Sr. Software Engineer

Job Description

Sr. Software EngineerDepartment Overview:IHS Markit provides global pricing and reference data, indices and information services across multiple asset classes. Customers throughout the financial services industry leverage our Information products and services for independent valuations and to support research and analysis, risk management, regulatory reporting and trading. Markit Indices sits within the Information division of Markit, one of three divisions of the global parent. Markit Indices is a leading independent provider of financial indices across all major asset classes. Our span of products cover global equity and fixed income markets and include globally recognized benchmarks such as our branded index families including iBoxx and iTraxx, and our Markit PMITM economic indices. Indices also offers related services which provide Index and ETP constituent aggregation and analysis to manage risk, attribute performance and inform investment decisions. In Asia our indices include the award-winning Markit iBoxx ABF Pan-Asia, Markit iBoxx Singapore Dollar and Markit iTraxx index and the HSBC PMI indices. We are market leader for bond indices used on exchange traded funds.Position Summary:This role will have responsibility to understand the overall architecture and an opportunity to work on developing, improving and optimizing various Fixed Income Indices applications as per the Indices strategic road map.What Youll Do

• Implementation of financial services software using enterprise Java, RDBMS and modern web technologies.
• Work closely with analysts to gather business requirements, develop and deliver highly scalable and numerate financial applications
• Quickly understand system architecture and become involved in design and development, taking ownership of assigned modules to drive projects to completion.
• Experience working with global technology and product teams

What You Need to Get the Job DoneBusiness Competencies, Education and Experience:

• The right candidate will have an academic degree in software engineering or exceptional track record if the candidate has a degree in any other discipline
• 5-10 years professional programming experience
• Substantial Java development experience is essential, including Object Oriented Design Patterns.
• Strong knowledge on any RDBMS.
• Good Knowledge of Spring, Angular, REST and modern Java web technologies.
• Experience on NO SQL Database, preferably MongoDB
• Experience on using high volume data processing and analytics technologies like Spark, Ignite etc. advantageous
• Experience on some of the cloud technologies like AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, ECS etc is nice to have.
• Experience with Python advantageous but not mandatory
• Well versed with continuous integration and continuous delivery tools and techniques
• Experience with highly numeric applications advantageous
• The right candidate would also demonstrate solid OO programming and have strong opinions on best programming practices

The ideal candidate will have a demonstrable track record actively contributing to the implementation of innovative, best-practice-based, technical solutions in a complex and challenging environmentCommercial Awareness:

• Knowledge of Indices & Credit world is advantageous

Management Requirements:

• Dynamic and charismatic, demonstrating ability to motivate others
• Must be hands on with technical ability to challenge others work

Personal Competencies & Personal Impact:

• Must work effectively with team spread across globe
• Strong analytical skills
• Proactive and able to work independently with minimal supervision
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic
• Open minded, flexible and willing to adapt to changing situations
• Focused on delivery

Communication:

• Must be an excellent communicator both written and verbally

Teamwork

• Ability to collaborate effectively with overseas team

What Youll Love About Us Do ask us about these!

• Total Rewards. Monetary, beneficial and developmental rewards!
• Work Life Balance. You cant do a good job if your job is all you do!
• Prepare for the Future. Academy we are all learners; we are all teachers!
• Employee Assistance Program. Confidential and Professional Counselling and Consulting.
• Diversity & Inclusion. HeForShe!
• Internal Mobility. Grow with us!

Company Overview:IHS Markit harnesses deep sources of information, analytics and expertise to forge solutions for the industries and markets that drive global economies. Our company partners with clients in business, finance and government to provide the unrivaled insights and perspectives that lead to well-informed, confident decisions. We call this The New Intelligence.IHS Markit serves more than 50,000 key customers in more than 140 countries, including 80 percent of the Fortune Global 500. We help decision makers apply higher-level thinking to daily tasks and strategic issues across a host of industries and disciplines including energy, finance, automotive, engineering, technology, maritime and trade, chemical, and economics and country risk.Headquartered in London, IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO) is committed to sustainable, profitable growth.-----------------------------------------------Inclusion and diversity are critical to the success of IHS Markit, and we actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category. For more information on the many ways in which we enthusiastically support inclusion and diversity efforts for both candidates and employees, please access our Inclusion & Diversity Statement here .We are proud to provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with IHS Markit and need special assistance or an accommodation to use our website or to apply for a position, please contact or call +1 212 849 0399. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation are considered on a case-by-case basis. This contact information (email and phone) is intended for application assistance and accommodation requests only. We are unable to accept resumes or provide information about application status through the phone number or email address above. Resumes are only accepted through the online application process, and only qualified candidates will receive consideration and follow-up.IHS Markit maintains a substance-free workplace; employees may be asked to submit to a drug test (where permitted by law). In addition, as a federal contractor in the United States, the company participates in the E-Verify Program to confirm eligibility to work.For information please click on the following links:IHS Markit Business Code of Conduct Right to Work EEO is the Law EEO is the Law Supplement Pay Transparency-----------------------------------------------Current ColleaguesIf you are currently employed by IHS Markit, please apply internally via the Workday internal careers site.,

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