Job Title: Associate, Lead Software Engineer (Hong Kong)
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job title: Lead Software Engineer
Corporate Title: Associate
Department: Group Technology
Location: Hong Kong
Company overview
Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning over 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Retail, Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking), and Investment Management. Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com.
Department overview:
Nomura's IT department provides technology solutions to support the company's business activities. The team works closely with senior leadership, business units, and stakeholders to develop and implement effective IT strategies, providing guidance on technology selection and implementation while ensuring system reliability, security, and scalability. Nomura's IT team specializes in software development, infrastructure management, cybersecurity, and data analytics and is known for providing exceptional service to clients. With a strong track record and commitment to innovation and global reach, Nomura's IT department is well-positioned to continue driving growth and success in the financial industry.
The Alpha platform at Nomura is a set of pre-trade / post-trade applications used globally by the Equity Derivatives Front Office for price discovery, quoting, parameter management, market analysis and post trade life cycle management. The Alpha Development Team is primarily responsible for building & supporting the Alpha platform. We take the highly regarded Quant library and deploy it in a large-scale distributed environment to solve our mass-quoting requirements and provide in-depth analysis and market insight. We are a small, high-performing team and operate in a fast-paced environment, sitting directly on the trading desk.
Role description:
We are looking for a dynamic full-stack software developer to join our team to help us cope with the growing business demand. Working alongside trading, sales and various other corporate function teams, the candidate will work on the Alpha platform and build innovative tools that provide competitive advantage and generate revenue.
Main responsibilities of the role:
• Gather requirements from end users and document detailed specifications for any enhancements or new development
• Propose solutions, develop, test and release project to end users, taking full ownership of the entire software development lifecycle
• Provide day to day support for applications owned by the team
• Coordinate with different teams to ensure full project delivery with highest quality, teams including sales groups, trading desks, quant, sales support, legal, production support, infra, cloud operations, etc
Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:
• Numerate degree holder or above
• Strong Web development skills with React
• Experience with C# .NET or any object oriented programming langue
• Having strong interst in derivatives and structured products
• A good team player, fast learner, able to multi-task and work under pressure
Optional Requirements
• Familiar with SQL database schema, index and stored procedures
• Knowledge with non-SQL database, MongoDB, Redis, etc
• Python 3: Scripting, pandas/numpy, backtesting
• KDB+: Big Data querying, functional programming in Q, system maintenance
• VBA/Excel: Experience with migrating legacy spreadsheets into C#, debugging VBA
• Basic understanding of flow derivatives or structured product
Diversity Statement
Nomura is committed to an employment policy of equal opportunities, and is fundamentally opposed to any less favourable treatment accorded to existing or potential members of staff on the grounds of race, creed, colour, nationality, disability, marital status, pregnancy, gender or sexual orientation.
DISCLAIMER: This Job Description is for reference only, and whilst this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, it is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. The management reserves the right to revise the job and may, at his or her discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer