Careers at Transcend
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Working at Transcend opens a world of possibilities, whether you are taking your next step in a well-established career or just getting started on your journey.
Our people inspire one another to do their best and we are always excited to learn from one another. We work hard together to make a difference for our global financial clients, and we celebrate what we accomplish.
Current job openings
As a growing financial technology company, job opportunities open up frequently and the roles vary widely.
Core Java Developer – Mid-Level
Description:
Transcend is seeking an experienced, mid-level Core Java expert that is passionate about applying technology to solve complex challenges. This role will drive the innovative development of our modular technology solutions delivering advanced capabilities for financial services, supporting their collateral management, capital management and compliance needs related to global capital markets transactions.
Responsibilities:
The Core Java Developer will produce robust Core Java code for advanced financial banking and trading applications, primarily using core Java principles around multi-threading, messaging and caching technologies.
Qualifications:
This role requires specific knowledge and skills including:
- Strong Core Java concepts
- Java Server side development experience
- Working knowledge of building effective API(s)
- Database technologies and SQL query experience (SQL Server / Oracle / etc.)
- Java Message Service (JMS) – including point-to-point messaging, message types, message delivery to non-Java clients, etc.
Candidates should also be strong in:
- Server-side programming technologies
- Java Message Oriented Middleware (MOM) API
- RDBMS concepts
- Microsoft SQL server or Oracle database
Additional desired skills:
- Spring
- Multi-Threading/Concurrency
- MongoDB or Hadoop
- Some caching technology, such as Ignite or Coherence
- Strong communication skills and teamwork
Locations: Piscataway, New Jersey and Hyderabad, India
To thrive in this role, candidates should have a keen interest in the financial markets. Please note that experience in Web technologies like JSP, JSF or Servlet is NOT required.
If you are hungry, curious and passionate about technology development in Java, please apply below.
Business Analyst for Collateral and Liquidity Optimization
Description:
Transcend is seeking a Business Analyst for Collateral and Liquidity Optimization who is passionate about working with clients & technology to translate requirements into a product capability. This role will work with the business users and software developers to identify and prioritize technical and functional requirements to create innovative solutions delivering advanced capabilities for financial services. Transcend’s solutions support a firm’s collateral management, collateral optimization, capital management and compliance needs related to global capital markets transactions.
Qualifications & Experience:
In addition to the below, a Bachelor’s of Science in Finance, Information Systems, Computer Science or related field OR a Bachelor’s of Science with at least 3-5 years of relevant experience is required. To thrive in this role, candidates should have a keen interest in the financial markets.
- 3-5 years of experience working in the Securities Finance, Derivatives, and/or Collateral Management business areas
- Able to take feedback constructively and iterate on ideas and solutions from multiple stakeholders with differing opinions
- Meticulous thinker who can effectively work out all the details when presented with big ideas
- A passion for championing innovation
- Experience working within an agile development process, specifically with Scrum and backlog management tools
- Understanding of user-centric design
- Experience with projects, involving front-end applications
- Ability to communicate effectively with all stakeholders; i.e. technical developers, business leaders and users
- Some technical / programming experience is preferred, but not required
- Experience in capital markets and/or financial services
- Detail oriented, demonstrating thoroughness and strong ownership of work
- Quick learner with a demonstrated strong aptitude for learning new business functionality and understanding how and why the business requires them
- Able to prioritize in a fast moving, high pressure, constantly changing environment; Good sense of urgency – problem management and escalation
Responsibilities:
The Business Analyst will be responsible for contributing to the design, specifications, resource planning and development of our products to meet the needs of our clients, ensure our competitive differentiation and lead to our business profitability. You may work with our product development team to develop the latest functionality on our platform OR work with client teams to implement our software to support client’s business initiatives.
- Requirements analysis, management, and communication
- Developing user stories and breaking down requirements into deliverable functionality
- Analyze business issues and identify solutions that meet business goals
- Analyze application/business domain data requirements and business rules, understanding the data flow from source to screen
- Recognize and predict use cases to help design intuitive applications
- Information Architecture
- Process Mapping
- Negotiate and communicate priority for new features and capabilities
- Work directly with business stakeholders, clients, designers, developers and engineers to coordinate the building of applications to spec and on time
Job Details:
Seniority Level: Mid-Senior
Industry: Financial Services, Computer Software
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Functions: Business Development, Information Technology, Project Management
Location: Piscataway, New Jersey
To thrive in this role, candidates should be very thorough and possess strong communication and organizational skills.
