Job Description:
The backend developer role provides software development services and technical support for critical multi-tiered applications. The role also coordinates work within a team/project and leads the technical design, development, and documentation of cross-functional, multi-platform application systems. Responsibilities include requirements definition & formulation, analysis & estimation, application and data architecting, design & implementation, validation & verification, systems integration, operations support, performance analysis. Candidate must be able to provide technical solutions to a wide range of complex problems where analysis requires evaluation of existing state of applications and maintaining business continuity while delivering new features.
The successful candidate will be an experienced, results-oriented, visionary developer who is able to serve our clients by developing and modernizing applications. Candidate is expected to have a complete understanding of software engineering principles and execute full lifecycle software development. Candidate must conglomerate ideas from IT leads & managers, product owners and Business Analysts in software solutioning and be able to effectively communicate the design decisions made. Candidate must demonstrate the ability to work under minimal supervision, meet objectives using good judgment and techniques.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Drive the design and implementation of scalable, high performing and robust applications.
- Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential issues, and devise contingency plans.
- Improve our software delivery capabilities via automation and repeatability
- Conducts reviews of the code, test plan and release artifacts.
- Develop code using secure coding practices
- Leverage existing products/functionality and promote reusability.
- Ensure resolution of project issues and conflicting workload priorities and escalate as required.
- Provide technical mentorship and guidance to more junior engineers including code reviews
- Help the tech management team shape best practices for developing, sharing, and continuously improving our software platform.
- Identify and discuss issues with the team that might be overlooked, such as scalability, performance, or security.
- Collaborate closely with team members to take shared responsibility for the overall efforts that the team has committed to.
- Ensure compliance with the firm's delivery and regulatory standards.
- Integrate software components into a fully functional software system.
- SOA / API based software development using Java (version 11 and up), Spring Boot, Microservices, REST, JSON.
- Experience with Database development using Oracle (must have) and Sybase (desirable) in Linux/Unix Platforms
- Experience in automating CI/CD pipelines on large scale container platforms using Docker, Kubernetes
- Experience with unit and end to end automated test cases, JMeter based Performance/Volume Test automation
- Experience with Test Driven Development practices
- Good Exposure on UI Development using HTML/CSS/JavaScript and Angular
- Experience with GIT source code control
- Strong knowledge of Agile Methodologies and experience with Scrum framework.
- Strong analytic and problem-solving abilities and a strong work ethic with the ability to thrive in a team/collaborative environment
Qualification:
Bachelor's degree in computer science engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience required. 7-10 years of experience in software development required; experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus. Job holder must have understanding interdependencies and business impact of future IT plans. S/he must have prior lead experience selecting and implementing vendor-specific methodologies and prior consulting experience with structured methodologies. Extensive experience with developing and supporting backend environment required. Job holder must have broad experience with multi-platform development tools and toolkits
BNY Mellon is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans. Our ambition is to build the best global team - one that is representative and inclusive of the diverse talent, clients and communities we work with and serve - and to empower our team to do their best work. We support wellbeing and a balanced life, and offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies and employee forums.
BNY Mellon is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities/Females/Individuals With Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
Our ambition is to build the best global team - one that is representative and inclusive of the diverse talent, clients and communities we work with and serve - and to empower our team to do their best work. We support wellbeing and a balanced life, and offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies and employee forums.
