Java Software Engineer

The thinkorswim development team is looking for a talented java developer to join our team, working on an industry-leading desktop trading platform. We work in a collaborative, innovative, and technically challenging environment, where developers have the opportunity to perform complex software design tasks and technical analysis on a highly performant, multi-threaded and resilient system, where high performance is key. Specifically, this role will act as a subject matter expert on the thinkorswim Desktop application, while providing expertise on our installer, java JRE updater, java UI, and various backend modules.

• Performs product design & troubleshooting exercises of extremely high complexity which require extensive research and analysisLeads system design and specification development, program logic and flow-charting, testing, debugging, and documentation
• Will be responsible for making complex design choices to be used by the development teams
• Leads complex programming tasks, providing review of various development tasks and documentation
• Provides analysis of problems and recommends solutions
• A key contributor in client/technology interactions in the development of technology solutions
• Will interface with Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure teams on strategic designs and initiatives
• Leads the troubleshooting of complex problems in development and production environments, ensuring timely resolution of issues

• 3+ Years of Java, J2EE (both client and server side) required
• 1+ Years experience working on the thinkorswim desktop application required
• 3+ Years Experience with OOA/OOD, distributed systems/software, real time processing, relational database systems, messaging systems preferred
• Experience working on high-transaction desktop trading systems required
• Experience with concurrency & multi-threading required
• Experience with scaling, Java Garbage Collection, and performance tuning required
• Experience with agile, test-driven development required
• Experience with Java Swing required
• Experience with Unix/Linux, Windows required
• Experience with build, deploy and test automation tools like Ant, Gradle, Maven and TeamCity, JUnit required
• Demonstrated experience working with core business logic within applications
• Experience in developing APIs and Frameworks
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent discipline

•  3+ Years of Core Java (both client and server side)

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar degree