Calypso Developer

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range: Rs 400000 - Rs 5000000 (ie INR 4 - 50 LPA)

Min Experience: 4+ years

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Pune, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, noida
JobType: full-time

We are looking for an experienced Calypso Developer to join our technology team and contribute to the design, development, enhancement, and support of enterprise-grade trading and capital markets solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in the Calypso platform, hands-on development experience, and a solid understanding of financial markets and trading workflows. You will collaborate closely with business stakeholders, analysts, and cross-functional technology teams to deliver scalable, high-performance solutions that support front-office, middle-office, and back-office operations.

This role offers an opportunity to work on complex financial systems, implement innovative solutions, and contribute to mission-critical projects in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, customize, and maintain applications built on the Calypso platform.
• Configure and enhance Calypso modules to meet business and regulatory requirements.
• Develop custom workflows, interfaces, APIs, reports, scheduled tasks, and batch processes.
• Integrate Calypso with internal and external systems using Java, messaging frameworks, and web services.
• Analyze business requirements and translate them into technical solutions while ensuring scalability and maintainability.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts, project managers, QA teams, and end users throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement long-term fixes.
• Optimize application performance and improve system reliability through code enhancements and best development practices.
• Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions, and release planning activities.
• Ensure compliance with development standards, security policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare technical documentation, design specifications, and deployment guides.
• Support production releases, system upgrades, and platform migrations when required.

Requirements

Must-Have Skills

• 4–15 years of software development experience with strong expertise in the Calypso platform.
• Hands-on experience in Calypso development, customization, and configuration.
• Strong programming skills in Java and object-oriented design principles.
• Experience developing Calypso workflows, custom modules, adapters, reports, and interfaces.
• Good understanding of financial products including fixed income, derivatives, FX, commodities, or money markets.
• Experience integrating Calypso with external systems using APIs, messaging technologies, or web services.
• Knowledge of SQL and relational databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server.
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and analytical skills.
• Familiarity with software development lifecycle (SDLC), Agile methodologies, and version control systems such as Git.

Good-to-Have Skills

• Experience in software testing, including unit testing, integration testing, and system validation.
• Exposure to Business Analysis, including requirement gathering, functional documentation, process mapping, and stakeholder communication.
• Knowledge of DevOps tools, CI/CD pipelines, and automated deployment practices.
• Experience working with cloud platforms or containerization technologies.
• Understanding of capital markets regulations and post-trade processing.
• Exposure to performance tuning and production support activities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Relevant Calypso certifications or financial technology certifications are an added advantage.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within cross-functional global teams.
• Strong problem-solving mindset with attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality software solutions.
• Willingness to learn new technologies and adapt to evolving business requirements.