Senior Financial Engineer - Fixed Income & Trading (Hybrid)

Matlen Silver; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 94,000; Part time

Job summary

Matlen Silver in Jersey City / New York City is seeking a Senior Financial Engineer (Fixed income/Trading) to join our Capital Markets technology team. This backend-focused role emphasizes Python development, pricing engines, and risk management applications across asset classes.

You will collaborate with traders, quants, risk managers, and technology colleagues to design scalable services, implement RESTful APIs, and advance models for Fixed Income products in a fast-paced, hybrid work

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Financial Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Finance, or a related quantitative discipline.
• Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming and distributed systems.
• Experience with relational databases (SQL) and exposure to NoSQL or object databases.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work on complex quantitative applications.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend applications supporting Capital Markets trading, pricing, and risk platforms.
• Build scalable Python services and RESTful APIs to support front-office trading, quantitative research, and risk management functions.
• Develop and enhance pricing models, valuation frameworks, and quantitative analytics for Fixed Income and other capital market products.
• Partner with traders, quantitative analysts, risk managers, and business stakeholders to translate complex business requirements into technical solutions.
• Support the development and integration of trading systems, market data platforms, and financial analytics applications.
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability for high-volume, low-latency environments.
• Integrate financial models with enterprise trading, pricing, and risk systems.
• Participate in model validation, testing, and production support for critical trading applications.
• Collaborate across technology and business teams to deliver innovative solutions supporting front-office and risk operations.

Skills

RESTful APIs

Backend services

OOP

Distributed systems

SQL

NoSQL

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in a quantitative field

Tools

Python

SQL/Databases

C++

Java

Job description

Matlen Silver in Jersey City / New York City is seeking a Senior Financial Engineer (Fixed income/Trading) to join our Capital Markets technology team. This backend-focused role emphasizes Python development, pricing engines, and risk management applications across asset classes.

You will collaborate with traders, quants, risk managers, and technology colleagues to design scalable services, implement RESTful APIs, and advance models for Fixed Income products in a fast-paced, hybrid work