W2 Python Developer Plano, TX and Jersey , NJ; Onsite

Overview

Python Developer — Plano, TX and Jersey City, NJ (Onsite)

Focused on:

• Trade surveillance
• Market manipulation detection
• Rule-based monitoring systems

Have experience with:

• Capital markets experience
• Fixed income / equities knowledge
• Trade surveillance (major differentiator)

We are seeking a Senior Software Developer to join the Enterprise Risk and Finance Technology team. The successful candidate will play a hands-on development role, contributing to the design, build, and enhancement of mission-critical surveillance applications that support compliance and regulatory initiatives. This role requires strong technical expertise, ownership of deliverables across monthly release cycles, and active participation in resolving regulatory-driven initiatives through the Initiative program on the internal Quartz platform.

• Serve as a hands-on senior developer primarily using Python, contributing to core components of compliance applications
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance applications with a focus on reliability and regulatory compliance
• Own and manage assigned JIRA stories, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery aligned with monthly release cycles
• Develop and support solutions within the Quartz platform, addressing audit findings and surveillance control enhancements
• Build and consume REST services and collaborate on full-stack UI development using modern frontend technologies
• Partner closely with quantitative researchers, business analysts, compliance, and audit stakeholders
• Analyze complex domain-specific datasets to support surveillance, risk, and monitoring use cases
• Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and continuous improvement initiatives

• Python
• REST API Development
• React
  
  JS / Full-Stack Development

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Self-starter with strong ownership and accountability
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• 5+ years of hands-on programming experience in an object-oriented language
• Proven, production-level Python development experience
• 3+ years of experience as a senior developer supporting front-office applications within banking or financial services
• 3+ years of experience as a quantitative researcher and/or developer, with the ability to analyze complex domain-specific data
• 3+ years of experience in REST services, React
  
  JS, or full-stack application development
• Strong experience with both Object Databases and Relational Databases
• Solid understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC), version control, and CI/CD practices
• Knowledge of Fixed Income, Equity products and related market structures
• 2+ years of experience developing risk and pricing applications
• Experience or strong understanding of Trade Surveillance, Market Misconduct, and Global Markets Compliance
• Subject matter expertise or prior experience working on the Quartz platform within Banking domain