A leading investment bank is seeking a talented Developer to join its EMEA Trades Processing team. This team plays a crucial role in delivering large-scale, cross-region projects across both Equity and Fixed Income, ensuring systems remain responsive and adaptable to changing market conditions.You will work on high-impact projects designing and implementing scalable, high-performance solutions that are central to the operation of the organisation's global markets operations.This is an exciting opportunity for a developer who thrives in collaborative, Agile-driven teams and wants to combine deep technical expertise with exposure to critical business domains in financial services.Responsibilities:Design, develop, test, and maintain high-quality software using Scala or Java.Collaborate with business analysts, QA engineers, and operations teams to translate requirements into robust software solutions.Apply unit testing and functional programming principles to deliver resilient, production-ready systems.Contribute to system architecture, ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with technology standards.Engage in Agile ceremonies (Scrum, sprint planning, retrospectives) and promote collaborative practices such as pair programming.Support continuous integration, delivery pipelines, and operational monitoring of critical systems.Work with Big Data technologies (e.g., Hadoop) to manage and process large-scale datasets.Mentor junior team members and participate in code reviews and knowledge-sharing sessions.Key Requirements:Strong development experience in Scala/Java (Java developers willing to learn Scala considered).Proficiency in SQL and experience with at least one RDBMS.Solid understanding of software build and release management (e.g., ANT, Maven).Familiarity with unit testing, development patterns, and functional programming concepts.Experience with Big Data technologies such as Hadoop.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a collaborative mindset.