Java Software Engineer – Paris
Location:- France
Salary:- £50,000-£54,000 / DOE
Company:- Calypso Technology
Job type:- Permanent
Date posted:- 08/01/2007 18:04
Company Profile:-
Founded in 1997, Calypso Technology is a rapidly growing, profitable, privately-held company which provides leading edge software solutions to the global financial services industry.Our company was built and funded without venture capital investment, is debt-free, cash positive, and well positioned in the competitive marketplace.
Calypso provides a single turn-key Java-based platform for trading and trade processing and provides real-time, event-driven processing that enables global financial institutions to provide integrated solutions across all asset classes, from foreign exchange and equities to fixed income and credit derivatives.
Calypso provides software solutions to many of the premiere financial institutions world-wide including Citigroup, Dresdner Bank, HSBC, ING, Royal Bank of Scotland, Wachovia, Bear Stearns, Sumitomo Trust, BNP Paribas, Barclays Global Investors and Wells Fargo.
In addition to our Paris office, our 200+ person global workforce is strategically located in San Francisco (headquarters), New York, London, Frankfurt, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Johannesburg and Mumbai.Our global presence offers international exposure, experience and travel for many of our employment positions. The Paris Office is located at 106/108 rue de La Boétie, in the 8th arrondissement.
Job Description Overview-Java Software Engineer:-
We are seeking a software engineer, who will be responsible for the design and development of new modules and enhancements, as well as maintenance of existing components. The Calypso system is a large scale software product for the capital markets supporting trading, risk management, and processing of various financial products such as Bonds and Repos.
Primary Responsibilities - Java Software Engineer:-
Design, develop and implement new features and modules in company's financial software system, and improving existing onesPerform unit testing on new featuresWork in close liaison with Quality Assurance team and Technical Publications team.Use the Java programming language, and Swing to design and develop graphical user interfacesAssist Helpdesk personnel with customer problemsWork with Product Management, Marketing to translate and understand accurately product specifications Responsible for bug fixing for several Calypso modules.Skills & Requirements - Java Software Engineer :-
2-5 years of experience in commercial software including Java, Swing, JDBC, RMI, J2EE
Bilingual (French and English) - Domain Knowledge of fixed income instruments including bonds and repos.
Excellent object-oriented analysis, design & development skills - Knowledge of relational databases and SQL including working experience with Sybase and/or Oracle
Familiarity with distributed systems - Strong problem solving and analytical skills
- Works well independently or in a small team
- Familiarity with financial mathematics a plus
- Experience in capital markets and/or financial software a plus
- Hands-on familiarity with software tools such as Eclipse, JBuilder, CVS a plus
BS and/or MS in computer science
Benefits (Java Software Engineer ):-
Calypso offers career development opportunities and a competitive compensation package.
Calypso Technology is an equal opportunity employee (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the workforce.
Calypso offers a full relocation package