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James Cane

@jamescane

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Senior and highly C# financial developer. London based.

United Kingdom

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a challenging role in a dynamic environment that fosters innovation and collaboration.

Experienced C# / .Net architect and developer with extensive exposure to a wide range of areas within investment banks, funds and financial software houses.

Strong technical expertise underpinned by analytical ability, creativity, imagination and a genuine love of software, code, patterns and elegance.

Extensive experience of structured equities, equity finance, risk, trading systems, liquidity reporting and inventory management.

A good communicator and team builder who enjoys working in complex environments.

Able to prioritise flexibly and rapidly, balancing realistic deliverables with long term strategy.

Has worked with large, multi-threaded, multi-component code bases. Deep understanding of concurrency, scalability, and maintainability challenges.

Takes a “first principles” approach to software development, problem solving and learning in general.

Specific recent technological experience includes Kubernetes, AWS, Typescript Node, Angular, F#, MongoDB, Redis, SQL Server, Rabbit MQ, WPF and more.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Developer

Verifaro (Game Theory Ltd)

Aug 2023 - Nov 2024 (1 year 3 months)

As a Senior Developer at Verifaro, I contributed to building in-house trading systems, focusing on both front-end and back-end development. I designed and implemented a secure sandbox system for third-party analysts, utilizing C# and hosted in Kubernetes on AWS EKS.

C++Kubernetes AWS Angular Microservices Python Authentication

Senior Developer (VP)

Barclays Markets

Apr 2022 - Aug 2023 (1 year 4 months)

At Barclays, I helped deliver the 'Infinity' platform, which migrated legacy quant library functions to the internal cloud, enhancing performance and management. This involved developing end-user clients in Excel, Python, and JavaScript using gRPC.

gRPC Python JavaScript Excel Cloud Computing Quantitative Analysis Performance Optimization Software Development

Senior Developer (Contract)

CIBC World Markets

Apr 2021 - Apr 2022 (1 year)

I was part of the team modernizing the strategic XVA solution, transitioning a complex legacy monolith to a cloud-based microservices architecture, improving scalability and resilience.

Microservices AWS Scalability Resilience Software Development Team Collaboration

Architect and Senior Developer

ICBC Standard Bank

May 2017 - May 2021 (4 years)

I designed and built a bespoke structure and covenants management system for the Equity Margin Loans trading desk, integrating it into their existing technology stack and ensuring its successful delivery.

C++SQL Server Redis System Integration Project Management Software Architecture Team Leadership

Architect and Senior Developer

Sberbank CIB

Oct 2013 - May 2017 (3 years 7 months)

I led the design and development of a structure and covenants management system for the Strategic Equities desk, enabling continuous evaluation of complex rule-based covenants against market movements.

System Design C++OLAP Market Analysis Software Development Team Building Risk Management

Senior Engineer

Royal Bank of Scotland

Oct 2008 - Dec 2013 (5 years 2 months)

I led a team to design and deliver a data warehouse for liquidity reports and built a structure analysis system for the Structured Equities Trading desk, successfully meeting critical business needs.

C++WCF WPF SQL Server Data Warehousing Team Leadership Financial Reporting Software Development Project Management

Technology Developer

Rabobank

Feb 2006 - May 2008 (2 years 3 months)

I worked in Correlation Trading Technology, contributing to the development of trading systems and enhancing technology solutions for financial instruments.

Financial Technology Software Development Risk Management Team Collaboration System Integration Programming

Developer

RBC Capital Markets

Mar 2005 - Jan 2006 (10 months)

I developed a fixed income credit risk management platform, focusing on enhancing the bank's capabilities in managing credit risk for financial products.

Credit Risk Management Software Development Risk Analysis System Design Programming Team Collaboration

Developer

JPMorgan Chase

Nov 2002 - Apr 2005 (2 years 5 months)

I contributed to the development of CDO and MBS covenants compliance systems, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and enhancing operational efficiency.

Compliance Software Development Regulatory Compliance Risk Management Programming Team Collaboration

Software Developer

LatentZero Software

Nov 2001 - Sep 2002 (10 months)

I worked on the 'Minerva' order management system, focusing on enhancing trading operations and improving user experience for financial professionals.

Order Management Software Development User Experience Programming Team Collaboration