If you are passionate about capital markets and have strong ideas about how financial services can optimize their cost, balance sheet or capital, apply today.
Technical Lead for Collateral and Liquidity Optimization
Description:
Transcend is seeking an energetic, experienced, technology lead who is passionate about applying technology to solve complex challenges. This role will drive the innovative development of our modular technology solutions delivering advanced capabilities for financial services, supporting their collateral management, capital management and compliance needs related to global capital markets transactions. Our software is built using cutting edge technologies and our developers work on a variety of projects designing, building, enhancing and maintaining the code base for our core product (Transcend Software).
Qualifications & Experience:
In addition to the below, a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Systems, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field OR a Bachelor’s of Science with at least 8-10 years of relevant experience is required. Master’s is preferred. To thrive in this role, candidates should have a keen interest in the financial markets. Please note that experience in Web technologies like JSP, JSF or Servlet is NOT required.
Technical Skills:
- Strong Core Java concepts
- Java Server side development experience
- Working knowledge of building effective API(s)
- Database technologies and SQL query experience (SQL Server / Oracle / etc.)
- Java Message Service (JMS) – including point-to-point messaging, message types, message delivery to non-Java clients, etc.
- Server-side programming technologies (strong)
- Java Message Oriented Middleware (MOM) API
- RDBMS concepts
- Microsoft SQL server or Oracle database
- Spring
- Multi-Threading/Concurrency
- MongoDB or Hadoop(preferred)
- Some caching technology, such as Ignite or Coherence (preferred)
Additional Non-Technical Skills:
- Experience in capital markets and/or financial services
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to proactively identify issues before they become major problems
- Able to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment
- Ability to lead and manage a team, and work on multiple projects at the same time
- Detail oriented, demonstrating thoroughness and strong ownership of work
- Quick learner with a demonstrated strong aptitude for learning new technologies and understanding how to utilize them
- Able to prioritize in a fast moving, high pressure, constantly changing environment; Good sense of urgency – problem management and escalation
- Strong oral and written communication skills that demonstrate a professional demeanor and the ability to interact with others with discretion and tact
Responsibilities:
Transcend’s Technology Lead will analyze information needs, systems flows, and data usage to develop innovative software solutions based on user requirements. Day-to-day responsibilities include the below:
- Ensures that policies and guidelines set by the CTO are followed including adhering to the software development life cycle
- Determines operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions
- Documents and demonstrates solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code
- Prepares and installs solutions by determining and designing system specifications, standards, and programming
- Improves operations by conducting systems analysis & recommending changes in policies and procedures
- Participate in and contribute to design reviews
- Updates job knowledge by studying state-of-the-art development tools, programming techniques, and computing equipment
- Protects operations by keeping information confidential
- Provides information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing development and service issues
- Accomplishes engineering and organization mission by completing related results as needed
- Supports and develops software engineers by providing advice, coaching and educational opportunities
Skills:
- Capital Markets
- Java
- Tech-savvy
- Java Message Service (JMS)
- Computer Engineering
- Hadoop
- Multithreading
- Middleware
- Databases
- MongoDB
Job Details:
Seniority Level: Mid-Senior
Industry: Financial Services, Computer Software
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Functions: Engineering, Information Technology
Location: Piscataway, New Jersey
If you are passionate about capital markets and have strong ideas about how financial services can optimize their cost, balance sheet or capital, apply today.
What our employees say
“The entire team at Transcend is terrific. It’s a very collaborative environment, and it’s exciting to be part of this mission.”
Tallaj P.- Tech Manager
“It is great to work with Wall Street experts who are passionate about technology. We are able to learn and apply some of the latest technologies in a fast-paced environment.”
Jeff Y.- Developer
“We have a lot of opportunity at Transcend. We are continuously given the chance to do great work and make a difference in the industry.”
Sudeep N.- Project Manager
“These are exciting times at Transcend. The market is noticing us, our momentum is strong and we are growing.”
Doug G.- Product Development / Business Analyst
Transcend harnesses real-time data, collateral and liquidity to optimize firm-wide returns on capital.
