Senior Full Stack Developer

Job Title: Senior Full Stack Developer Duration: 18 Monnth W2 Contract Location:Jersey City | New York City Required Pay Scale: $75-$88/hour Senior Full Stack Developer – Banking / Capital MarketsPosition OverviewWe are seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer with 7+ years of full-stack development experience and strong hands-on expertise in Java and Python . The ideal candidate will have a strong background developing enterprise technology solutions within banking, capital markets, investment banking, market risk, trading, or regulatory environments .

Candidates should have direct experience with FRTB (Fundamental Review of the Trading Book) programs, including market risk systems, capital calculations, regulatory reporting, or related regulatory implementations.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain full-stack enterprise applications using Java and Python.
• Build and integrate backend services, REST APIs, databases, and web applications .
• Develop scalable and high-performance solutions supporting business-critical financial applications.
• Collaborate with Front Office, Market Risk, Quantitative Risk, Finance, Technology, and Regulatory stakeholders.
• Translate business and regulatory requirements into technical solutions and production-ready applications.
• Contribute to FRTB-related technology initiatives , including market risk calculations, capital requirements, regulatory reporting, and risk data processing.
• Develop and maintain APIs and services supporting financial and risk-management platforms.
• Work across application, service, and database layers to troubleshoot issues and improve system performance.
• Participate in application design, development, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile development environment.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of Full Stack Development experience .
• Strong hands-on development experience with Java and Python .
• Experience developing across multiple layers, including:
  • Backend services
  • REST APIs
  • Databases
  • Web applications
• Strong experience working within banking, capital markets, or financial-services technology environments .
• Experience in one or more of the following areas:
  • Investment Banking
  • Market Risk
  • Trading
  • Regulatory Technology
  • Risk Management
  • Capital Markets
• Direct FRTB experience is required , including exposure to:
  • FRTB programs and implementations
  • Market risk systems
  • Capital calculations
  • Regulatory reporting
  • Trading-book risk
  • Regulatory technology implementations

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience integrating Java and Python services within enterprise financial platforms.
• Experience with large-scale, distributed financial applications.
• Understanding of market-risk processes and regulatory capital requirements.
• Experience working with Front Office, Risk, Finance, and Regulatory stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

Key Skills Development: Java | Python | Full Stack Development | REST APIs | Web Applications | Backend Services

Financial Domain: Banking | Capital Markets | Investment Banking | Market Risk | Trading | Regulatory Technology

Regulatory: FRTB | Fundamental Review of the Trading Book | Capital Calculations | Regulatory Reporting | Trading Book Risk

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