About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking an Automated Trading ALGO/Pricing Lead Specialty Software Engineer specializes in forex electronic market making.

Wells Fargo Securities (WFS) is the Capital Market and Investment Banking division of Wells Fargo Bank, NA. In its role as a major Broker Dealer, WFS provides market liquidity in Foreign Exchange Markets on continuous basis for its global customer base in US, EMEA & APAC regions. As part of these efforts, WFS is building out its electronic market making capabilities by implementing a systematic approach to pricing and risk management. Wells Fargo Securities IT (WFS IT) is looking for a senior FX ALGO Developer / Engineer to be part of an E-Trading development team building out its next generation, cross asset platform. This individual will be a senior systems engineer and technical expert in the development of very highly sophisticated and complex trading/pricing applications for a major functional and/or product area within the securities businesses. This eTrading platform will cover both customers facing pricing (D2C) as well as auto hedging & risk management strategies(D2D). The developer will have to analyze highly complex business requirements. Write functional documents and design technical specifications. Design and/or redesign existing complex computer platforms and applications. Provide coding direction and guidance on complex calculations and details of financial products with less experienced staff. Maintain full project life-cycle tasks, such as business and technical analysis, designing, coding, testing, and implementation plans. Maintain all system diagrams, system interface charts and any other compliance policy and procedure documents. Work closely with front office product specialists on the preparation and automation of various functional unit, component test cases. Coordinate implementation activities across a broad range of functions and departments; work with client groups to identify, arrange, and/or deliver training needs. Lead large projects in agile fashion by leveraging previous experience in DevOps practices and able to scale with automation to improve overall engineering quality and velocity.

In this role, you will:

• Lead complex initiatives on selected domains
• Ensure systems are monitored to increase operational efficiency and managed to mitigate risk
• Define opportunities to maximize resource utilization and improve processes while reducing cost
• Lead, design, develop, test and implement applications and system components, tools and utilities, models, simulation, and analytics to manage complex business functions using sophisticated technologies
• Resolve coding, testing and escalated platform issues of a technically challenging nature
• Lead team to ensure compliance and risk management requirements for supported area are met and work with other stakeholders to implement key risk initiatives
• Mentor less experienced software engineers
• Collaborate and influence all levels of professionals including managers
• Lead team to achieve objectives
• Partner with production support and platform engineering teams effectively

Required Qualifications:

• 5 years of Specialty Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 5 years of electronic trading experience in Forex Trading markets
• 5 years of software development in java experience
• 5 years of algorithmic trading development experience
• 5 years of low latency systems development or implementation experience
• 5 years of multi-threading Experience
• 5 years of securities industry experience
• 5 years of application development and implementation experience

Desired Qualifications:

• Knowledge and understanding of Forex trading in pricing construction and risk management
• Advanced experience in capital markets business and processes
• Basic knowledge and understanding of statistic and mathematical modeling
• Basic knowledge and understanding of SEC, FINRA and international regulations
• Strong knowledge of java programming language
• Strong knowledge of multi-core / multi-threading concepts and paradigms
• Strong knowledge of UNIX/LINUX Operating System
• Strong knowledge of core computer science design concepts, algorithms, and data structures
• Experience working on low latency high-throughput transactional systems
• Background in e-trading (SOR/Algo/EMS/MarketData) and (electronic market making products)
• Front-office multi-asset trading knowledge

Location:

150 E 42nd, New York, NY 10017

100 Fidelity PLZ, North Brunswick, NJ 08902

Pay Range

Benefits

Wells Fargo provides all eligible full- and part-time employees with a comprehensive set of benefits designed to protect their physical and financial health and to help them make the most of their financial future. Visit Benefits - Wells Fargo Careers for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.

• 401(k) Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Parental Leave
• Critical Caregiving Leave
• Discounts and Savings
• Health Benefits
• Commuter Benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Scholarships for dependent children
• Adoption Reimbursement

Posting End Date:

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Diversity

At Wells Fargo, we believe in diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace; accordingly, we welcome applications for employment from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, individuals with disabilities, pregnancy, marital status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

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