VP - Locates Developer Lead

Description

About the Role

Jefferies is seeking a highly skilled Senior Java Developer / Technical Lead to join our Securities Finance Technology team. This role is ideal for a hands-on technologist with deep expertise in modern Java, Spring Framework, and AWS cloud services, combined with strong leadership capabilities and experience in Securities Finance or Prime Services.

You will lead a team of developers, collaborate with global stakeholders, and help design and build scalable, resilient, and high performance systems supporting front to back securities finance workflows.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the design, development, and delivery of high-quality technology solutions for Securities Finance.

Drive architecture discussions and contribute to technical strategy using modern Java and Spring technologies.

Build cloud-native microservices and distributed systems leveraging AWS.

Collaborate with business users, product managers, and technology teams across global offices.

Mentor and guide junior developers; ensure best practices in coding, testing, and DevOps.

Own end-to-end delivery—from requirements gathering through deployment and support.

Work closely with global teams across the US, EMEA, and APAC in a fast-paced environment.

Ensure system reliability, scalability, and performance for mission-critical trading platforms.

Required Qualifications

10+ years of hands-on Java development experience, including recent work with:

Java 11+ (preferably Java 17 or later)

Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Redis

Strong working experience in AWS (EC2, Lambda, S3, ECS/EKS).

Proven experience leading development teams or acting as a technical lead.

Solid understanding of securities finance, securities lending/borrowing, or prime services.

Strong communication skills—able to interact with business and technology partners.

Experience working with distributed global teams.

Strong understanding of modern development practices: CI/CD, Git, automated testing, microservices, containers, messaging systems (Kafka, MQ), and relational/non-relational databases.

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range of $175,000 - $220,000.

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