Join Our Team: Shaping the Future of Financial Data Access
Our API Platform team is at the forefront of innovation, empowering engineering groups to deliver high-quality APIs to both internal and external users. We work with cutting-edge open technologies and standards, primarily OpenAPI and GraphQL, to unlock the power of financial data for clients across the global capital markets.
Our platform is built on a high-throughput integration layer that allows our engineering partners to seamlessly leverage their existing systems and present them to customers as managed APIs. This infrastructure handles an impressive several hundred million requests daily, demonstrating the critical role our integration and transformation layer plays in the complete API Platform solution.
A Collaborative Environment Fostering Growth
We are a tight-knit, collaborative team comprised of dedicated and motivated engineers passionate about full-stack development. Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy tackling challenging problems? Are you driven to make a tangible impact and contribute to the roadmap of a platform that is fundamentally changing how financial data is accessed? If so, we encourage you to explore this exciting opportunity.
What You’ll Do: Own, Build, and Innovate
As a key member of our team, you’ll be entrusted with designing, implementing, and owning critical features and components of our API Platform. You’ll have the opportunity to enhance user experience by developing innovative, new user-facing features while being actively involved in the full development life cycle of back-end services.
Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. You’ll work closely with other engineers in an Agile, multi-disciplinary, fast-paced environment. We highly value open communication and encourage you to interact directly with product managers and end-users to ensure we are building the best possible solutions.
Who You Are: A Problem Solver with a Passion for Tech
You’re more than just a skilled coder; you’re a creative problem solver who is passionate about technology and its potential to drive positive change. You’re comfortable working with multiple technologies and are adept at adapting to new challenges. You have a strong understanding of distributed systems, data manipulation and transformation, and service-oriented architectures.
You excel in a collaborative environment and are eager to share your knowledge and learn from others. You possess excellent communication skills, allowing you to effectively present product features and best practices to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Qualifications: Essential Skills and Experience
- 4+ years of experience working with an object-oriented programming language
- A Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, a related field of study, or equivalent work experience
- Experience with technologies such as Node.js and TypeScript, or Python
- Strong problem-solving skills and a proven ability to adapt to new challenges
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to present product features and best practices to large audiences
Bonus Points: Boost Your Application
- Experience working with OpenAPI and GraphQL
- Experience with standard developer tools like Docker and Jenkins
- Experience with distributed systems architecture and system design
- Experience with message queues or event streams such as Kafka
What are some of the biggest challenges facing the API Platform team currently, and how are you working to overcome them?
## Interview with API Platform Team Lead
**Interviewer:** Welcome to our show. Today, we’re talking about a revolution in financial data access, and I’m joined by [Guest Name], lead of the API Platform team. Thank you for joining us.
**Guest Name:** It’s apleasure to be here.
**Interviewer:** Let’s dive right in. You’re seeking talented engineers to join your team. What makes this opportunity so exciting?
**Guest Name:** We’re on the cutting edge of API development in the financial sector. Our platform is built using open technologies like OpenAPI and GraphQL, allowing us to unlock the power of financial data for clients worldwide. We handle hundreds of millions of requests daily, demonstrating the crucial role our platform plays in this space.
**Interviewer:** That’s impressive. What kind of environment can aspiring engineers expect joining your team?
**Guest Name:** We’re a close-knit, collaborative team with a passion for full-stack development. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy tackling challenging problems, and want to make a real impact, this is the place for you. We value open communication and actively encourage every team member to contribute to the platform’s roadmap.
**Interviewer:** So, what will a typical day look like for an engineer on this team?
**Guest Name:** You’ll be designing, implementing, and owning critical features and components of our API Platform. You’ll have opportunities to enhance user experience with innovative features, while also being deeply involved in the full development lifecycle of back-end services. We work in an Agile environment, so you’ll be collaborating closely with other engineers on a daily basis.
**Interviewer:** It sounds like a fantastic opportunity for engineers who are passionate about innovation and making a difference.
**Guest Name:** Absolutely. We’re shaping the future of financial data access, and we’re looking for talented individuals who want to join us on this journey.
**Interviewer:** Thank you for your time and insights, [Guest Name]. We wish you the best in finding talented engineers to join your team.