Financial Services Technology
Calypso Developer Jobs & Careers
Looking for your next Calypso Developer opportunity?
HOK Consulting connects Calypso Developers with investment banks, financial institutions, asset managers and consultancies developing, integrating and supporting Calypso capital markets platforms.
Whether your experience covers Calypso, Java, Calypso APIs, collateral management, front office, back office, integrations, trade processing or capital markets technology, explore current opportunities or upload your CV to join HOK’s technology talent network.
Current Calypso Developer Jobs
Explore current Calypso Developer opportunities available through HOK Consulting.
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If there are currently no suitable Calypso Developer vacancies listed, upload your CV and tell us what you’re looking for. Our team can contact you when a relevant permanent, contract or interim opportunity becomes available.
What Does a Calypso Developer Do?
Calypso Developers build, configure, integrate and maintain Calypso platforms used by banks and financial institutions to manage trading, collateral, treasury, risk and post-trade processes.
The role can involve developing custom functionality, building interfaces, configuring workflows and integrating Calypso with surrounding front office, risk, accounting, settlement and market infrastructure systems.
Calypso Developers often work alongside traders, Business Analysts, risk teams, operations professionals, QA teams and other technology specialists to deliver platform enhancements, new products, integrations, migrations and production improvements.
Calypso Developer Skills & Experience
Requirements vary according to the organisation and Calypso implementation, but Calypso Developer roles commonly involve experience across areas such as:
- Calypso
- Calypso Development
- Calypso APIs
- Java
- Oracle
- SQL
- Calypso CATT
- Collateral Management
- Trade Lifecycle Processing
- Front Office Systems
- Middle Office Systems
- Back Office Systems
- Treasury Systems
- Risk Management
- Trade Capture
- Settlements
- Confirmations
- Accounting
- System Integration
- Interface Development
- Data Migration
- Workflow Configuration
- Automation Testing
- Capital Markets
- Investment Banking
- Fixed Income
- Foreign Exchange (FX)
- Derivatives
Calypso Developers may specialise in particular business areas such as collateral management, treasury, front office trading, risk, settlements, accounting or platform integration.
Strong Java and integration skills are often valuable alongside detailed Calypso platform knowledge and an understanding of financial products and capital markets processes.
Typical Calypso Developer Responsibilities
- Developing and enhancing Calypso platform functionality
- Building custom Java components and Calypso integrations
- Developing interfaces between Calypso and external systems
- Configuring workflows and trade-processing functionality
- Supporting collateral, treasury, trading and post-trade processes
- Translating business requirements into technical solutions
- Supporting new products and financial instruments
- Investigating and resolving production issues
- Supporting Calypso upgrades and migration programmes
- Developing and executing automated and regression tests
- Working with Business Analysts, QA teams, traders and operations
- Improving the stability and performance of Calypso environments
Responsibilities vary according to whether the role focuses on development, integration, collateral management, treasury, platform transformation or ongoing production support.
Calypso Developer Salary Expectations
Calypso Developer salaries vary according to experience, location, Java expertise, Calypso platform knowledge, financial markets experience and the complexity of the environment.
Permanent Calypso Developer
Around £70,000 per year
Current London Calypso Developer market guide
Contract Calypso Developer
Around £500 per day
Current UK Calypso contract median
Senior Calypso Developers and specialists with strong Java, collateral management, front office, treasury or complex capital markets integration experience may command higher salaries or contract rates.
Salary information is provided as a general UK market guide. Current permanent Calypso salary samples are limited, so the permanent figure also reflects live London Calypso Developer vacancies rather than relying solely on a small market dataset.
Calypso Developer Career Progression
Calypso Developers can progress into senior development, architecture, consulting and capital markets technology leadership positions.
Typical Calypso Developer Career Path
Alternative Career Paths
Calypso Developers may also progress into roles such as:
- Calypso Consultant
- Calypso Architect
- Murex Developer
- Trading Technology Engineer
- Capital Markets Technology Lead
- Technical Architect
The right progression depends on whether you want to deepen your Calypso expertise, specialise in a particular business area, move into consulting or architecture or take responsibility for wider capital markets technology platforms.
Your Next Move
Looking for Your Next Calypso Developer Opportunity?
If you’re considering your next permanent position, contract assignment or interim opportunity, send HOK Consulting your CV.
Tell us about the Calypso environments you’ve worked with, your Java and integration experience, the financial products you know and the type of opportunity you’re looking for.
Specialist Recruitment
Financial Services Technology Recruitment
Calypso Development forms part of HOK Consulting’s wider Financial Services Technology recruitment expertise, connecting organisations with specialists across capital markets platforms, trading technology, banking, FinTech and financial technology transformation.
Hiring?
Recruiting Calypso Developers?
HOK Consulting supports investment banks, financial institutions, asset managers and consultancies looking for experienced Calypso Developers across permanent, contract and interim requirements.
Whether you’re implementing or upgrading Calypso, developing new integrations, expanding collateral or treasury functionality or strengthening an existing capital markets technology team, speak to HOK about your requirements.