PGIM Fixed Income - Sr. Java Engineer, Investment Strategy

Company: Prudential Annuities Distributors (PAD)
Location: Newark
Posted on: February 26, 2021

Job Description:

PGIM Fixed Income - Sr. Java Engineer, Investment Strategy Newark, NJ, USA PGIM is the diversified asset management business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU). With $1.4 trillion in assets under management, and 38 offices spanning 16 countries, PGIM is among the world's top-10 largest asset managers. Comprised of seven self-governing asset management divisions, each PGIM business offers a distinct workplace culture that aligns with the firm's ultimate objective: to provide premier service to our clients while fostering an inclusive workplace culture that is rooted in trust, respect and equality.Our Business:PGIM Fixed Income is a global asset manager offering active solutions across all fixed income markets. With 950 employees and $946bn assets under management, the company has offices in Newark, London, Letterkenny, Amsterdam, Munich, Zurich, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Our business climate is a safe inclusive environment, centered around mutual respect, intellectual honesty, transparency and teamwork. Our leaders are focused on talent & culture; dedicated to fostering growth & development at all levels to develop the industry leaders of tomorrow.Our Role:In PGIM Fixed Income, our technology group is a dynamic, fast-paced environment, with exciting changes on the horizon under new senior leadership. We are looking for you to align with our development team in migrating applications from our legacy platform to our evolving architectural environment. You will have a proven background in building complex front office systems in Java and Python. You will identify this challenge as a unique and valuable opportunity to take part in our global technical transformation, so if this sounds interesting, then PGIM could be the place for you.Your Impact:

• Build and maintain new and existing applications in preparation for a large-scale architectural migration within an Agile function.
• Align with the Investment Tech Product Owner and Scrum Master in assessing business needs and transforming them into scalable applications.
• Build and maintain code to manage data received from heterogenous data formats including web-based sources, internal/external databases, flat files, heterogenous data formats (binary, ASCII).
• Work with industry wide caching frameworks (HazelCast, MemSQL, MemCach) to leverage distributed caching methodology and optimize application performances
• Design and implement event base services leveraging messaging frameworks such as Kafka, Zero-MQ, Rabbit-MQ --- in order to build close to real-time streaming framework.
• Design and support effective storage and retrieval of very large internal and external data set and be forward think about the convergence strategy with our AWS cloud migration
• Assess the impact of scaling up and scaling out and ensure sustained data management and data delivery performance.
• Build interfaces for supporting evolving and new applications and accommodating new data sources and types of data.
  --Your Required Skills:
  • 10+ years of experience in building out core financial trading systems in Core Java.
  • Experience in Python is added advantage.
  • Cloud experience (Spark/Scala/EC2/Redshift).
  • Knowledge of Fixed Income products basics (Bonds, Government Bonds, CLO, SWAPS---)
  • Ability to speak quantitative developers' language.
  • Direct experience supporting front office end-users (PM, Quant, Risk) and sound understanding of capital markets within Fixed Income.
  • Knowledge of Jira, Confluence, SAFe development methodology & DevOps.
  • Experience with building microservices using Spring boot framework.
  • Experience with one of the messaging frameworks like Kafka, Rabbit-MQ or IBM MQ.
  • Experience with one of the caching frameworks.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think quickly and offer alternatives both independently and within teams.--
  • Proven ability to work quickly in a dynamic environment.
  • Bachelor's degree Computer Science or a related field.Our Culture:Prudential Financial, Inc. is focused on creating a fully inclusive culture, where all employees feel comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work. We don't just accept difference-we celebrate it, support it, and thrive on it. At Prudential, employees have a unique opportunity to build their career path by owning their development, their career and their future. We encourage employees to hone their skills and explore continued--opportunities within Prudential.- Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States is not affiliated with Prudential plc. which is headquartered in the United Kingdom. Prudential is a multinational financial services leader with operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Leveraging its heritage of life insurance and asset management expertise, Prudential is focused on helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth. The company's well-known Rock symbol is an icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation that has stood the test of time. Prudential's businesses offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, asset management, and real estate services. We recognize that our strength and success are directly linked to the quality and skills of our diverse associates. We are proud to be a place where talented people who want to make a difference can grow as professionals, leaders, and as individuals. Visit www.prudential.com to learn more about our values, our history and our brand. Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, domestic partner status , medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law.-- The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Newark, NJ and its affiliates. Note that this posting is intended for individual applicants. Search firms or agencies should email Staffing at staffingagencies@prudential.com for more information about doing business with Prudential. PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES:
    If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, which may include an assessment, please call (800) 433-8960, prompt 4 or email accommodation.h&w@prudential.com. Please note that the above number and email are solely for individuals with disabilities requesting an accommodation. If you are experiencing a technical issue with your application or an assessment, please email careers@prudential.com to request assistance. Posted 3 Days Ago Full time TEC0007B About Us We are a company of smart, ambitious professionals working together across a multitude of disciplines. Together, we are building a better financial future for our customers and our communities around the globe.

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