V.I.E. Front Office Developer

The Global Banking Technology & Operations  (GBTO) has worldwide responsibility for supplying Global Banking and Investor Solutions (GBIS) Divisions with the IT resources necessary for them to operate under competitive conditions in terms of technological standards, service quality and cost. GBTO is composed of diverse and talented professionals who translate ideas into action every day by combining the strength of its expertise in IT with a deep understanding of the investment banking business and regulations. GBTO has a threefold responsibility as follows: (1) Deliver innovative IT Solutions that enable GBIS to achieve its business objectives. (2) Maintain a highly resilient, flexible, cost effective and well controlled production service for our business applications, systems and infrastructure. (3) Facilitate entry into new markets, compliance with regulatory needs, growth in business volumes and add operational efficiency improvements in our overall front to back processing environment. GBTO achieves this while promoting a collaborative, innovative, and fun environment for its IT professionals.

Prime Services & Clearing (PSC) is an IT team working for the Front and Middle Office. It is a local development team that works hand in hand with equity derivatives trading and operational teams, to develop new tools adapted to their needs, and to provide responsiveness to deal with any production problems on existing tools. Our mission is to transform existing systems into core server applications, with a solid, durable and easy-to-maintain architecture.

• Expose and consume APIs such as RESTFul APIs (C# and/or Java).
• Knowledge of service-oriented application architecture.
• Knowledge of databases (MSSQL/POSTGRES)
• Use of standard tools for source version control (Git) systems, unit testing, continuous integration.

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 a specialization in Computer science.
• Previous experience as a software developer

Language skills:

• Fluent in English and French

Operational, technical & soft skills:

• Professional experience in object oriented programming in C# and/or Java.
  
• Professional experience in SQL (NoSql is a plus)
  
• Professional experience in Python.
  
• Experience in web programming, preferably Angular/React/REST APIs.
  
• Experience in unit testing and agile development.
  
• Experience in version control systems and continuous delivery tools.
  
• Knowledge of financial products is a plus
• Autonomy and Rigor
  
• Strong organizational and communication skills
  
• Team player

The VIE assignment in a nutshell

This VIE in New York is to begin December 1st, 2025, but you need to plan 3 months between your application date and the beginning of your VIE assignment. It will last 18 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.