Job Description
Day to Day
Insight Global is looking for Junior Java Developer to join one the largest global financial institutions onsite 5x a week in downtown Manhattan. They will be joining AppBank Operations which is a 24x7 production management team that supports a variety of business applications throughout the firm. This person will be providing front office support working with traders and strategists that build financial models in the credit space. When there are issues happening that could be related to data or code changes, this person will be helping to make sure that the trades are going through and processes are happening seamlessly. They will do this by debugging, rewriting and fixing code as needed and working to understand the applications functionality. In addition, this person needs to be able to look at problems critically by identifying the root cause to figure out how to fix the issue at hand and ensure it doesn’t happen again. To be successful in this role, exceptional communication skills are needed to communicate with business, high-level stakeholders and collaborate with the development team; in addition to having a high sense of urgency to help drive the business forward and reduce problems.
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Required Skills & Experience
• 7+ years of hands on Java development experience building production grade systems in the financial industry
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, APIs, and event driven architectures
• Proven ability to design and implement scalable, high performance systems in complex environments
• Experience partnering with business stakeholders (traders, portfolio managers) to translate requirements into technical solutions
• Strong coding standards, testing practices, and focus on performance and reliability
• Experience leveraging AI assisted development tools (coding copilots, automated testing, code analysis)
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
• Experience working on front office trading systems, particularly derivatives (options, futures, swaps, structured products)
• Prior experience supporting or enhancing real time trading platforms in production environments
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.