Development Manager

Responsibilities
Own end‑to‑end delivery and operation of Prime brokerage applications, from requirements through production support.
Serve as the technical and domain subject‑matter expert, shaping solution design and setting technical standards.
Lead, mentor, and grow multiple engineering teams, fostering a culture of accountability and technical excellence.
Drive technical initiatives across the Prime brokerage domain, aligning priorities with business needs and the technology roadmap.
Engage directly with front‑office and operations stakeholders to translate needs into clear, actionable requirements.
Provide technical direction by reviewing architecture and design decisions for scalability, security, and high availability.
Ensure stability and resilience of production systems, including incident response and root‑cause analysis.
Establish and uphold engineering best practices for design, code quality, testing, and release management.
Remain hands‑on with technology to guide the team through complex challenges and earn technical respect.

Qualifications
10+ years of technology experience in capital markets with a proven track record of increasing responsibility.
Recognized subject‑matter expert in Prime brokerage technology and domain, serving as a go‑to authority.
Demonstrated experience leading and developing engineering teams, including mentoring technical talent.
Strong foundation in software engineering, distributed systems design, and security.
Experience building and operating highly available, mission‑critical systems.
Ability to interact directly with users and translate business needs into well‑defined technical requirements.
Sound judgment evaluating architecture and design trade‑offs across scalability, availability, and security.
5+ years managing application development in the Prime brokerage domain (preferred).
Working knowledge of Prime brokerage workflows such as financing, securities lending, and client reporting (preferred).