Associate Director, Software Engineering

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We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Associate Director, Software Engineering Specialist.

Business:FICC Tech

Job ID：62384

Principal responsibilities

• Design and implement high-performance systems, owning the full technical lifecycle from design to production
• Low-latency optimization
• Take end to end ownership of system reliability, including monitoring, garbage collection tuning, capacity planning, and disaster recovery strategies
• Diagnose production issues if any
• Serve as a technical role model through code quality, design reviews, and knowledge-sharing sessions

Knowledge & Experience/Qualifications

• 10+ years of Java development experience, with a strong focus on large-scale, mission-critical Java applications in a financial services environment
• Strong experience in low-latency and high-throughput systems
• Deep understanding of concurrency: threading models, lock contention, memory visibility, and race-condition avoidance
• Proficiency in verbal and written English
• Excellent problem solving and service support skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Quick learner

What additional skills will be good to have?

• Excellence understanding of a functional programming language
• Understanding of FX domain knowledge and with eTrading background
• Working in a global team with different cultures
• Strong focus and dedication to providing a stable service to customers/consumers

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