Nicoll Curtin Hiring! Full Time Node.js Developer - Senior in Hong Kong - Ricebowl

Join a leading global bank as a VP Full-Stack Developer focused on Liquid Financing. You’ll build the next generation of a strategic, front-to-back platform that supports stock borrowing & lending, secured finance, and equity repo workflows across regions. Working from Hong Kong alongside front-office SBL teams, you’ll need strong domain knowledge, fast decision-making, and the ability to turn trading needs into reliable engineering solutions.

This hands-on role requires delivering modern, resilient microservice components using Java Spring, SQL, Angular/React, and OpenShift. You’ll own features across trade capture, lifecycle and inventory management, and settlement processes—helping modernize a mission-critical platform used globally. Ideal candidates thrive in high‑pace front-office settings and combine deep SBL expertise with rigorous software engineering practices.

Key responsibilities:

• Build and maintain application features across UI (Angular/React), backend services (Java Spring), and database (SQL).
• Rework legacy code into scalable containerized microservices on OpenShift.
• Deliver end-to-end solutions that meet business, regulatory, and control needs while keeping systems secure and stable.
• Follow solid engineering practices: code reviews, automated tests (TDD), CI/CD, and monitoring.
• Work closely with SBL traders and middle office to turn trading needs into quick, production-ready fixes and longer-term solutions; support intraday trading when needed.
• Help shape the platform architecture and integrate with other systems and vendors.
• Keep systems production-ready with good monitoring, alerts, data checks, and resilience.

Essential skills:

• Full‑stack development: Java/Spring Boot for backend and Angular/React/HTML/CSS/TypeScript for frontend.
• SQL databases (Oracle/MS SQL) and query performance tuning.
• Cloud‑native & containers: OpenShift, Linux, Docker, and Git.
• Strong object‑oriented design and experience refactoring large systems; Agile/Scrum and test‑driven development.
• Deep knowledge of stock borrow & lend / equity finance workflows (recalls, returns, marks, collateral, bookings, lifecycle events, vendor gateways).
• Familiar with capital markets and front‑office trading processes.

BIG PLUS if you have experience in:

• Event-driven systems and messaging (e.g., Kafka, Solace) and caching techniques.
• Experience with workflow automation, inventory or funding optimization.
• DevOps, containers, monitoring/observability tools, and scalable distributed systems.
• Familiarity with prime financing products and ecosystem.