Associate, Software Engineering: UI/UX

What You'll Do

Operating as a Junior Developer within Renaissance Risk’s UI Team under general supervision, you will help develop UI or associated software against defined requirements, work on documentation and write sufficient unit, integration and regression tests.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily.

• Consulting with Business Users, Team lead, Developers and Stakeholders to gain an in-depth understanding of business and usability (UX) requirements.

• Develop good understanding about OCC processes including its SDLC, existing UI software and use that knowledge to write software that meets the requirements.

• Collaborate with Technical staff, write test plans and perform Systems Testing.

• Building relationships with Business Users and IT teams.

• Identifying and documenting defects and enhancements required based on observation during development and testing of the software.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Qualifications:

The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.

• Well-developed conceptual thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Experience in Agile Methodologies, using Scrum framework.

• Working knowledge of Atlassian Confluence and JIRA.

• Knowledge of the financial services industry, with a focus on Options industry, is nice to have.

• Ability to work well with a team.

• Ability to work with little or no supervision.

• Must have prior experience writing UI applications using Java Script, React Framework, and advanced knowledge about how middleware operates within UI applications.

Technical Skills:

• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a collaborative environment.

• Proficient in understanding wireframes / UX requirements.

• Ability to grasp technical terms and proactively develop working knowledge about technologies used within projects.

Education and/or Experience:

• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience writing UIs and object oriented software development using advanced programing languages like REACT JS, Java, Python and Java Scripts.

• Bachelors in computer science or equivalent.

Certificates or Licenses:

• None

Who We Are

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization. Founded in 1973, OCC is dedicated to promoting stability and market integrity by delivering clearing and settlement services for options, futures and securities lending transactions. As a Systemically Important Financial Market Utility (SIFMU), OCC operates under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. OCC has more than 100 clearing members and provides central counterparty (CCP) clearing and settlement services to 19 exchanges and trading platforms. More information about OCC is available at www.theocc.com.

What We Offer

A highly collaborative and supportive environment developed to encourage work-life balance and employee wellness. Some of these components include:

A hybrid work environment, up to 2 days per week of remote work

Tuition Reimbursement to support your continued education

Student Loan Repayment Assistance

Technology Stipend allowing you to use the device of your choice to connect to our network while working remotely

Generous PTO and Parental leave

Competitive health benefits including medical, dental and vision