
Development Consultant
GFT Technologies
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Kraków • Poland
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Salary
💰 PLN 125 - PLN 163 per hour
Tech Stack
About the role
- Build and enhance the Forward Pricing engine producing FX forward prices from Rates, Futures, FX broker feeds
- Develop pricing control features in collaboration with FX voice and electronic desk traders and quants
- Extend the forward pricing infrastructure to enable on-demand quoting and dynamic curve crossing
- Integrate new pricing models and incorporate new market data feeds into the pricing stack
- Cooperate directly with eRisk Quant Traders and Cash FX Forward/NDF traders to gather requirements and validate solutions
- Collaborate with the technical lead and teams across the GFX programme to enhance the system
- Create detailed technical designs for assigned work items
- Implement high-quality technical solutions following agreed designs
- Support deployments to development and test environments when needed
- Participate in intra-day or overnight support rotations (as required)
Requirements
- Strong Java server-side development experience (required)
- Proven experience delivering global, distributed systems operating in a 24 × 5.5 trading environment
- Experience building FX or eRates pricing systems for eCommerce (highly beneficial)
- Knowledge of KDB/Q (advantageous but not mandatory)
- Python familiarity (advantageous)
- Understanding of trading desk operations in large, multi-site investment banks with substantial eCommerce presence
- Knowledge of FX markets, especially forward FX and spot FX conventions, in a high-volume, low-latency environment
- Experience delivering enterprise-grade systems, while also working in an agile model with traders and quants
- Self-motivated, proactive, and comfortable taking ownership
- Strong problem-solving mindset and ability to work under time pressure
Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits
- Flexible work hours
- Professional development opportunities
- Self-motivated and proactive environment
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
JavaKDB/QPythonFX pricing systemseRates pricing systemsglobal distributed systemsenterprise-grade systemsagile methodologytechnical designhigh-quality technical solutions
Soft skills
self-motivatedproactiveownershipproblem-solvingability to work under time pressure