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Job Title: Senior Full-Stack Python Engineer (Trade Surveillance)
Location: Jersey City, NJ / Plano, TX
Contract only for W2 Candidates
Job Description:
Project Details:
Enterprise trade surveillance and compliance applications within Enterprise Risk & Finance Technology
Regulatory‑driven initiatives delivered through the Quartz platform
Surveillance and monitoring solutions covering Front Office and Global Markets activity
Selling Points:
High‑impact role supporting regulatory compliance and risk reduction
Strong ownership and visibility across senior technology and compliance stakeholders
Opportunity to work on complex datasets, surveillance logic, and modern tech stack
Hands‑on senior developer role with end‑to‑end accountability
Characteristics of a Top Performer:
Demonstrates end‑to‑end ownership of deliverables
Proactively identifies and resolves issues impacting regulatory commitments
Comfortable working in fast‑paced, regulatory‑driven environments
Produces high‑quality, well‑tested, and scalable code
Trusted partner to compliance, audit, and business stakeholders
Specific Industry Terms Useful for the Search:
- Trade Surveillance
- Market Misconduct
- Front Running
- Compliance Technology
- Global Markets
- Regulatory Controls
- Quartz Platform
- Enterprise Risk Technology
- Surveillance Controls
Job Description
Job Description: We are seeking a Senior Software Developer to join 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.
Job Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- 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
Top Technical Skillsets
- Python
- REST API Development
- ReactJS / Full‑Stack Development
Top Soft Skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Self‑starter with strong ownership and accountability
- Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills
Required Qualifications
- 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, ReactJS, 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
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