Associate, Analyst, Strategic Account Management - New York City

Role Summary

The development team is currently 15 developers, so there is no particular specialisation. A typical developer here will be be with comfortable hand-coding HTML, writing PL-SQL, and coding the Java inbetween. They will also need to be quick to pick up new libraries and frameworks as needed for solving the business problem at hand. Some of the cool new technology we are currently putting into use: the Google Web Toolkit, JavaSpaces, Groovy, JNA.

Duties and Accountabilities

We are Java-centric environment, with a smidgen of C++. Our web presence is deployed to Apache/Tomcat, hosted on Linux, and most of our data is stored in a large Oracle database. We use Subversion as our source control enviroment, Ant as a build tool, and maintain testing and QA enviroments which are rebuilt regularly. (We also use CruiseControl as a continuous build tool.) We use open-source libraries extensively, including JUnit. There is no particular IDE of choice, but each developer is expected to manage their own toolset.

Business Competencies

We have a monthly release cycle, handled according to an agile-ish methodology, so there our work is very focussed on delivering results. Developers meet frequently with their business counterparts, and are responsible for converting requirements into firm specifications, then demonstrating the completeness of the code they produce. (Hence knowledge of finance, or the ability to pick it up quickly, is essential.)

We expect a very high-standard from programmers: any code needs to be as simple as possible to solve the problem, whilst allowing for easy extension to new domains; all code will be refactored aggressively, so unit tests are a must; and given the amount of role-switching within the group, clear and concise documentation needs to be maintained.

The Contact

Interested applicants should send their CV and a covering letter to careers.na@markit.com citing "Associate, Analyst, Strategic Account Management" in the subject line.