Mid-Level Developer w/ Financial Experience (Data Visualization)

Our client, a leading financial firm based in the New York region is looking for a Mid-Level Developer (Data Visualization) to join their team. Their S.H.I.P team within Technology Risk is tasked with creating software to increase the effectiveness of technology risk controls across the Firm. These projects involve systems across the globe and present the opportunity to interact with all manner of business processing, infrastructure, and people across the Firm, with the desired outcome being quality, near-zero-support systems which positively impact the Firm’s overall technical risk posture. We are seeking to build a team of highly motivated and technically savvy engineers to execute these unique projects, with the opportunity to create new systems as well as uplift existing ones.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

• You are passionate about bringing data to life, developing compelling visualizations that spark interest and drive action
• You are comfortable gathering feedback/requirements from users of varying seniority, carefully navigating the balance between high-level summary and fully detailed solutions
• You have exceptional analytical skills, able to design creative and commercial solutions leveraged by hundreds of technology users
• You have a desire to learn to develop impactful analytics that discover and track risk using a wide range of data sources
• You are confident in your command of clean and intuitive web design principles, setting and maintaining UI standards for the organization

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

•3+ years experience in data visualization, front end development, data analytics, or equivalent
•Language proficiency in modern visualization libraries and frameworks, including one or more of Javascript, Angular, React, Highcharts, D3 etc
•General query and scripting ability (SQL, perl, python, powershell, etc)
•Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and designing for performance is preferred
•Self-starter with strong analytic and problem solving ability
•Strong communication skills, both verbal and in writing
•Team player, collaborative environment
• Experience of using Java libraries: Spring; JUnit, Mockito, Jackson
• Web services development: RESTful APIs; Swagger; Jersey;
• Web UI development: Javascript; CSS; Angular/React.
• Strong scripting skills in Perl, Linux shell, or Python
• Experience in Dev Ops, release management, and/or developer-level support