Sr./Lead Python Engineer

Jersey City, NJ, US • Posted 2 days ago • Updated 2 days ago
Contract W2
12 Months
No Travel Required
On-site
Depends on Experience
Fitment

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Skills

  • python
  • Front-Office Trading

Summary

Job Details:
Job Title: Senior/Lead Python Engineer
Job Location: Jersey City, NJ
Job Type:12+ Months Contract

Financial Markets / Trading Experience – REQUIRED
 
Job Descriptions:
  • Responsible for designing and building scalable, low-latency Python-based systems supporting front-office Short End Trading front to back systems
  • Ensures robust handling of trade lifecycle, validation, and downstream system integration (Risk, Finance, Ops)
  • Implement strong engineering practices to prevent data inconsistencies, trade capture errors, and lifecycle breaks
  • Addresses scalability challenges through well-architected services, efficient data models, and event-driven design
  • Acts as a key engineering link across Trading, Risk, Finance, and technology teams ensuring seamless data flow and system integration
  • Enables high-quality, predictable delivery supporting GFF growth, faster product onboarding, and reduced execution risk
Skills needed-
  • Python / ReactJS / Functional Programming
  • Strong domain expertise in Global Markets, with deep understanding of trade lifecycle including capture, margining, collateral management, lifecycle events, and settlement flows
  • Proven hands-on experience in end-to-end development using Python, covering design, development, testing, deployment, and production support
  • Strong application of object-oriented programming (OOPS) principles with focus on modular, scalable, and maintainable architecture
  • Experience designing and implementing object-based data models and working with object-oriented / NoSQL / distributed databases for trade, position, pricing, and risk data
  • Hands-on experience building front-office trade capture systems (Repo, TRS, SFT), including real-time trade ingestion, validation, enrichment, and processing
  • Strong understanding of system integration patterns including APIs, messaging, and event-driven architectures across FO, Risk, Finance, and Ops systems
  • Experience implementing data quality controls, reconciliation frameworks, auditability, and lineage for downstream Risk, PL, and Finance accuracy
  • Prior experience within GFF / FICC environments, with understanding of products, workflows, and operating models
  • Experience building high-performance, low-latency systems with focus on scalability, concurrency, caching, and distributed processing
  • Strong architectural and design skills with ability to build extensible, reusable, and loosely coupled systems
  • Ability to translate business requirements from Trading, Risk, and Operations into scalable technical solutions
  • Strong focus on automated testing (unit, integration, regression) and CI/CD pipeline implementation
  • Experience with large-scale platform buildouts, modernization, or re-platforming initiatives in active trading environments.
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  • Dice Id: 91157029
  • Position Id: 9078783
  • Posted 2 days ago
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