Title:  Lead Developer

Requisition ID: 232977

 Salary Range: 117,400.00 - 224,700.00 

Please note that the Salary Range shown is a guideline only. Salary offered may vary based on factors, including, but not limited to, the successful candidate’s relevant knowledge, skills, and experience.

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Global Banking and Markets 

Global Banking and Markets (GBM) is a leading Canadian Capital Markets and Investment Banking business with a growing platform in the US and Latin America, operating globally for over 100 years. Scotiabank’s strong U.S. presence provides our clients an important bridge to this key global market for trade and investment flows across the Americas and the world. 

Global Banking & Markets provides a full range of investment banking, credit and risk management products and services relevant to the financing and strategic development needs of our clients. Our products include debt and equity financing, mergers & acquisitions, corporate banking, institutional equity sales, trading and research, fixed income products, derivatives, energy, foreign exchange and precious & metals. We also cross-sell the full range of wholesale products and services offered by the Scotiabank Group.  

Be part of an innovative, Global Capital Markets and Investment Banking business with a unique geographic footprint that puts capital to work for our clients across industries!  We work together to drive ambition for every future! 

Purpose

Global Fixed Income Team is looking for an energetic and result-oriented senior Developer to lead a team working on in-house developed applications integrating into existing ION platform using vendor (ION) API as well as other streaming platform systems. Candidate needs to be proficient with functional programming with Java and Scala. Successful candidate must have extensive hands-on expertise in building complex real-time Capital Markets applications, possess advanced understanding of capital markets, flows, and products. Experience building on established Fixed Income platforms such as ION MarketView or Broadview will be considered a strong asset. Candidate must have experience interfacing with the business, will be expected to understand and formulate requirements, and co-ordinate with several business lines and other technology groups. Candidate will be expected to provide coaching, leadership, and mentoring for a team of developers, as well as participate in hiring and performance reviews.

What You'll Do

• Design, develop, test, and deploy components using vendor (ION) API in Java
• Interface with Capital Markets Front Office users (Traders and Sales) to gather requirements, demo new features, prioritize work, manage expectations, etc.
• Lead a team of developers; coaching, mentoring, and providing guidance to team members
• Code review, knowledge sharing
• Communicate with technology to leverage effort and investment
• Continuously expand on team knowledge 

What You’ll Bring 

• Minimum 6 years of experience in Capital Markets application development using functional programming in Scala/Java
• Previous experience with ION trading systems platforms such as ION MarketView
• Knowledge of Capital Markets processes and products, with strong preference for Fixed Income
• Experience interfacing with Capital Markets Front Office users
• Experience with Messaging Bus technologies like ION, Solace, Kafka, etc.
• Experience coaching and mentoring team members
• Experience with FIX protocol and Quickfix/J
• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills and be a team player.
• Must be familiar within Linux and Windows
• Computer Science degree or equivalent

Interested? 

If your experience is closely related but doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we do encourage you to apply - you might be the right candidate for this or other roles at Scotiabank! 

At Scotiabank, every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are and, embraced for their differences. That’s why we work to grow and diversify talent and engage employees in a performance-oriented culture. 

What's in it for you? 

Scotiabank wants you to be able to bring your best self to work – and life, every day. With a focus on holistic well-being, our many flexible benefit programs are designed to help support your unique family, financial, physical, mental, and social health needs. 

Location(s):  United States : New York : New York City

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.  

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.