Hello
Position Title: Full Stack Developer
Location (Onsite/Hybrid/Remote): Onsite 5 days in Bethesda
Company Description: Client is a boutique tactical asset manager headquartered in Bethesda, MD that uses a quantitative, data-driven investment approach to help independent financial advisors and RIAs design and manage risk-focused portfolios for their clients.
Timeline and Process:
When for: ASAP
Interview Process: 3 steps (Tara screening, technical assessment, in person)
Required - Top 3:
- Full Stack Development Experience
- 3-4 years fintech experience
- API development and Data Integration
- Python Development
Front End: React/Next.js running on Vercel
Back End: Python/Django running on AWS
DB: PostgreSQL on AWS
Typical Day-to-Day:
Building new platform features, designing and coding both the frontend interfaces advisors see and the backend services that power them
Developing and maintaining APIs, building the backend services that pull in market data, fund data, and portfolio models and making them accessible to the platform
Building frontend dashboards, creating the visual interfaces advisors use to construct portfolios and view risk analytics like beta, correlation, and drawdown
Integrating financial data, connecting market data feeds, fund databases, and strategist models into platform workflows
Optimizing performance, making sure the platform runs fast and doesn't break when running complex portfolio simulations
Collaborating with investment strategists, sitting with the finance team to understand what analytics they need and translating that into working software
Writing and maintaining clean tested code, contributing to platform architecture and keeping the codebase healthy as the product grows
Job Description:
Summary
Potomac is continuing to invest in modern data and AI capabilities to support our growing business. We are seeking a Full Stack Developer with 3 4 years of fintech experience who enjoys building
data-driven products that combine financial analytics with intuitive software design. This is a contract-to-hire opportunity for a skilled Developer - strong performers will be considered for a full-time position.
You will work on the Guardrails platform, which allows advisors to design portfolios using risk analytics such as beta, correlation, diversification, and drawdown analysis. This role
requires strong engineering skills along with a working understanding of how portfolio analytics function in real-world financial applications. This is a hands-on development role working closely with Operations, Technology, Analytics, and business stakeholders. This is a 100% in-office role in Bethesda, MD.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain full stack features for a fintech portfolio analytics platform
- Develop and support backend services and APIs powering portfolio modeling and analytics
- Build modern front-end interfaces for portfolio construction, analytics visualization, and advisor proposal workflows
- Integrate market data, fund data, and strategist models into application workflows
- Optimize performance for large portfolio simulations and analytics calculations
- Collaborate with investment strategists and product managers to translate financial concepts into scalable software solutions
- Maintain high-quality, well-tested code and contribute to platform architecture as the system evolves
Qualifications
Required
- Design, build, and maintain full stack features for a fintech portfolio analytics platform
- Develop and support backend services and APIs powering portfolio modeling and analytics
- Build modern front-end interfaces for portfolio construction, analytics visualization, and advisor proposal workflows
- Integrate market data, fund data, and strategist models into application workflows
- Optimize performance for large portfolio simulations and analytics calculations
- Collaborate with investment strategists and product managers to translate financial concepts into scalable software solutions
- Maintain high-quality, well-tested code and contribute to platform architecture as the system evolves
Preferred
- Experience building portfolio analytics, trading, or wealth management platforms
- Familiarity with quantitative finance or portfolio construction
- Experience with financial data visualization or analytics tools
Experience building tools used by financial advisors, RIAs, or investment firms
The client is really looking for someone who has strong Python development skills and a Fintech background. You must also submit your candidate's LinkedIn page, and they must have a photo on it. If they don't have LinkedIn or a photo, please don't waste your time submitting them.
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