John Clements

Responsibilities:

• Line and administrative management of a lean team of software developers, which include hire-and-fire, performance review, task delegation/assignment, task monitoring functions
• Project management of a release cycle: responsible for planning, scoping, monitoring and reporting
• Management of SDLC activities from requirements gathering & analysis, systems analysis & design, development and code review
• Assist in the definition of requirements scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
• Create and execute delivery plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements
• Perform various methods of analysis that ties up system design and business requirements
• Function as lead and/or senior developer for certain software projects
• Perform code reviews and guide the team
• Management of non-functional testing requirements including but not limited to unit testing, performance testing, and volume and load testing
• Create and maintain comprehensive software release documentation
• Coordinate with Quality Assurance team for software testing requirements
• Coordinate with L2 support and provide assistance for production support escalations and Investigations
• Coordinate with Network Engineers, Systems Administrators for environment set-ups, capacity planning and other hardware and environment related requirements
• Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders

Requirements:

• At least 5 years of working experience managing at least four software developers with varying degrees of experience
• At least one year of working experience working with international clients
• At least five years combined experience as a developer contributor (not manager) in at least five of
• the following fields:
  • Real-time application programming
  • Shell scripting for cron jobs, application wrappers and utilities
  • Network programming
  • Linux IPC
  • Thread management
  • Large data set processing and reporting using SQL or big data implementations
  • High-performance computing (four to five-digit TPS)
  • Low-latency computing (sub-millisecond processing)
• At least five years combined experience as a developer contributor (not manager) using the following technologies:
  • Java SE 7 or higher (EE doesn’t count)
  • MySQL 5.5 or higher
  • Bash scripting and Linux navigation
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills
• Excellent command of the English language in a corporate setting, both verbal and written
• Basic knowledge of stock markets, electronic trading and financial instruments
• Highly analytical and disciplined in problem-solving
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or related