SR Python Developer – Software Engineer III

at Merrill Lynch
Published November 23, 2021
Location Jersey City, NJ
Category Default  
Job Type Full-time  

Description

Job Description:

Responsible for designing and developing complex requirements to accomplish business goals. Ensures that software is developed to meet functional, non-functional, and compliance requirements. Ensures solutions are well designed with maintainability/ease of integration and testing built-in from the outset. Possess strong proficiency in development and testing practices common to the industry, and have extensive experience of using design and architectural patterns. At this level, specializations start to form in either Architecture, Test Engineering or DevOp. Contributes to story refinement/defining requirements. Participates and guides team in estimating work necessary to realize a story/requirement through the delivery lifecycle. Performs spike/proof of concept as necessary to mitigate risk or implement new ideas. Codes solutions and unit tests to deliver a requirement/story per the defined acceptance criteria and compliance requirements. Utilizes multiple architectural components (across data, application, business) in design and development of client requirements. Assists team with resolving technical complexities involved in realizing story work. Designs/develops/modifies architecture components, application interfaces, and solution enablers while ensuring principal architecture integrity is maintained. Designs/develops/maintains automated test suites (integration, regression, performance). Sets up and develops a continuous integration/continuous delivery pipeline. Automates manual release activities. Mentors other Software Engineers and coaches team on CI-CD practices and automating tool stack. Individual contributor.

Typically requires 5-7 years of applicable experience. This job code is only to be used for associates supporting Global Markets.

You will be a developer joining our Fixed Income GFF (Global Financing and Futures) Risk technology team in NYC. The GFF Risk technology team is responsible for the Risk, P&L generation for all the short term Rates (Repo/Bonds/Swaps) derivative products traded within Bank of America. You will be working within an agile team, developing strategic risk management tools and maintaining existing code for the Repo asset classes. You will also be involved in migrating our businesses from multiple legacy risk platforms to the new Quartz platform which is revolutionizing the way Global Markets does business at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The code is written in Python leveraging an internally developed framework that supports an internal IDE for developers and offers various foundational components such as messaging, grid computing and true object oriented database for building high quality applications. The next phases of developing risk platforms includes opportunities to be involved in HTML5, React framework and Open Fin amongst other evolving technologies.

Our ideal candidate will be responsible for supporting modern agile software development methods; including educating & mentoring less experienced team members. They will contribute effectively in a team atmosphere, connected to the needs of customers and will develop relationships with clients (trades, data consumers).

Requirements:

Must haves (in order of priority)

1.         Understanding of Interest Rates Derivative products (Bonds, Swaps, Futures, Repos) with respect to Position/Risk management and P&L attribution

2.         Development experience on Python with additional experience on any other OO technology (e.g., Java, C#)

3.         Excellent communicator who runs well in a collaborative team environment

Desirable

1.         Follows clean code principles

2.         Experience of Agile methods

3.         End-to-end Software Development Life Cycle experience from inception to delivery as the key responsible developer

Bank of America's Global Banking and Markets Technology Organization....

  • Believes diversity makes us stronger so we can reflect, connect and meet the diverse needs of our clients and employees around the world.
  • Is committed to building a workplace where every employee is welcomed and given the support and resources to perform their jobs successfully.
  • Wants to be a great place for people to work and strives to create an environment where all employees have the opportunity to achieve their goals.
  • Provides continuous training and development opportunities to help employees achieve their career goals, whatever their background or experience.
  • Is committed to advancing our tools, technology, and ways of working to better serve our clients and their evolving business needs.
  • Believes in responsible growth and is dedicated to supporting our communities by connecting them to the lending, investing and giving them what they need to remain vibrant and vital.

Job Band:

H5

Shift: 

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:

40

Weekly Schedule:

Referral Bonus Amount:

5000

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Job Description:

Responsible for designing and developing complex requirements to accomplish business goals. Ensures that software is developed to meet functional, non-functional, and compliance requirements. Ensures solutions are well designed with maintainability/ease of integration and testing built-in from the outset. Possess strong proficiency in development and testing practices common to the industry, and have extensive experience of using design and architectural patterns. At this level, specializations start to form in either Architecture, Test Engineering or DevOp. Contributes to story refinement/defining requirements. Participates and guides team in estimating work necessary to realize a story/requirement through the delivery lifecycle. Performs spike/proof of concept as necessary to mitigate risk or implement new ideas. Codes solutions and unit tests to deliver a requirement/story per the defined acceptance criteria and compliance requirements. Utilizes multiple architectural components (across data, application, business) in design and development of client requirements. Assists team with resolving technical complexities involved in realizing story work. Designs/develops/modifies architecture components, application interfaces, and solution enablers while ensuring principal architecture integrity is maintained. Designs/develops/maintains automated test suites (integration, regression, performance). Sets up and develops a continuous integration/continuous delivery pipeline. Automates manual release activities. Mentors other Software Engineers and coaches team on CI-CD practices and automating tool stack. Individual contributor.

Typically requires 5-7 years of applicable experience. This job code is only to be used for associates supporting Global Markets.

