Full Stack Java Developer - NYC - Fintech - salary up to 220K/year depending on experience

WE ARE: 

At Adaptive, we are a financial consulting firm that partners with capital, commodity, and digital market participants. We value differentiation through technology. Our experienced teams design and deliver complex front-office technology solutions using our proven accelerators to create long-term competitive advantage.

Our clients include the world’s leading investment banks, investment managers, fintechs, and capital market service providers. With offices in London, Manila, New York, Barcelona, and Montreal, we have a global reach and a proven track record of delivering powerful, elegant, and intuitive trading technology solutions.

We are now looking for a Fullstack Java Developer to join our New York team on an exciting project, building an auction and trading platform with one of our institutional investment clients.

YOU ARE: 

• A JVM lover who really enjoys working with the latest technologies and advanced design patterns.
• Experienced in building application front ends, particularly with JavaScript/TypeScript and React.
• Eager to solve complex technical challenges, especially in cloud-based environments and event-driven architecture patterns.
• Someone looking to work in a collaborative environment, sharing knowledge and helping each other.
• Experienced in Capital Markets software.

YOU HAVE:

• Significant, professional server-side software development experience using Core Java. Exposure to Java 17+ is a plus.
• General familiarity with data structures such as sets, hashes, caches, etc...
• General knowledge of data injection/inversion of control.
• Experience using JavaScript and modern UI web tooling - build tools, package managers, styling engines, web framework landscape, etc...
• Typescript production experience; A preference for Typescript over JavaScript.
• Proficiency with client-side debugging tools (Chrome Developer Tools, React Devtools).
• Experience developing Front Office financial systems (OMS/EMS/Exchange systems/eTrading) and FIX Protocol.
• Experience in an Agile environment (Scrum, Kanban).

WHY US: 

• To be immersed in high-standard engineering culture. Our fantastic team takes pride in crafting complex technical solutions but also loves sharing their knowledge and helping you grow professionally (we have extraordinary minds at Adaptive You can learn from anyone here, which is the beauty of it.
• To take part in the growth and development of a great company.
• Our teams feel free to speak up, make suggestions and raise concerns.
• Collaborative team environment: we all work together, respect each other, and pitch in.
• Great consideration for work/life balance (highly-flexible, hybrid working model.
• We work hard to provide a positive, collaborative and inclusive culture and to positively impact our staff and local communities through different well-being, diversity and inclusion programmes.

WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF US 

You can check our Glassdoor page.

BENEFITS  (What we offer in return // what you’ll get ):

• Medical from the 1st of month following your start date (i.e. if you join on the 24th of July, it starts on the 1st of August). We have 6 Aetna plans to choose from as provided by our PEO, Justworks. We make a flat monthly contribution to your healthcare costs.
• Dental and vision from the 1st of the month following your start date - we have 3 dental and 2 vision plans to choose from.  We make fixed contributions to each.
• 23 days of vacation per calendar year plus 11 public holidays.
• Group disability insurance: short-term and long-term (60% and taxable).
• 401K safe harbor plan where we match contributions up to 5% of base pay on a paycheck-to-paycheck basis (you can opt in after 90 days of service).
• Gym subsidy of up to $50 per month (and we pay the taxes on that, so it's a real $50), post probation.
• Life insurance at 2 x salary.
• Commuter benefits.
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account.

THE PROCESS:

Long interview processes are stressful and boring and that is not us.

We want to make sure that everything runs smoothly.

So here you will have three stage interviews:
1- A chat with one of our great recruiters, reviewing the role and the company.
2- A zoom chat with one of our colleagues where they will ask you detailed questions about your experience.
3- A Face to Face interview (either in our office or via Zoom). ​​During this interview, we will dig even deeper, doing a live coding kata session with our engineers.

Everything will be explained to you step by step by your recruiter. 

A little tip for you during those stages: 

Collaboration is massively important to us, so don't hesitate to share your thoughts, ask questions, and ask for help when needed.

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION: 

Diversity and inclusion are key to a great workplace, and Adaptive is better when it’s more representative of the world around us. We want everyone to feel comfortable bringing their whole selves to work without any fear of judgment or negativity. All we ask is that our colleagues are respectful, collaborative, passionate about what they do, and have the skills needed to be successful in their roles.

Background check: The employment/engagement is subject to an acceptable background check that will be run by Adaptive.

E-Verify: Adaptive Financial Consulting Inc. makes use of E-Verify to validate someone's right to work in the US. We will provide the Social Security Administration, and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security, with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. Please note that we do not use this information to pre-screen job applicants.