We are looking for a Senior Java Developer to join our Fixed Income Technology team. As a key contributor, you'll work on the Credit Trader Workstation (CTW), a front-office platform used by traders to price, quote, and manage risk across investment-grade and high-yield bonds. In this role, you will focus on dealer-side workflows, including RFQ ingestion, auto-response logic, and auto-execution.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop backend services for real-time pricing, quoting, and trade execution workflows
Manage the RFQ lifecycle and automate dealer quoting infrastructure
Build event-driven systems integrating trading UIs (OpenFin) and internal risk engines
Collaborate with traders, product teams, and quants to translate business needs into scalable software
Write clean, modular code that ensures high performance, observability, and resilience under production load
Create thorough test cases to ensure the stability and reliability of the software
Mentor and manage the development team, providing guidance on best practices and growth opportunities

Requirements:

5+ years of professional Java development experience
Proven experience building backend services for front-office systems in financial services
Deep understanding of fixed income workflows, particularly dealer quoting and trade execution
Expertise in multi-threading, event-driven systems, and performance tuning
Ability to break down complex workflows and deliver high-quality, maintainable solutions
Strong communication skills and experience working in high-stakes, trader-facing environments

Preferred Experience:

Experience building or contributing to RFQ engines, quoting platforms, or execution tools for dealers
Knowledge of bond pricing conventions (yield, spread, price)
Familiarity with FIX protocol and integrating with platforms like Tradeweb, Bloomberg, or MarketAxess
Understanding of both U.S. and Canadian bond market convention