You will be a developer joining our Fixed Income GFF (Global Financing and Futures) Risk technology team in NYC. The GFF Risk technology team is responsible for the Risk, P&L generation for all the short term Rates (Repo/Bonds/Swaps) derivative products traded within Bank of America. You will be working within an agile team, developing strategic risk management tools and maintaining existing code for the Repo asset classes. You will also be involved in migrating our businesses from multiple legacy risk platforms to the new Quartz platform which is revolutionizing the way Global Markets does business at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The code is written in Python leveraging an internally developed framework that supports an internal IDE for developers and offers various foundational components such as messaging, grid computing and true object oriented database for building high quality applications. The next phases of developing risk platforms includes opportunities to be involved in HTML5, React framework and Open Fin amongst other evolving technologies.

Our ideal candidate will be responsible for supporting modern agile software development methods; including educating & mentoring less experienced team members. They will contribute effectively in a team atmosphere, connected to the needs of customers and will develop relationships with clients (trades, data consumers).

Requirements:

Must haves (in order of priority)

1.         Understanding of Interest Rates Derivative products (Bonds, Swaps, Futures, Repos) with respect to Position/Risk management and P&L attribution

2.         Development experience on Python with additional experience on any other OO technology (e.g., Java, C#)

3.         Excellent communicator who runs well in a collaborative team environment

Desirable

1.         Follows clean code principles

2.         Experience of Agile methods

3.         End-to-end Software Development Life Cycle experience from inception to delivery as the key responsible developer

Bank of America's Global Banking and Markets Technology Organization....

  • Believes diversity makes us stronger so we can reflect, connect and meet the diverse needs of our clients and employees around the world.
  • Is committed to building a workplace where every employee is welcomed and given the support and resources to perform their jobs successfully.
  • Wants to be a great place for people to work and strives to create an environment where all employees have the opportunity to achieve their goals.
  • Provides continuous training and development opportunities to help employees achieve their career goals, whatever their background or experience.
  • Is committed to advancing our tools, technology, and ways of working to better serve our clients and their evolving business needs.
  • Believes in responsible growth and is dedicated to supporting our communities by connecting them to the lending, investing and giving them what they need to remain vibrant and vital.

Job Band:

H5

Shift: 

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:

40

Weekly Schedule:

Referral Bonus Amount:

5000

Job Description:
Responsible for designing and developing complex requirements to accomplish business goals. Ensures that software is developed to meet functional, non-functional, and compliance requirements. Ensures solutions are well designed with maintainability/ease of integration and testing built-in from the outset. Possess strong proficiency in development and testing practices common to the industry, and have extensive experience of using design and architectural patterns. At this level, specializations start to form in either Architecture, Test Engineering or DevOp. Contributes to story refinement/defining requirements. Participates and guides team in estimating work necessary to realize a story/requirement through the delivery lifecycle. Performs spike/proof of concept as necessary to mitigate risk or implement new ideas. Codes solutions and unit tests to deliver a requirement/story per the defined acceptance criteria and compliance requirements. Utilizes multiple architectural components (across data, application, business) in design and development of client requirements. Assists team with resolving technical complexities involved in realizing story work. Designs/develops/modifies architecture components, application interfaces, and solution enablers while ensuring principal architecture integrity is maintained. Designs/develops/maintains automated test suites (integration, regression, performance). Sets up and develops a continuous integration/continuous delivery pipeline. Automates manual release activities. Mentors other Software Engineers and coaches team on CI-CD practices and automating tool stack. Individual contributor.

Typically requires 5-7 years of applicable experience. This job code is only to be used for associates supporting Global Markets.

You will be a developer joining our Fixed Income GFF (Global Financing and Futures) Risk technology team in NYC. The GFF Risk technology team is responsible for the Risk, P&L generation for all the short term Rates (Repo/Bonds/Swaps) derivative products traded within Bank of America. You will be working within an agile team, developing strategic risk management tools and maintaining existing code for the Repo asset classes. You will also be involved in migrating our businesses from multiple legacy risk platforms to the new Quartz platform which is revolutionizing the way Global Markets does business at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The code is written in Python leveraging an internally developed framework that supports an internal IDE for developers and offers various foundational components such as messaging, grid computing and true object oriented database for building high quality applications. The next phases of developing risk platforms includes opportunities to be involved in HTML5, React framework and Open Fin amongst other evolving technologies.

Our ideal candidate will be responsible for supporting modern agile software development methods; including educating & mentoring less experienced team members. They will contribute effectively in a team atmosphere, connected to the needs of customers and will develop relationships with clients (trades, data consumers).

Requirements:

Must haves (in order of priority)

1.         Understanding of Interest Rates Derivative products (Bonds, Swaps, Futures, Repos) with respect to Position/Risk management and P&L attribution

2.         Development experience on Python with additional experience on any other OO technology (e.g., Java, C#)

3.         Excellent communicator who runs well in a collaborative team environment

Desirable

1.         Follows clean code principles

2.         Experience of Agile methods

3.         End-to-end Software Development Life Cycle experience from inception to delivery as the key responsible developer

Bank of America's Global Banking and Markets Technology Organization....

  • Believes diversity makes us stronger so we can reflect, connect and meet the diverse needs of our clients and employees around the world.
  • Is committed to building a workplace where every employee is welcomed and given the support and resources to perform their jobs successfully.
  • Wants to be a great place for people to work and strives to create an environment where all employees have the opportunity to achieve their goals.
  • Provides continuous training and development opportunities to help employees achieve their career goals, whatever their background or experience.
  • Is committed to advancing our tools, technology, and ways of working to better serve our clients and their evolving business needs.
  • Believes in responsible growth and is dedicated to supporting our communities by connecting them to the lending, investing and giving them what they need to remain vibrant and vital.

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week: 

40