Equities Structured Products Tech Engineer (Python)

Bank of America; City of Rochester (NY); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of America is seeking a mid‑level developer to design and deliver complex requirements for front‑office Equities Derivatives. You will build backend Python services for structured notes/products, ensure compliance, and collaborate with Sales, Trading, Structuring and Ops to deliver end‑to‑end solutions.

You will mentor engineers on CI/CD, develop automated tests, and help modernize a globally distributed platform while maintaining architecture integrity across the trade lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in technology development, with strong exposure to front‑office Equities Derivatives systems.
• Strong Python development capability, ideally with experience working on Structured Notes / Structured Products pricing or payoff logic.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate complex platforms and integrations within a multi‑system environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, comfortable partnering with front‑office stakeholders and technology teams.
• An analytical, methodical approach, able to translate business requirements into robust, scalable technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Codes solutions and unit test to deliver a requirement/story per the defined acceptance criteria and compliance requirements.
• Designs, develops, and modifies architecture components, application interfaces, and solution enablers while ensuring principal architecture integrity is maintained.
• Mentors other software engineers and coach team on Continuous Integration and Continuous Development (CI‑CD) practices and automating tool stack.
• Executes story refinement, definition of requirements, and estimating work necessary to realize a story through the delivery lifecycle.
• Performs spike/proof of concept as necessary to mitigate risk or implement new ideas.
• Automates manual release activities.
• Designs, develops, and maintains automated test suites (integration, regression, performance).
• Deliver key components within the pricing and booking domain for Structured Notes and Structured Products.
• Design and build backend Python services supporting the pre‑trade Structured Products platform.
• Partner closely with Sales, Trading, Structuring, Operations, and platform teams to deliver aligned, end‑to‑end solutions.
• Contribute to automation, monitoring, exception alerting, and metrics to support business strategy‑making.
• Support and enhance a globally distributed front‑office platform, including production support and architectural input.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Collaboration

Communication

Problem Solving

Solution Delivery Process

Architecture

DevOps Practices

Technical Strategy Development

Risks Management

Data Management

Result Orientation

Bias for Action

Business Acumen

Education

Bachelor Degree

Tools

Python

APIs

CI/CD

React

Structured Notes/Structured Products knowledge

Job description

Bank of America is seeking a mid‑level developer to design and deliver complex requirements for front‑office Equities Derivatives. You will build backend Python services for structured notes/products, ensure compliance, and collaborate with Sales, Trading, Structuring and Ops to deliver end‑to‑end solutions.

You will mentor engineers on CI/CD, develop automated tests, and help modernize a globally distributed platform while maintaining architecture integrity across the trade lifecycle.