OOP Python Developer- Trading

OOP Python Developer
- Trading (BH-110148)

Location:

Jersey City, United States
• Sector:
Banking
• Salary: $85.00 per hour

Job Title: OOP Python Developer (Trading)

Duration: 18 Month W2 Contract

Location: Jersey City | New York City

Hybrid: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote

Senior Python Software Engineer to join a high-performing Quant Investment Strategies (QIS) technology team. This hands-on engineering role focuses on designing and building scalable Python applications, APIs, and services that support structured trading businesses. You will partner with senior traders, Managing Directors, and quantitative technology teams to migrate critical front-office functionality onto a next-generation platform. This role requires solving complex technical problems, understanding distributed systems, and proactive production troubleshooting.

This is not a scripting or automation role; we are looking for engineers who build enterprise-grade software systems.

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend applications using Python.
• Build and enhance RESTful APIs and service-oriented applications.
• Partner with senior traders, quantitative developers, and business stakeholders to translate front-office workflows into modern technology solutions.
• Migrate legacy structured trading applications onto a new strategic platform while maintaining and enhancing the underlying framework.
• Participate in consolidating multiple trading applications into a unified QIS platform.
• Analyze application logs, investigate production issues, identify root causes, and drive timely resolution.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve platform stability, scalability, and performance.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and define best practices for new services and platform components.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following software engineering best practices.

• 7+ years of professional Python software development experience.
• Strong experience building backend applications and distributed systems (not scripting or automation).
• Experience designing and developing REST APIs and service-oriented architectures.
• Strong understanding of API integrations and complex service interactions.
• Experience designing scalable backend services and reusable application frameworks.
• Excellent debugging, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to review logs, investigate production issues, and proactively resolve system problems.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work directly with front-office business users and senior stakeholders.
• Experience working in Agile development environments.

• Experience with trading systems, electronic trading platforms, or capital markets applications.
• Experience supporting front-office technology teams.
• Knowledge of Quant Investment Strategies (QIS), structured products, derivatives, or custom basket platforms.
• Prior experience at Bank of America supporting trading technology is highly desirable.
• React or Dash experience for developing internal user interfaces.
• Experience working with distributed services and event-driven architectures.

• React.js or Dash for internal UI development.
• Financial markets experience, particularly structured products or quantitative trading.
• Experience modernizing or migrating legacy applications.
• Exposure to Bloomberg integrations or financial market data platforms.

• Structured Trading Platform Modernization:
  Partner with senior structured traders and Managing Directors to migrate existing front-office applications onto a newly developed strategic platform. Understand business functionality, redesign application architecture, and maintain the underlying platform framework.

• Consolidate a Custom Baskets platform into an enterprise QIS application. Build new services and APIs while retiring redundant applications to create a unified platform used to publish products through channels such as Bloomberg.

Experience Matters. For more than 40 years, Matlen Silver has delivered solutions for complex talent and technology needs to Fortune 500 companies and industry leaders. Led by hard work, honesty, and a trusted team of experts, our technology creates a solutions experience and legacy of success.

Matlen Silver is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status.

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• Health, vision, and dental insurance (single and family coverage)
• 401(k) plan (employee contributions only)