Job detail for Commando

Company Description

Meritis is a consulting firm specializing in the digital transformation of organizations, founded in 2007 by Sébastien Videment.

Initially established in Paris, it has expanded into the regions and now maintains a presence in the largest cities in France: Sophia-Antipolis, Montpellier, Nantes, Bordeaux, Lyon, Aix-en-Provence, Lille, and even Lisbon, Portugal, since 2023.

Our experts support clients from various sectors in all their digital transformation needs across numerous areas of expertise: Finance, Software Engineering, Cloud & Infrastructure, Data, Digital Transformation, and Cybersecurity.

Driven by its values of excellence, humility, benevolence, and proximity, the firm of 900+ employees, which has been awarded the Great Place To Work® label 5 times, is experiencing very strong growth and plans to reach €100M in revenue in 2024 and exceed the symbolic milestone of 1000 employees.

We make it a point of honor to be close to our employees and to support them individually, regardless of their roles in the company. Certified Great Place To Work since 2013, our concept of well-being at work goes far beyond a simple label; our employees speak about it best: https://www.glassdoor.fr/Avis/Meritis-Avis-E1163008.htm

Job Description

Within a Front Office development team, you will participate in the evolution and maintenance of a trading and risk management application for a wide range of financial products.

This critical application is used globally by structured products, warrants, flow, and rates desks and is a central tool for the Front Office.

You will join the development team based in Paris, working in direct contact with trading teams and quantitative engineers.

include:

• Participating in the development and evolution of the trading application, used daily by traders to visualize, calculate, and monitor the risks of their positions.
• Integrating and interfacing the platform with other Front Office systems, particularly pricers, Market Data databases, and real-time feeds;
• Implementing new features in response to the needs of traders, structurers, and research teams;
• Contributing to the performance, stability, and reliability of the platform in a high-technical-requirement environment;
• Interacting directly with Front Office users (traders, quants, structurers) to ensure the relevance and responsiveness of developments;

This internship offers a comprehensive experience at the heart of financial markets, within a development team close to trading, working on a critical application used internationally.

Qualifications

• Student in the final year of an engineering school or university program (Master's degree) with a specialization in computer science, software development, or financial engineering;
• Strong skills in Java development (or object-oriented) and understanding of distributed architectures;
• Strong interest in market finance, trading applications, and risk;
• Good command of real-time environments, databases, and versioning tools (Git, Jenkins, etc.);
• Analytical mind, rigor, autonomy, and excellent ability to communicate with Front Office users;
• English B2/C1

Additional Information

• Tailor-made professional paths (career development, adapted training, mentoring…);
• Having a choice of mission and personalized support throughout your career;
• Evolving in an environment where learning is encouraged: certifying training, e-learning, meetups, coding competitions, development paths, etc.;
• Being part of expert communities that share their knowledge and experiences within our centers of excellence;
• A friendly environment with numerous festive events (annual party, seminars & teambuilding, lunches, and afterworks…);

Your differences are our assets. That is why Meritis is committed to diversity and non-discrimination. All our positions are accessible to people with disabilities. If you have a question or believe you are a victim or witness of discrimination, you can contact ethiquegroup@meritis.fr.