Jefferies
Associate, Credit eTrading Software Developer (Java)
New York, New York, US
Role snapshot
Jefferies is hiring a Associate, Credit eTrading Software Developer (Java) on a full-time basis. This is a role based in New York, New York, US.
- Company
- Jefferies
- Location
- New York, New York, US
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Pay listed
- $125,000 - $150,000
- Posted
- Nov 5, 2026
Who this role suits
Practitioners with a few years behind them who can work independently, make trade-offs and help newer teammates.
How to prepare your application
- Prepare examples of decisions you drove, how you measured the result, and how you worked with other teams.
- Be ready to discuss trade-offs and scope, not only the tools you have used.
- Read what Jefferies publishes about its product or team, so you can say clearly why this role and this company.
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About the role
Jefferies, a global investment banking firm focused on serving clients for over 50 years, is a leader in providing insight, expertise, and execution to investors, companies, and governments. The firm provides a full range of services, including investment banking, sales, trading, research, and strategy across equities, fixed income, foreign exchange, futures, commodities, and select asset and wealth management strategies. Jefferies Group LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leucadia National Corporation (NYSE: LUK), a diversified holding company.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Design and development of firm’s proprietary, high performance Fixed Income (FI) e-trading platform with an emphasis on Credit products (US Corporates, Credit Derivatives, Central/South American Emerging Markets)
- Supporting and enhancing existing infrastructure and applications across a variety of technologies (ION, Java, Kdb)
- Supporting various dealer-to-client trading workflows (indicative & firm quoting, RUNZ, axes, RFQ & order management, STP)
- Working alongside traders and quantitative analyst to gather requirements and build out real-time trading applications that electronically execute orders across multiple ECNs
- Driving implementation and design with emphasis on high availability and scalability
- Working with other FI e-trading team lead to promote framework reusability across all products
- Championing SDLC best practices with emphasis in test driven coding methodology
- Balancing time to market (client delivery) with proper governance, compliance, and audit mandates
Education
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering or related
Required Background:
- 3+ years of finance industry experience (front office e-trading experience recommended)
- Knowledge of Java 8-21, Linux, SQLServer/PostgreSQL/JDBC
- Strong multithreaded programming experience
- Strong design, coding, testing and debugging skills
- Strong communication skills to collaborate with the trading and sales desk
Primary Location Full Time Salary Range of $125,000 - $150,000.