Senior Python Developer for Compliance & Surveillance

Matlen Silver; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Matlen Silver in Jersey City is seeking a Senior Software Developer to join the Enterprise Risk and Finance Technology team. The successful candidate will play a hands-on role, contributing to the design, build, and enhancement of mission-critical surveillance applications that support compliance and regulatory initiatives.

You will own deliverables across monthly release cycles, work on Quartz platform solutions, and collaborate with researchers, analysts, and audit stakeholders to address

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on object-oriented programming experience.
• 3+ years as a senior developer supporting front-office applications in banking or financial services.
• 3+ years as a quantitative researcher and/or developer, with data analysis experience.
• 3+ years of REST services, ReactJS, or full-stack development experience.
• Strong knowledge of SDLC, version control, and CI/CD practices.
• Experience with Fixed Income, Equity products and market structures.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a hands-on senior developer primarily using Python, contributing to core components of compliance applications.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance applications with a focus on reliability and regulatory compliance.
• Own and manage assigned JIRA stories, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery aligned with monthly release cycles.
• Develop and support solutions within the Quartz platform, addressing audit findings and surveillance control enhancements.
• Build and consume REST services and collaborate on full-stack UI development using modern frontend technologies.
• Partner closely with quantitative researchers, business analysts, compliance, and audit stakeholders.
• Analyze complex domain-specific datasets to support surveillance, risk, and monitoring use cases.
• Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Python

REST API

ReactJS

Full-Stack

Communication

Ownership

Data analysis

SDLC

CI/CD

JIRA

Tools

JIRA

CI/CD

Version Control

Relational DBs

NoSQL / Object DBs

Job description

Matlen Silver in Jersey City is seeking a Senior Software Developer to join the Enterprise Risk and Finance Technology team. The successful candidate will play a hands-on role, contributing to the design, build, and enhancement of mission-critical surveillance applications that support compliance and regulatory initiatives.

You will own deliverables across monthly release cycles, work on Quartz platform solutions, and collaborate with researchers, analysts, and audit stakeholders to address