Principal .NET Developer - Capital Markets

  • Capco
  • London, UK
  • Oct 01, 2024
Finance Information Technology

Job Description

Principal .NET Developer - Capital Markets

Why join Capco?

Capco is a global technology and business consultancy, focused on the financial services sector. We are passionate about helping our clients succeed in an ever-changing industry.

You will work on engaging projects with some of the largest banks in the world, on projects that will transform the financial services industry.

We are/have:

· Experts across the Capital Markets, Insurance, Payments, Retail Banking and Wealth & Asset Management domains.

· Deep knowledge in various financial services offerings including Finance, Risk and Compliance, Financial Crime, Core Banking etc.

· Committed to growing our business and hiring the best talent to help us get there.

· Focused on maintaining our nimble, agile and entrepreneurial culture.

The Role

We are looking for engineers who want to play a key part in supporting the evolution of the Capital Markets industry one project at a time. You will be expected to be a strong team player who prides themselves on delivering modern, first class cloud based platforms through practicing best in class Agile ways of working at all times.

Skills & Expertise

· Proficiency in C# (versions 7.0 and 8.0) with extensive experience in developing enterprise-level solutions within a Capital Markets environment.

· Strong experience with SQL Server or NoSQL, including design, optimization, and scaling of databases for high-performance financial, banking, and insurance applications.

· Public Cloud Architecture expertise, with a focus on secure, scalable solutions using services like DocumentDB, EKS, EC2, S3, CloudFront, Route 53, Aurora.

· Background in Capital Markets including a clear understanding of the Trade Lifecycle process across Asset Classes and deep knowledge of financial Instruments, in particular Options Derivatives and Rates products

· Deep understanding of AWS technologies, especially DocumentDB, EKS, EC2, S3, CloudFront, Route 53, Aurora

· Experience working with caching technologies such as Redis/Elasticache

· Experience with caching technologies like Redis or Elasticache, essential for optimizing performance in real-time systems across financial and insurance platforms.

· Solid understanding of SOLID principles for designing scalable, maintainable, and high-performance applications across various domains.

· Proficiency in Test-Driven Development (TDD) and unit testing, ensuring reliable and secure code for critical applications.

· Familiarity with GraphQL and RESTful APIs for building scalable and secure services, enabling integration with third-party platforms, legacy systems, and cloud-native solutions across finance, insurance, and banking.

We'd also like to see:

· An appetite to contribute to the wider Capco business outside of project assignments. This can be achieved through various means including thought leadership activities, supporting RFP's and the coaching/mentoring of more junior engineering team members

A day in the life of an Engineer at Capco

· Working alongside clients to interpret requirements and define industry-leading solutions.

· Designing and developing robust, well tested data pipelines.

· Demonstrating and helping clients adhere to best practices in engineering and SDLC.

· Building event-driven, loosely coupled distributed applications.

· Developing both on-premise and cloud-based solutions.

· Supporting internal Capco capabilities by sharing insight, experience and credentials.

We offer:

· A work culture focused on innovation and building lasting value for our clients and employees

· Ongoing learning opportunities to help you acquire new skills or deepen existing expertise

· A flat, non-hierarchical structure that will enable you to work with senior partners and directly with clients

· A diverse, inclusive, meritocratic culture

· Enhanced and competitive family friendly benefits, including maternity / adoption / shared parental leave and paid leave for sickness, pregnancy loss, fertility treatment, menopause, and bereavement

Joining Capco means joining an organisation that is committed to an inclusive working environment where you’re encouraged to #BeYourselfAtWork. We celebrate individuality and recognize that diversity and inclusion, in all forms, is critical to success. It’s important to us that we recruit and develop as diverse a range of talent as we can, and we believe that everyone brings something different to the table – so we’d love to know what makes you different. We understand that you may need us to make changes to our process to allow you the best possible platform to succeed, and we are happy to cater to any reasonable adjustments you may require. You will find the section to let us know of these at the bottom of your application form or you can mention it directly to your recruiter at any stage and they will be happy to help.