VP, Full Stack Developer (Angular/React + Java) Investment Bank - Hong Kong

Join a leading global bank as aVP 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 usingJava 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:

1. Build and maintain application features across UI (Angular/React), backend services (Java Spring), and database (SQL).
2. Rework legacy code into scalable containerized microservices on OpenShift.
3. Deliver end-to-end solutions that meet business, regulatory, and control needs while keeping systems secure and stable.
4. Follow solid engineering practices: code reviews, automated tests (TDD), CI/CD, and monitoring.
5. 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.
6. Help shape the platform architecture and integrate with other systems and vendors.
7. Keep systems production-ready with good monitoring, alerts, data checks, and resilience.

Essential skills:

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

BIG PLUS if you have experience in:

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