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About the Role

The E-FI Lead Java Developer will design, develop, and maintain high-performance electronic US Treasury/Rates trading systems. This role requires deep technical expertise in Java and a solid understanding of Fixed Income markets to deliver reliable, scalable, and low-latency solutions supporting the bank’s trading and risk management objectives. You will collaborate with traders, business analysts, and technology teams to deliver innovative solutions that enhance trading capabilities, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive business growth.

Responsibilities

Provide technical direction and mentorship to the development team, ensuring best practices in software design, coding standards, and architectural decisions.
Oversee and be hands-on for the end-to-end delivery of robust, scalable, and low-latency eTrading solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
Work closely with traders, business analysts, product owners, and other technology teams to gather requirements, clarify objectives, and deliver fit-for-purpose solutions.
Drive a culture of code excellence through regular code reviews, automated testing, and continuous integration, ensuring maintainability and reliability.
Identify and implement opportunities to improve system performance, reliability, and scalability.
Ensure all solutions comply with internal risk management policies, security standards, and regulatory requirements.
Lead the resolution of high-impact production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement long-term fixes to prevent recurrence.
Contribute to project planning, estimation, and resource allocation to ensure timely and successful delivery of initiatives.
Collaborate closely with traders to understand business requirements, trading strategies, and operational needs.
Partner with product managers to prioritize features, align technology solutions with business goals, and deliver value to clients.
Work with business analysts to clarify requirements, assess feasibility, and translate business needs into technical specifications.
Coordinate with risk management and compliance teams to ensure all solutions adhere to internal policies and regulatory standards.
Engage with QA teams to develop and execute comprehensive testing strategies, ensuring system reliability and performance.
Collaborate with infrastructure and DevOps teams to optimize deployment pipelines, automate processes, and ensure system scalability and resilience.
Work with production support and operations teams to manage incident resolution, monitor system health, and implement improvements.
Partner with other technology groups to deliver integrated, end-to-end solutions.
Lead development streams of work and interact with global team members.
Own and be accountable for various streams of work from feature development, enhancements to production fix.
Inform and solicit feedback for design and architecture, incorporating resiliency and high availability.
Interface regularly with technology and business stakeholders.

Requirements

Strong proficiency in Java, including multi-threading, collections, and concurrency.
Experience developing, maintaining, or supporting electronic foreign exchange (E-FI) trading platforms.
Familiarity with FIX protocol, MQ, JMS, or similar messaging solutions.
Experience with RESTful and/or SOAP web services.
Understanding of techniques for minimizing latency in trading applications.
Proficiency with Spring Boot, Spring MVC, and related technologies.
Strong SQL skills; experience with relational databases (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL) and/or NoSQL solutions.
Understanding of distributed computing concepts and technologies (e.g., microservices, caching, clustering).
Experience with JUnit, Mockito, or similar testing tools.
Familiarity with continuous integration and deployment tools (e.g., Jenkins, TeamCity, Git).
Solid understanding of Rates products, trading lifecycle, and market conventions.
Knowledge of order routing, execution, and trade booking flows.
Familiarity with pre-trade and post-trade risk controls in electronic trading.
Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to collaborate with traders, business analysts, and other developers.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with changing priorities.
Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams.
Legally eligible to work at the specified location(s).
May be asked to complete an attribute-based assessment and other skills tests.

Skills

Java
Multi-threading
Collections
Concurrency
E-FI trading platforms
FIX protocol
MQ
JMS
RESTful web services
SOAP web services
Low Latency Programming
Spring Boot
Spring MVC
SQL
Relational databases
NoSQL solutions
Distributed Systems
Microservices
Caching
Clustering
JUnit
Mockito
Continuous Integration
Continuous Deployment
Jenkins
TeamCity
Git
Fixed Income Markets
Rates products
Trading lifecycle
Order Management
Risk Management
Analytical Thinking
Communication
Agility
Teamwork
Agile/Scrum
Application Development
Coaching
Decision Making
Enterprise Technologies
Leadership
Production Support
Project Management
Solutions Design
Stakeholder Management
Technical Architecture

Location

NY-New York, 300 Madison Ave Fl 5

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Lead

Salary/Compensations

$200,000 - $290,000

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Health Savings Account
Life Insurance
Disability
Other Insurance Plans
Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave, Parental Leave and Vacation)
Holidays
401(k)
Competitive salary
Incentive pay
Banking benefits
Benefits program
Vacation offering
Wellbeing support
MomentMakers recognition program
Purpose Day (paid day off for growth and development)

About the Company

We’re building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world.
At CIBC, we embrace your strengths and your ambitions, so you are empowered at work.
Our team members have what they need to make a meaningful impact and are truly valued for who they are and what they contribute.
At CIBC, your goals are a priority.
We start with your strengths and ambitions as an employee and strive to create opportunities to tap into your potential.
We aspire to give you a career, rather than just a paycheck.
Our spaces and technological toolkit will make it simple to bring together great minds to create innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients.
We cultivate a culture where you can express your ambition through initiatives like Purpose Day; a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development.
At CIBC, we are in business to help our clients, employees and shareholders achieve what is important to them.
Our ability to create value for all CIBC stakeholders is driven by a business culture based on common values: Trust, Teamwork and Accountability.
Working with CIBC makes you a part of a work environment committed to our clients, employees and communities - a place where you can excel.
Every day, our 48,000 employees help our clients achieve their financial goals, because what matters to our clients, matters to us.

Equal Opportunity

CIBC is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong.
We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience.
If you need accommodation, please contact Mailbox.careers-carrieres@cibc.com.