilities such as DTCC SDR, FedWire, Bloomberg, AcadiaSoft, TriResolve, and market data, market risk, and credit risk platforms.
• Hands-on development experience with Java, Spring Boot, WebSphere, MQ, ETL processes, and API development.
• Experience working with UNIX, Linux, Oracle SQL, and PostgreSQL.
• Strong programming skills in Java, JavaScript, Python, HTML, Angular, and Unix shell scripting.
• Experience with AWS cloud services and DevSecOps CI/CD tools such as Bitbucket, Jenkins, Nexus, Terraform, or equivalent technologies.
• AWS certifications (such as AWS Solutions Architect) are preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong interpersonal abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in the financial services industry supporting consumer banking, portfolio management, trading, compliance, or wealth management solutions.
• Experience with Apache, Lucene, Memcached, RabbitMQ, and NoSQL databases.