Senior Software Engineer

COMPANY/DEPARTMENTAL OVERVIEW

The Firm:

Brevan Howard Investment Management is one of the leading absolute return/hedge fund managers, overseeing assets on behalf of institutional investors from around the world, including pension funds, endowments, insurance companies, government agencies, private banks, and fund of funds.

Brevan Howard was founded in 2002 and launched its flagship global macro strategy in April 2003. The firm currently manages over $34bn and engages predominantly in discretionary directional and relative value trading in fixed income, FX markets, and equities. BH Digital, a division within Brevan Howard that manages crypto and digital asset strategies was launched in 2022.

The firm currently employs over 1,050 personnel worldwide, including over 400 investment professionals. This global presence gives Brevan Howard the ability to identify and source attractive investment opportunities, as well as investment management talent wherever they may be. Brevan Howard has won several industry awards for excellence in risk management, operational robustness, and investment performance.

The firm's main hubs are in London, Jersey, Geneva, New York, Austin, Hong Kong, Singapore, Abu Dhabi and Bengaluru.

MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE:

Design, develop and evolve highly scalable & reliable trade processing, reconciliation & reporting platform.

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES (e. g. shifts, travel overseas, hours):

Standard hours will be 8am to 6pm with other such hours as are necessary to fulfil the role, some flexibility required. Responsibilities for the job include supporting the existing system, which is done on a rota basis. Must be flexible enough to accommodate liaison with overseas offices.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

WORK EXPERIENCE/BACKGROUND /TECHNICAL/BUSINESS SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE:

Essential

• 5-10 years of Java programming experience
• Experience working with AWS cloud (EKS, S3)
• Experience working with Kafka messaging
• Experience working with relational databases such as SQL server & Postgres
• Experience working with Spring Boot
• Experience with CI/CD methodologies (GitHub) and container-based packaging & deployment
• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline
• Self-motivated, proactive
• Ability to perform well under pressure
• Enthusiastic, flexible and adaptable
• Ability to work effectively independently as well as part of a team
• Good interpersonal skills
• Strong communication, problem solving & analytical skills

Desirable

• Extensive experience designing and building trade processing & reporting systems
• Experience with Agile & TDD software development methodologies and a strong philosophy around automated test coverage
• Knowledge of financial products equity, swaps, futures & fx
• Experience working with NoSQL database Mongo DB
• Experience working with Apache Flink