Senior Associate, Software Engineering

The OCC

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Dallas, TX
Salary
$120,300–$151,900 / yr
Posted
17 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $166k
This role $136k
$107k most similar roles pay here $239k

This role pays less than 84% of similar roles. Most pay $145,200–$187,587 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $136k versus about $166k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About The OCC

The OCC (Options Clearing Corporation) is the world''s largest equity derivatives clearing organization, acting as issuer and guarantor for options and futures contracts to promote stability and market integrity. Industry: Financial Clearing & Derivatives

The OCC currently has 23 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $122,900–$168,750 across 22 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Senior Associate, Software Engineering

As a Senior Associate, Software Engineering, you will join the development team to build scalable and resilient hybrid and cloud-based data solutions supporting critical financial market clearing and risk activities. You will collaborate with business analysts, architects, and product owners in an Agile environment to develop microservices and RESTful APIs for data-intensive applications. Your daily responsibilities include designing efficient database access strategies by bypassing ORM frameworks for optimized SQL queries, as well as developing low-latency, event-driven distributed systems. The role requires proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, MongoDB, Postgres, Spring Batch, and Kafka to manage high-throughput workloads. Additionally, you will deploy real-time applications on AWS using EC2 and Auto Scaling Groups. You will ensure all products meet strict architectural standards, security rules, and performance requirements while providing production support and resolving software vulnerabilities.

What you'll do

  • Develop scalable microservices and RESTful APIs for data-intensive applications using Java, Spring Boot, MongoDB, or Postgres.
  • Design and optimize low-latency, event-driven distributed systems using Spring Batch and Kafka to handle high-throughput workloads.
  • Implement efficient database access strategies by bypassing ORM frameworks and executing optimized SQL queries.
  • Deploy distributed real-time applications on AWS cloud using EC2 and Auto Scaling Groups for cost efficiency.
  • Develop scalable hybrid and cloud-based data solutions supporting critical financial market clearing and risk activities.
  • Analyze requirements, develop, test, and document software to ensure compliance with quality, performance, and security standards.
  • Perform application and project risk analysis while providing technical advice and fixes for production support.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.
  • Three years of experience as a software developer, systems engineer, research assistant, or related role.
  • Experience designing and optimizing low-latency, event-driven distributed systems using Spring Batch and Kafka.
  • Experience developing scalable microservices and RESTful APIs for data-intensive applications using Java, Spring Boot, MongoDB, or Postgres.
  • Experience implementing efficient database access strategies by bypassing ORM frameworks and executing optimized SQL queries.
  • Experience designing and deploying distributed real-time applications on AWS cloud using EC2 and Auto Scaling Groups.

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