Frontend Arena Developer

Hiring for FRONT ARENA DEVELOPER SENIOR.

Location: Mumbai.

About the Role

We are seeking a senior Front Arena developer with proven technical expertise in ACM, ADFL, Python, and SQL, along with hands-on experience in the installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and production support of Front Arena environments. Strong problem-solving abilities, rigorous attention to quality, and the capacity to work independently with minimal supervision are essential to thrive in this dynamic and high-performing team.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a key member of the GPS Agile Release Train; actively participate in Program Increment (PI) planning and regular agile ceremonies within a global setup
• Customize and enhance the Front Arena environment to develop new business features, and ensure seamless integration
• Design, build, test, and deploy new functionalities and services to strengthen our trading ecosystem
• Supervise and ensure business-critical services and features are available and functioning correctly in production, with strong emphasis on high availability and minimal downtime
• Schedule End-of-Day (EOD) processes and oversee their timely and accurate completion
• Provide expert-level support and troubleshooting assistance to Global GPS Application Support teams and the global user base (Level 2 and 3)
• Participate in on-call duties for production support, ensuring rapid and effective resolution of issues to minimize impact on business operations

Responsibilities - Change Management

• Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality and adherence to coding standards, best practices, and security requirements
• Proactively drive continuous platform improvement by identifying optimization opportunities and implementing changes to enhance efficiency and mitigate risk
• Support change management processes and contribute to release rollout planning

Responsibilities - Regulatory Responsibilities & Risk Management

• Demonstrate appropriate values and behaviors, including but not limited to standards of honesty and integrity, due care and diligence, management of conflicts of interest, competence and continuous development, sound risk management, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Information Technology, or a related field

Required Skills

• 8+ years must have hands-on experience in managing and developing the Front Arena environment (ADFL/AEL/ACM)
• Required knowledge of capital markets and trading, particularly in structured products and equity derivatives.
• In-depth understanding of the lifecycle management of financial products (e.g. Cash Flows, Corporate Actions, Expiries)
• Experience in software engineering and system administration, with a focus on latest versions of Front Arena Prime
• Demonstrated experience with Front Arena components, data- and workflows
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python), solid understanding of databases, SQL queries, database technologies (MS SQL), and Microsoft Windows operating system.
• Familiarity with messaging systems (e.g. MQ, Kafka) and task automation is advantageous
• Experience working with agile development methodologies and version control systems (e.g., Bitbucket, Git, etc.)

Preferred Skills

• Outstanding programming and financial engineering qualification

• Able to work autonomously in a global team setup to take on initiative with a positive attitude.

• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with a focus on delivering high-quality results under tight deadlines.

• Solution oriented personality. Able to quickly troubleshoot problems and provide effective solutions.

• Highly motivated blended with a team player spirit

• Excellent command of verbal and written communication skill

• Location: Mumbai