Fx Etrading Senior Developer

About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking an Automated Trading ALGO/Pricing Principal Engineer Developer specializes in forex electronic market making.
In this role, you will:

• Wells Fargo Securities (WFS) is the Capital Market and Investment Banking division of Wells Fargo Bank, NA. In its role as a major Broker Dealer, WFS provides market liquidity in Foreign Exchange Markets on continuous basis for its global customer base in US, EMEA & APAC regions. As part of these efforts, WFS is building out its electronic market making capabilities by implementing a systematic approach to pricing and risk management. Wells Fargo Securities IT (WFS IT) is looking for a senior FX ALGO Developer / Engineer to be part of an E-Trading development team building out its next generation, cross asset platform. This individual will be a senior systems engineer and technical expert in the development of very highly sophisticated and complex trading/pricing applications for a major functional and/or product area within the securities businesses. This eTrading platform will cover both customers facing pricing (D2C) as well as auto hedging & risk management strategies(D2D). The developer will have to analyze highly complex business requirements. Write functional documents and design technical specifications. Design and/or redesign existing complex computer platforms and applications. Provide coding direction and guidance on complex calculations and details of financial products with less experienced staff. Maintain full project life-cycle tasks, such as business and technical analysis, designing, coding, testing, and implementation plans. Maintain all system diagrams, system interface charts and any other compliance policy and procedure documents. Work closely with front office product specialists on the preparation and automation of various functional unit, component test cases. Coordinate implementation activities across a broad range of functions and departments; work with client groups to identify, arrange, and/or deliver training needs. Lead large projects in agile fashion by leveraging previous experience in DevOps practices and able to scale with automation to improve overall engineering quality and velocity.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of electronic trading experience in Forex Trading markets
• 10+ years of software development in java experience
• 5+ years of algorithmic trading development experience
• 5+ years of low latency systems development or implementation experience
• 5+ years of multi-threading Experience
• 5+ years of securities industry experience
• 10+ years of application development and implementation experience

Desired Qualifications:

• Knowledge and understanding of Forex trading in pricing construction and risk management
• Advanced experience in capital markets business and processes
• Basic knowledge and understanding of statistic and mathematical modeling
• Basic knowledge and understanding of SEC, FINRA and international regulations
• Strong knowledge of java programming language
• Strong knowledge of multi-core / multi-threading concepts and paradigms
• Strong knowledge of UNIX/LINUX Operating System
• Strong knowledge of core computer science design concepts, algorithms, and data structures
• Experience working on low latency high-throughput transactional systems
• Background in e-trading (SOR/Algo/EMS/MarketData) and (electronic market making products)
• Front-office multi-asset trading knowledge

Location:
NY-150 E 42nd, New York
NJ-North Brunswick Ops Center
Pay Range
$144,400.00 - $300,000.00
Benefits
Wells Fargo provides all eligible full- and part-time employees with a comprehensive set of benefits designed to protect their physical and financial health and to help them make the most of their financial future. Visit Benefits - Wells Fargo Careers for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.

• 401(k) Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Parental Leave
• Critical Caregiving Leave
• Discounts and Savings
• Health Benefits
• Commuter Benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Scholarships for dependent children
• Adoption Reimbursement

Posting End Date:
11 Apr 2024
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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