Company
Jefferies, the global investment banking firm, has served companies and investors for almost 60 years. Headquartered in New York with its European head office in London, the firm provides clients with capital markets and financial advisory services, institutional brokerage and securities research, and asset management. Jefferies provides research and execution services in equity, fixed income, foreign exchange, and a full range of investment banking services including underwriting, merger & acquisition, restructuring and recapitalisation and other advisory services, with businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.
Role Overview
Working within Equities Technology – Global Equity Swaps, we are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Technical Lead to drive the development and support of our Global Equity Swaps System. This role blends hands-on engineering leadership with deep domain expertise in Synthetic Prime, Portfolio Swaps, and Total Return Swaps. You will work directly with front-office stakeholders including traders, operations, and middle office teams in a fast-paced, high-pressure trading environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Architect and implement scalable, low-latency, highly responsive Equity Swap trading and Lifecycle system
- Lead technical design and re-platforming efforts using best-of-breed technologies
- Ensure robust trade processing and lifecycle events handling for swaps and hedge execution workflows
- Collaborate with key stakeholders across all regions, collect and understand business requirements
- Manage full SDLC including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and production deployment
- Coordinate with global teams on integration points
- Maintain and evolve legacy systems while driving modernization initiatives
Required Qualifications
- Strong experience with Swaps Trading. Strong experience with Swaps Lifecycle Management, Processing of Corporate Actions, Client Reporting, Regulatory reporting and Compliance frameworks
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field
- 10+ years of experience in capital markets, preferably in Synthetic Prime Business
- 5+ years in a technical lead role
- 10+ years of hands-on programming experience in C++/Java/C#, preferably in server-side development
- Strong hands-on experience with low-latency systems, multi-threading, and real-time systems
- Strong experience in scalable, microservices architecture
- Experience with cloud platforms, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus
Soft Skills
- Strong communication skills, verbal and written, to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative mindset
- Highly motivated self-starter with a “can-do” attitude
- Ability to deliver under tight deadlines and high-pressure conditions
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