Trainee Fx Front Office Far Developer - London, United Kingdom - Société Générale

Société Générale

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

Responsibilities:

Description of the Business Line or Department

FX FAR developers support the electronic activities of the MARK/FIC/TRD desks, with a strong emphasis on emerging spot FX and NDF in London.

Summary of the key purposes of the role

Summary of responsibilities

Responsibilities include:

Design of software solutions to fulfill the business needs, balancing between rapid development and code quality, in agreement with both IT management and the head of desk
Be proactive in regard of platform enhancements from which the business and/or the IT can benefit
Implement, test, and deploy the software solution within agreed constraints and existing code
Maintain and enhance the existing systems and various tools used for daily tasks
Improve the backtest framework, especially make sure that it always reflect production behavior
Level 1 & 2 support, good reactivity in case of incidents
Implement the necessary tools for proper production followup, in order to anticipate and detect potential technical or functional issues

Initiatives are highly welcome.

Profile required:

Competencies
Technical Skills

Familiar with object-oriented designs

Knowledge in C#/.Net, Java, and/or C++; We are open regarding the technical background but take heed that the current platform is C#/Windows

R knowledge is a plus

Knowledge of Windows environment as a production platform, Linux is a plus

Knowledge of TCP/IP networking and electronic exchange APIs / specificities is a plus

Knowledge in memory / CPU profiling / optimization and multithreaded debugging is a plus

Functional Knowledge

FX cash and/or NDF products
Development of manual and/or automatic trading systems
Backtesting principles
Electronic exchange / market / broker platform connectivity

Spoken Languages

Fluent English (spoken and written) is mandatory

Spoken French is a plus

Why join us:

People join for the impact they can have on us. They stay for the impact we have on them.

A flatter structure offers visibility and exposure beyond that of our competitors, so you know our names, and we know yours.

It's personable, human, and inspires success through passion.

By encouraging open mindedness and a willingness to share ideas, we have adapted to market changes and thrived through innovation.

Bringing words like "hard work" and "dedication" together with "community" and "respect" has enabled us to work collaboratively and build our future together.

We call this Team Spirit and it's what makes us different. It's what makes you different.

Business insight:

We are an

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equal opportunities employer and we are proud to make diversity a strength for our company.

Societe Generale is committed to recognizing and- Reference:
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