About Us
MarketAxess is on a journey to digitally transform one of the world's largest financial markets, enabling the shift from analog, phone-based trading to a fully electronic marketplace. Our platform makes trading fixed-income more accessible, ultimately improving transparency, efficiency, and competition in the marketplace. Join us and help Take Us There.
The Role
We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer for our Engineering Enablement platform team. This team is building a cutting-edge developer productivity platform that will help our product development teams deliver features more rapidly and integrate code quality and security into all our products.
As a senior member of the Engineering Enablement team, you should be passionate about technology, developer experience, code quality, and evangelizing software development best practices. You'll work with the team to design and build out the platform that the rest of the company uses to deliver software, mentor more junior engineers, and help communicate what we do to the rest of the organization.
How You'll Help Take Us There
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and integrate new features.Ensure platform performance, security, and stability through testing and observability.Evaluate and implement new technologies to enhance the platform's capabilities.Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues related to the platform.Collaborate with product managers to align platform development with overall product goals.Participate in on-call rotations to address urgent platform issues.Contribute to the documentation of platform architecture, APIs, and processes.Develop software to provide the best possible experience for our product development teams and help them efficiently release high-quality software.What We're Looking For
Minimum 3+ years of experience in software development, with a focus on platform engineering.Minimum 2 years of experience in designing, building, deploying, and automating infrastructure using infrastructure as code (e.g., CloudFormation, Terraform).Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Python or Go.Understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and cloud computing concepts (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools such as Kubernetes.Experience in designing and implementing APIs and other web services.Real-world experience with DevOps practices and tools for continuous integration and deployment CI/CD systems (e.g., GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins).Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.Experience with Agile methodologies and working in Agile teams.Knowledge of database systems (SQL and NoSQL), caching mechanisms, and message brokers.Experience with Software as a Service products integrating multiple SaaS products.What You Can Expect From Us
Central Location: based at our city offices near St Paul's.
Free Food: We provide lunch each day of the week when the employee attends the office via our vendor Feedr, as well as breakfast cereals, office snacks, and drinks from our free vending machines.
Paid Time Off: 25 days annual leave entitlement plus 2 charity days.
Reward for your service: We offer a two-week bonus holiday after completing each 5 years of service.
Core benefits: Besides a competitive standard benefits package, we offer private medical (PMI) for family, Cash Plan, health screenings, dental cover, 6X life assurance, critical illness cover, income protection, pension, car leasing (Tusker electronic cars), reimbursement for wellness stipend, interest-free season ticket loan, and a 'Share Incentive' plan.
Tuition Assistance and Professional Training: Benefit from on-demand learning, boot camps, and opportunities to attend conferences.
Collaboration and innovation are integral to our success. Employees in Technology work in the office 2 or more days a week, allowing for flexibility depending on the business function while maintaining a collaborative office environment long-term.
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