V.I.E. Front Office Developer

As part of Equity Derivative Front Office Technology team, you will oversee all agents in pre-trade lifecycle. The candidate will be exposed to the various investment banking sell-side processes from derivative product pricing and risk hedging in our in-house trading & risk management systems focusing on market volatility fitting.
 
You will work closely with traders and sales in a fast pace environment respond request.

You will attend daily scrum meetings and actively participate to regular prioritizations, sprints, and retrospectives.

You will implement solution in JVM language:

• Market parameters fitting system (volatility, dividends, repo...)
• Pricing system

Each developer is responsible for:

• Providing timely support on our software for Exotic and Volatility desks
• Designing, developing, testing, securing, and enhancing our APIs / tools
• Proposing recommendations for process improvement
• Ensuring that the code is actively maintained and up to date

The developer is responsible for all communication between his assigned team and users:

• Challenge requirements and advise on the good solutions
• Communicate on project status in a timely manner
• Promote and advertise on tools developed and used in HK

A questionnaire will be provided to you in order to check your VIE (Société Générale and Business France) eligibility. For an efficient analysis of your application, please make sure to truthfully answer all the questions.  

PLEASE NOTE that since this program is primarily an international development program, candidates cannot apply to a VIE assignment in their own country of citizenship.

To facilitate the examination of your application by our English-speaking managers, we thank you for applying in English.

Studies & experience:

• Graduate with a Master degree from Business/Engineering School or University with specialization in Computer Science or similar
• A previous experience in Finance industry would be appreciated

Language skills:

• Fluent in English

Technical, operational & Soft skills:

• Good communication and presentation skills
• Able to work in the stressful environment of a trading floor
• Experience in Java and Spring Boot development
• Knowledge in developing modern web applications using JavaScript frameworks (Angular, RESTful API)
• Experience in Agile, TDD and continuous delivery (Jenkins, Sonar)
• Knowledge on Global Market activities and Equity derivatives products (exotic products would be a plus) 

The VIE assignment in a nutshell
This VIE in Hong Kong is to begin November 1st, 2025, but you need to plan 3 months between your application date and the beginning of your VIE assignment. It will last 12 months.

The VIE is a specific contract, under Business France’s eligibility criteria, opened to candidates under 28 and from the member states of the European Economic Space. For further information (including your financial indemnities), please see Mon VIE-VIA Business France.

As soon as you arrive, you will be integrated into our teams and will learn every day alongside our experts, who will support you in your tasks. Gradually, you will become more independent in your projects, making this experience a real career accelerator. You will also discover all the diversity of our businesses, in a sector that is constantly evolving and innovating.

At the end of your VIE, various opportunities could be offered to you, in France and abroad.

At Societe Generale, we are convinced that people are drivers of change, and that the world of tomorrow will be shaped by all their initiatives, from the smallest to the most ambitious.

Whether you’re joining us for a period of months, years or your entire career, together we can have a positive impact on the future. Creating, daring, innovating and taking action are part of our DNA.

If you too want to be directly involved, grow in a stimulating and caring environment, feel useful on a daily basis and develop or strengthen your expertise, you will feel right at home with us!

Still hesitating?

You should know that our employees can dedicate several days per year to solidarity actions during their working hours, including sponsoring people struggling with their orientation or professional integration, participating in the financial education of young apprentices, and sharing their skills with charities. There are many ways to get involved.