Senior Python Developer (W2 Only / No C2C)

About the role

This role is responsible for developing and delivering complex requirements to accomplish business goals. Key responsibilities of the role include ensuring that software is developed to meet functional, non-functional, and compliance requirements. This role ensures solutions are well designed with maintainability/ease of integration and testing built-in from the outset. These individuals possess strong proficiency in development and testing practices common to the industry and have extensive experience of using design and architectural patterns.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to story refinement/defining requirements.
• Participate and guide team in estimating work necessary to realize a story/requirement through the delivery lifecycle.
• Perform spike/proof of concept as necessary to mitigate risk or implement new ideas.
• Code solutions and unit test to deliver a requirement/story per the defined acceptance criteria and compliance requirements.
• Utilize multiple architectural components (across data, application, business) in design and development of client requirements.
• Assist team with resolving technical complexities involved in realizing story work.
• Design/develop/modify architecture components, application interfaces, and solution enablers while ensuring principal architecture integrity is maintained.
• Design/develop/maintain automated test suites (integration, regression, performance).
• Set up and develop a continuous integration/continuous delivery pipeline.
• Automate manual release activities.
• Mentor other Software Engineers and coach team on CI-CD practices and automating tool stack.

Requirements

• Programming in Python (or equivalent/similar programming languages).
• Understanding of grid/distributed/parallel/high-performance computing concepts.
• Knowledge of FICC (Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities) or Equities products in pricing, risk and PnL domains.
• Software development and testing, deployment and support using agile development methodologies.
• Functioning as part of a high-performance team, working on high-priority deliverables.
• Solving real problems and adding value to the business.
• Communicating effectively with various stakeholders across technology and the business.

Qualifications

• Lead technologist experience
• Risk calculation projects
• Ability to coach junior developer
• Ability to collaborate with various technology teams across the bank

Skills

• Python
• Sql

Pay

The pay range for this position is $70.00 - $85.00/hr.

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a Contract position based out of Jersey City, NJ. Hybrid position in Jersey City, NJ. Application deadline: Oct 26, 2026.