Firm Market Risk Technology – Lead Engineer (Vice President)

We’re seeking someone to join our Firm Market Risk Technology team as a Lead Engineer in Risk Tech to develop and enhance the Firm Market Risk Platform on-premise and extend the platform into a hybrid cloud architecture. This is a hands-on Lead Engineer role. The successful candidate will spend a significant portion of their time designing, building, and optimizing Java-based systems, while also providing technical leadership, architectural guidance, and mentorship within the squad. The Firm Market Risk Technology Team develops software to measure and monitor Market Risk and Capital for the Firm’s global portfolio. We are responsible for designing and implementing technological solutions that calculate the Market Risk of the Firm. Our systems support daily risk simulations and analytics that estimate potential losses across multiple time horizons. We work closely with Risk Managers, Market Risk Analytics teams, senior management, and regulatory stakeholders globally. The Market Risk Technology team continually evolves its suite of risk management tools, frameworks, and processes—or builds new ones—to meet a frequently changing business and regulatory landscape. This is a Software Lead Engineer position at Vice President level. What you'll do in the role: Remain deeply hands-on in core Java development while leading technical design and implementation of key components of t [... source excerpt omitted ...] solutions. Optimize risk data processing pipelines to improve efficiency and response time Partner with Risk, Model Governance, and Compliance stakeholders to ensure regulatory requirements are accurately implemented in market risk technology. Work in an Agile development environment, ensuring timely and efficient product delivery. Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior developers in the squad. What you'll bring to the role: Strong expertise in Core Java development, with a proven track record of building production-grade backend systems. Experience designing and building large-scale, distributed systems. Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, an [... source excerpt omitted ...] . Strong working knowledge of Linux/Unix environments and scripting. Experience with relational and/or document-oriented databases. Ability to translate business and analytical requirements into efficient technical solutions; deep Market Risk domain expertise is not required upfront and can be developed on the job through close partnership with Risk and Analytics teams. Ability to guide junior staff, influence technical direction, and manage multiple initiatives in parallel. Typically, 8+ years of relevant experience building large-scale, production-grade systems, with demonstrated depth in Java-based backend development and distributed system design. Bachelor's degree in Compu