Full-Time

Senior RPG Programmer

Posted on 7/19/2024

Forge Global

Forge Global

201-500 employees

Private market liquidity and trading solutions

Data & Analytics
Fintech
Financial Services

Compensation Overview

$130k - $145kAnnually

+ Bonus

Senior, Expert

San Mateo, CA, USA

Hybrid role requiring onsite presence 1-3 days a week.

Category
Backend Engineering
FinTech Engineering
Software Engineering
Requirements
  • Proven track record of collaborating with business teams to modify existing RPG programs and develop new ones, meeting evolving business needs.
  • Proficiency in identifying, troubleshooting, and resolving software/job failures, ensuring efficient workflows and continuous improvement.
  • Demonstrated experience in conducting comprehensive system analysis and maintaining extensive documentation for future capability development.
  • Strong expertise in migrating reports, data, and programs to new internal systems, enhancing capabilities, and ensuring seamless integration.
  • Ability to analyze and understand legacy systems to develop innovative solutions that merge old and new systems for improved performance.
Responsibilities
  • Conduct comprehensive system analysis and create and/or maintain extensive documentation in support future capability development.
  • Collaborate with internal business teams to modify existing RPG programs and develop new ones, aligning with evolving business requirements.
  • Migrate reports, data, and programs to new internal systems, enhancing business capabilities and ensuring seamless integration.
  • Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve software/job failures, ensuring continuous improvement and efficient workflows.
  • Analyze and understand legacy systems to develop innovative solutions, effectively merging old and new systems for improved performance.

Forge Global provides a platform for private market transactions, focusing on liquidity solutions for private companies and their employees. The platform allows for trading of private equity, offering pre-IPO investment opportunities to both institutions and individual investors. By merging with SharesPost, Forge Global has established one of the largest marketplaces for private securities. Their services include trading, custody, and data analytics, which help clients diversify their investments and access important market information. Unlike many competitors, Forge Global caters to a wide range of clients, including private companies, institutional investors, and venture capitalists, all within the innovation economy. The company's goal is to facilitate easier access to private market investments and enhance liquidity for its users.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$346.8M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2014

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

3%

1 year growth

3%

2 year growth

1%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Increased demand for secondary market transactions as private companies delay IPOs.
  • Forge's public listing on NYSE enhances visibility and attracts institutional investors.
  • Strong backing from financial institutions like Deutsche Börse and Temasek supports growth.

What critics are saying

  • Scrutiny on unicorn valuations may reduce investor confidence in Forge's platform.
  • Decline in global IPO volumes could limit Forge's pre-IPO investment opportunities.
  • Competitive landscape in equity compensation solutions may challenge Forge's market position.

What makes Forge Global unique

  • Forge Global offers a comprehensive platform for private market liquidity solutions.
  • The merger with SharesPost created one of the largest private securities marketplaces.
  • Forge provides pre-IPO investment opportunities, enhancing portfolio diversification for investors.

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Benefits

Hybrid Work Options

INACTIVE