Job Title:  Lead Software Engineer

Nomura Overview:

Nomura is an Asia-based financial services group with an integrated global network spanning over 30 countries. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Retail, Asset Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). 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. 

Nomura Services India, (Powai) supports Nomura’s businesses around the world. Powai’ s world class capabilities in trading support, research, information technology, financial control, operations, risk management and legal support have played a key role in facilitating Nomura’s global operations and are an integral part of Nomura’s global expansion plans. The Powai operation is a critical part of the platform to support the growth of Nomura’s global business.

Business Unit Overview

Global Execution Services (GES) Technology builds and maintains software solutions used by agency-model execution business (Instinet) of the Nomura Group, This business provides brokerage services to clients in over 60 markets around the world. Through its advanced suite of electronic trading strategies, experienced high-touch trading group, top-ranked Commission Management services, award-winning desktop trading platform, and unparalleled access to insightful analytics, content and unique liquidity, execution services business helps institutions lower overall trading costs and ultimately improve investment performance. Nomura has introduced a range of now industry-standard trading technologies, and has been an innovator at the forefront of the market's evolution. For more information, please visit www.instinet.com.

GES Technology India team is an integral part of the global team, which is spread across US, UK, HK and India. It works in partnership with the regions to deliver technology solutions for global execution business.

What We Offer:

• We support employee wellbeing by ensuring a sense of purpose and belonging.
• We offer a comprehensive range of wellbeing services which allows employees to get access to the assistance they need at any point in their wellbeing journey.

Our bespoke benefits support employees and their family’s holistic wellbeing and are inclusive of diverse identities and family structures

Mandatory Skill Set :

• Expert Level Java 8+
• Strong knowledge & experience of memory management, multi-threading - concurrency and synchronization.
• Strong knowledge of database systems; relational, NoSQL
• Strong experience in delivering highly scalable, fault-tolerant, supportable and well-architected solutions
• Strong fundamental knowledge of computer science algorithms, data-structures and design patterns.
• Experienced with Spring Boot, HTTP REST APIs and Docker/containers
• Automated testing ethos (JUnit and Spring Boot testing framework
• Familiar with CI pipelines (ideally Gitlab CI)
• Comfortable working in an agile scrum environment and using git
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Quick learner
• Highly proactive and takes initiative to identify problem areas and evolve solutions.

 Desirable Skill Set :

• Investment Banking domain - Good understanding of capital markets
• Experience in surveillance domain
• Significant cloud experience, preferably with AWS
• Unix and scripting skills
• Experience with React/Next.js (or willing to learn)

We are committed to providing equal opportunities throughout employment including in the recruitment, training and development of employees. We prohibit discrimination in the workplace whether on grounds of gender, marital or domestic partnership status, pregnancy, carer’s responsibilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, race, color, national or ethnic origins, religious belief, disability or age.

*Applying for this role does not amount to a job offer or create an obligation on Nomura to provide a job offer. The expression "Nomura" refers to Nomura Services India Private Limited together with its affiliates.

*The benefits are subject to change and will be in accordance with Company’s policies as may be applicable from time to time).