Lead Software Engineer

Job Summary

SABRE is the Analytics Booking and Risk Engine and a strategic risk and PnL platform for Financial Markets. The role contributes to highly visible strategic programmes by building components within the SABRE Market Risk Platform.

Developed solutions must be scalable, robust and fault tolerant, supporting current and future business needs in a timely manner. The role also involves developing innovative solutions that can be released quickly for feedback before full-scale rollout.

The successful candidate will take ownership, responsibility and accountability for critical components; work from a mature, demonstrable agile background; and collaborate with business analysts, project managers, business stakeholders and technical experts across multiple locations.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Development Manager, Project Manager and development team to deliver Java components to internal business users.
• Demonstrate a systematic and disciplined approach to architecture, system design and programming.
• Apply software-design best practices; write robust code with a high level of test coverage.
• Drive and facilitate requirements and development efforts.
• Design smart, scalable solutions in line with bank standards.
• Coordinate with other Technology teams.
• Develop, prepare and maintain system documentation, including program descriptions and operational procedures.
• Act as second-line support during production incidents.

Skills and Experience

• 8+ years of hands-on development experience in investment banking IT.
• 8+ years of Java development experience in a performance-focused concurrent environment.
• Strong hands-on Bash or Python scripting experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a similar discipline.
• Experience with Hadoop, Spark, Kafka or Scala is advantageous.
• Functional-language development experience, such as Haskell, is a plus.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits supporting mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.
• Retirement savings funding, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits in some locations.
• Flexible working options across home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Wellbeing support, including Unmind, an Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental-health first-aiders and self-help toolkits.
• Continuous learning, reskilling and upskilling opportunities through physical, virtual and digital learning.
• An inclusive, values-driven environment that embraces diversity across teams, business functions and geographies.