Python Full Stack Developer

SMBC Group; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial group seeks a VP-level Full Stack Developer with deep expertise in Python and React. This role involves designing scalable platforms for financial reporting and requires strong engineering principles in a regulated environment. The position offers competitive compensation and a hybrid work model.

Benefits

Competitive benefits portfolio

Annual discretionary incentive award

Hybrid work model with flexibility

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in full stack software development with a focus on Python (Django) and React.
• Experience building enterprise applications with complex workflows.
• Strong SQL skills and familiarity with CI/CD and Docker.

Responsibilities

• Design and build modular, scalable services for the product control platform.
• Develop backend code in Python (Django) and front-end components using React.
• Lead the development of high-performance APIs and contribute to architecture.

Skills

Python

React

SQL

Agile

Communication

CI/CD

Job description

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Full Stack Developer - React / Python (Django)

Job Level: Vice President

Location:

Jersey City, NJ, US, 07311

Employment Type: Full Time

Requisition ID: 5506

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges.

In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization’s extensive global network. The Group’s operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC MANUBANK, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.

The anticipated salary range for this role is between $115,000.00and $205,000.00. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.

We are hiring a VP-level full stack engineer to join the product control technology tram and take a crucial role in building and evolving out next generation platform for financial PnL and valuation control. This role requires deep expertise in Python backend development, modern frontend frameworks (react preferred), and experience building scalable, secure, and auditable enterprise platforms.

The candidate is expected to bring strong engineering principles, understands financial workflows (PnL, IPV, adjustments), and has experience building workflow-driven applications in a regulated environment. Familiarity with Databricks or distributed data systems is a strong plus.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and build modular, scalable services that power the product control platform’s core functions: PnL calculation, adjustment workflows, segment mapping, book and reverse logic, and audit trails.
• Develop clean, maintainable and testable backend code in Python (Django) and front-end components using React or similar frameworks.
• Collaborate with Product owners, Bas, and quants to translate complex finance and control workflows into intuitive and robust platform features
• Lead the development of high-performance APIs, data validation layers, and UI modules with a focus on resiliency, data lineage, and traceability.
• Integrate the platform with upstream and downstream systems including subledgers, regulatory reporting engines, and data lakes.
• Participate in architectural design, peer code reviews, CI/CD processes, and performance tuning.
• Contribute to a microservices-first architecture and evolving the deliverable into a fully cloud-native, modular platform.
• Help define platform standards, mentor junior engineers, work and manage offshore consultants, and contribute to building a strong engineering culture.

Qualifications and Skills

• 8+ years of experience in full stack software development with a focus on Python (Django) and React.
• Experience building enterprise applications with complex workflow logic, approvals, adjustments and audit requirements.
• Understanding of financial products and product control function is strongly preferred.
• Experience working with relational databases, ORM tools; solid SQL skills
• Familiarity with CI/CD, Docker, and cloud-native development practices.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work directly with business users and cross-functional teams.

Additional Requirements

Databricks, Spark

Exposure to Financial reporting platforms.

Experience working with Agile development environments.

Prior experience in highly regulated industry or working with internal control frameworks.

SMBC’s employees participate in a Hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as, from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process. Hybrid work may not be permitted for certain roles, including, for example, certain FINRA-registered roles for which in-office attendance for the entire workweek is required.

SMBC provides reasonable accommodations during candidacy for applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at [e-mail].