Software Engineer II - Market Risk

NPAworldwide; Stamford (CT); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual performance bonus

Stock grant

401(k) with company match

Health, dental, vision benefits

Lunch allowance and stocked kitchen

Education reimbursement

Job summary

NPAworldwide is seeking an experienced Full Stack Java Developer for a hybrid role. You will build server-side components with Java/Vert.x and craft responsive front-ends with Vue.js, HTML, and CSS.

You’ll optimize Oracle SQL for risk and margin reporting, participate in full lifecycle development, and ensure robust, scalable systems for our financial services environment. Join a small, high-impact team that values curiosity, collaboration, and accountability, with ownership of critical modules

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer with a strong Java back-end focus.
• Hands-on experience with Vert.x or similar reactive Java frameworks.
• Proficiency in front-end technologies: Vue.js, HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.
• Strong working knowledge of Oracle SQL, including query optimization and schema design.
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design and integration.
• Experience in financial services or similar high-stakes environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain server-side components using Java and Vert.x.
• Build and enhance front-end interfaces using Vue.js, HTML and CSS.
• Write and optimize complex Oracle SQL queries and data models for risk and margin systems.
• Participate in full software development lifecycle from analysis to deployment.
• Monitor system health and performance; resolve production issues.
• Contribute to code reviews and technical documentation.
• Take ownership of modules and ensure timely, high-quality delivery.
• Refactor and optimize existing systems; adopt best practices.
• Learn about financial instruments and concepts to improve domain understanding.

Skills

Java back-end

Vert.x

Vue.js

Oracle SQL

RESTful API

Finance domain experience

HTML/CSS/JavaScript

Tools

Perl

Python

Job description

Description

Job description: NO CONSULTANTS OR CONTRACTORS NEED TO APPLY (Only FTE Employees)

This is a hybrid role (3 days in the office/2 days remote).

About Your Team

Our Client is seeking an experienced Full Stack Java Developer to join a small, high-impact team responsible for the development and maintenance of CoChMA (Client-risk Operations and Control Hub for Monitoring Applications), our integrated client services risk management platform, along with various other internal risk and margin systems. These tools are mission-critical, actively utilized by the Client Risk Management (CR) team to monitor and mitigate client-facing risk exposure across our global operations.

The ideal candidate is a technically strong, self-motivated developer who thrives in a fast-paced financial environment and takes ownership of the systems they build consistent with our culture of curiosity, innovation, collaboration, and personal accountability.

What Will Be Your Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain server-side application components using Java and the Vert.x framework
• Build and enhance front-end interfaces using Vue.js, HTML, and CSS
• Write and optimize complex Oracle SQL queries, stored procedures, and data models to support margin rate governance system, risk and margin reporting
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance
• Monitor system health and performance, proactively identifying and resolving issues in production environments
• Contribute to code reviews, technical documentation, and team knowledge sharing
• Work independently and take full ownership of assigned modules and features, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery
• Continuously improve existing systems through refactoring, performance tuning, and adoption of best practices
• Have a desire to learn about and understand financial instruments and concepts.

Qualifications

NO CONSULTANTS OR CONTRACTORS NEED APPLY!!! (Only FTE employees)

Skills Required

• Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer with a strong emphasis on Java back-end development
• Hands-on experience with Vert.x or similar reactive/event-driven Java frameworks
• Proficiency in front-end technologies: Vue.js, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Strong working knowledge of Oracle SQL, including query optimization and schema design
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design and integration
• Experience developing and maintaining applications in a financial services or similarly high-stakes environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset
• Ability to work effectively within a small, collaborative team while managing individual responsibilities with a high degree of autonomy

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Perl and/or Python for scripting, automation, or data processing tasks
• Familiarity with risk management concepts, margin systems, or financial regulatory frameworks
• Exposure to low-latency or high-availability system design
• Experience working in an Agile or iterative development environment

To Be Successful In This Position, You Should Be

• Detail-oriented self-starter who is comfortable working both independently and collaborating with your team.
• Passionate about writing clean, well-tested, and maintainable code.
• You should have a high level of comfort in an environment of continuous integration and deployment.
• Optimizing, improving, and supporting existing algorithms and systems to reach the goal of highly automated robust systems with full test coverage requiring minimal operational oversight.
• Creating independent automated risk controls and checks to ensure that systems are performing as expected and catching potential errors as soon as possible.
• Developing message-oriented systems, batch processing applications, and web application-based management consoles.
• Continuous learner and will use and/or learn the right language and technology to solve a problem

Why Is This a Great Opportunity

Company Benefits & Perks

• Competitive salary, annual performance-based bonus and stock grant
• Retirement plan 401(k) with competitive company match
• Excellent health and wellness benefits, including medical, dental, and vision benefits. Company paid medical healthcare premium.
• Wellness screenings and assessments, health coaches and counseling services through an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Daily company lunch allowance provided and a fully stocked kitchen with healthy options for breakfast and snack
• Corporate events including team outings, dinners, volunteer activities and company sports teams
• Education reimbursement and learning opportunities

Salary Type: Annual Salary

Salary Min: $ 180000

Salary Max: $ 220000

Currency Type: USD