Sr Software Engineer

Nomura Overview

Nomura is an Asia-headquartered financial services group with an integrated global network spanning over 30 countries. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its four business divisions: Retail, Asset Management, Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking), and Merchant Banking. Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit

Nomura Services India, (Powai) supports Nomura's businesses around the world. Powai' s world class capabilities in trading support, research, information technology, financial control, operations, risk management and legal support have played a key role in facilitating Nomura's global operations and are an integral part of Nomura's global expansion plans. The Powai operation is a critical part of the platform to support the growth of Nomura's global business.

Department Overview

Global Markets Technology builds and maintains software solutions used by Global Markets Front and Middle office businesses. The business is spread across EMEA, US, Japan, AEJ, and emerging Markets like India, Brazil, and China. It deals in wide range of products including FX, Rates, Credit, Securitized Products, Equities, Futures & Options, FI/EQ Derivatives, and Prime Services including financing.

Role & Responsibilities

• This is a lead role - required to do hands-on development and also lead the team to provide technical/architectural/design/development support to more junior team members, while also liaising with technology teams globally.
• Technology Design and Architecture. Identify right technology solutions to modernize the platform.
• Development and Maintenance of the platform.
• Understand business requirements and responsible for designing solution, implementation, testing and L3 support.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders globally for requirement analysis, solution/approach, testing, status updates etc.
• Propose and implement strategic/tactical solutions for business and technical problems.
• Lead delivery of high quality change within timelines through the software development lifecycle.
• Perform unit testing. Support SIT, UAT and Regression testing.
• Understand and follow organizational, team level processes and best practices.

Mandatory Skills

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or related technical/quantitative field
• 13+ years of experience in working with Java (8 and above).
• Experience in Java frameworks (Spring, Spring boot)
• Experience with Caching solutions (Gemfire, Redis)
• Experience with Middleware solutions (Solace, Kafka, Pulsar)
• Experience of Java testing frameworks (Junit) and Mocking frameworks.
• Familiarity with development lifecycle tools (Maven, Jenkins, Git, Ansible)
• Good knowledge of object oriented programming principles
• Ability to work with both Linux and Windows servers.
• Work effectively in a global team, supporting and advising as required.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, written and verbal.
• Demonstrate strong personal initiative.
• High level of attention to detail, a positive hands-on attitude, and a strong focus on producing work of the highest standard are essential.
• Good analytical skills and strong in problem solving.

Desirable Skills

• Knowledge of Investment Banking and Capital Markets domain
• Experience with Python, C#/.Net
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Ingress Controller
• Exposure to AWS
• Exposure to Big Data technologies (Spark, Parquet, Dremio etc.)
• Experience with ActivePivot