Software Engineer II - Market Risk Job Stamford area,Connecticut USA,Software Development

This is a hybrid role (3 days in the office/2 days remote).

About your team:

Our Client is seeking an experienced Full Stack Java Developer to join a small, high-impact team responsible for the development and maintenance of CoChMA (Client-risk Operations and Control Hub for Monitoring Applications), our integrated client services risk management platform, along with various other internal risk and margin systems. These tools are mission-critical, actively utilized by the Client Risk Management (CR) team to monitor and mitigate client-facing risk exposure across our global operations.

The ideal candidate is a technically strong, self-motivated developer who thrives in a fast-paced financial environment and takes ownership of the systems they build consistent with our culture of curiosity, innovation, collaboration, and personal accountability.

What will be your responsibilities:

Design, develop, and maintain server-side application components using Java and the Vert.x framework
Build and enhance front-end interfaces using Vue.js
, HTML, and CSS
Write and optimize complex Oracle SQL queries, stored procedures, and data models to support margin rate governance system, risk and margin reporting
Participate in the full software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance
Monitor system health and performance, proactively identifying and resolving issues in production environments
Contribute to code reviews, technical documentation, and team knowledge sharing
Work independently and take full ownership of assigned modules and features, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery
Continuously improve existing systems through refactoring, performance tuning, and adoption of best practices
Have a desire to learn about and understand financial instruments and concepts.

Skills Required:

Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer with a strong emphasis on Java back-end development
Hands-on experience with Vert.x or similar reactive/event-driven Java frameworks
Proficiency in front-end technologies:
Vue.js
, Java Script ,
HTML5
, and CSS3
Strong working knowledge of Oracle SQL
, including query optimization and schema design
Solid understanding of RESTful API design and integration
Experience developing and maintaining applications in a financial services or similarly high-stakes environment
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset
Ability to work effectively within a small, collaborative team while managing individual responsibilities with a high degree of autonomy

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Perl and/or Python for scripting, automation, or data processing tasks
Familiarity with risk management concepts, margin systems, or financial regulatory frameworks
Exposure to low-latency or high-availability system design
Experience working in an Agile or iterative development environment

To be successful in this position, you should be:

Detail-oriented self-starter who is comfortable working both independently and collaborating with your team.
Passionate about writing clean, well-tested, and maintainable code.
You should have a high level of comfort in an environment of continuous integration and deployment.
Optimizing, improving, and supporting existing algorithms and systems to reach the goal of highly automated robust systems with full test coverage requiring minimal operational oversight.
Creating independent automated risk controls and checks to ensure that systems are performing as expected and catching potential errors as soon as possible.
Developing message-oriented systems, batch processing applications, and web application-based management consoles.
Continuous learner and will use and/or learn the right language and technology to solve a problem

Company Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary, annual performance-based bonus and stock grant
Retirement plan 401(k) with competitive company match
Excellent health and wellness benefits, including medical, dental, and vision benefits. Company paid medical healthcare premium.
Wellness screenings and assessments, health coaches and counseling services through an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Daily company lunch allowance provided and a fully stocked kitchen with healthy options for breakfast and snack
Corporate events including team outings, dinners, volunteer activities and company sports teams
Education reimbursement and learning opportunities

Salary Type
:
Annual Salary

Salary Min
: $ 180000

Salary Max
: $ 220000

Currency Type
: USD

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