Jr Software Developer - Cross Asset (12 month contract)
BFAM Partners, Hong Kong
Job Description
The Cross-Asset Team is looking for a software development consultant for a one-year engagement. Successful candidates will be computer science graduates or have a similar technological/mathematical educational background. In this role, the consultant will have the opportunity to participate with team efforts towards improvements to workflows, supportability of existing systems, as well as building new strategic components.
The Team
The Cross Asset team is responsible for the technology that sits at the core of BFAM. Our responsibilities include Booking, Risk and Pamp;L systems, as well as a suite of vendor and in-house tools for non-investment teams within BFAM. Our upcoming challenges will focus around building infrastructure that enables BFAM to scale to the next level of quantitative and systematic trading, enabling new products and electronic flows. Our key focus areas will be improved stability and scale, improved efficiency and user experience, and building for longevity.
About BFAM
BFAM Partners is a Hong Kong and New York based hedge fund manager managing ~USD5bn with an established track record in extracting value from credit, volatility, rates, equities and convertible bond markets. Although proudly home-grown, we have attracted preeminent global investors who share our vision that only best-in-class people and processes can drive globally competitive absolute returns. If you can thrive in a high performance environment that empowers its people to deliver results, not excuses, we want to meet you.
BFAM's Technology group is looking for developers with strong software development skills, along with high energy and interest in learning finance technologies used in the industry.
What we look for
- Curiosity - strong demonstrated interest in both technology and financial markets
- Intelligence - proven quantitative and creative problem solving skills
- Entrepreneurial Spirit - persistence in cracking hard problems, resourcefulness to make the most of what is available
- Team Player open communicator, self-motivated and works well with others
- Resilience - ability to manage risk, stress and uncertainty
Responsibilities
- As a Junior Software Consultant, you will be mentored by a senior development professional with years of experience working with technology in a financial setting
- Build and deploy system enhancements to production, learning how to deliver and maintain software in the wild
- Learn about the various technologies used in our stack (Postgres, Mongo, ActiveMQ, gRPC, Kafka, Kotlin, Python, C#, React etc.) and how to implement software to a professional standard
Requirements
Requirements
- Upto 3 years experience of software development in a financial institution. Those graduating in 2021 with exposure to financial industry are welcome to apply
- Bachelor's education in computer science or equivalent degree with exposure to software development
- Object-oriented programming experience in at least one of Kotlin, Java, C# or Python. Web development, particularly using React, is a big plus
- Ability to work under pressure in order to deliver value given real world business constraints
- Confident communication on technical topics and eager to discuss various approaches and best practices
- Takes initiative to look for better long-term solutions while persisting in implementing short-term ones
- Proficiency in English is mandatory, with an ability to succinctly explain complex ideas verbally or in writing to a non-technical audience
- Please note that this is a 12 month contract
Benefits
Why work with us
- A unique work culture that combines autonomy and high performance with collaboration and respect for each other
- A results-oriented, transparent, meritocratic culture where outcomes and accomplishments are rewarded
- Flat hierarchy where everyone has access across the organisation
- Intellectually stimulating, high performance environment
- Casual but hard working work-style
- Located in Asia’s premier financial hub of Hong Kong
Why work with us
- A unique work culture that combines autonomy and high performance with collaboration and respect for each other
- A results-oriented, transparent, meritocratic culture where outcomes and accomplishments are rewarded
- Flat hierarchy where everyone has access across the organisation
- Intellectually stimulating, high performance environment
- Casual but hard working work-style
- Located in Asia’s premier financial hub of Hong Kong
Competitive Rewards amp; Benefits
- Top tier medical and dental insuran