REQ : Sr./Lead Python Engineer in Jersey City, NJ. (Onsite Position)

Hi,

One of our clients is looking for Sr./Lead Python Engineer in Jersey City, NJ. (Onsite Position)

Title: Sr./Lead Python Engineer

Location: Jersey City, NJ. (Onsite Position)

Duration: 12 Months

Only W2

Onsite Position

Please submit only local W2 candidates with strong Python + Global Markets/FICC + Front-Office Trading experience. Repo/TRS/SFT and end-to-end trade lifecycle experience is highly preferred. Please avoid generic Python profiles without relevant trading-domain experience.

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.