Principal Front-Office Engineer

Pay Rate: $70-$85 per hour
Location: Boston, MA
Work Mode: Hybrid

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the technical lead within the Risk team, focusing on design and implementation of small-scale applications and proof of concepts.
• Develop AI-enabled workflows and enhance reporting systems and processes.
• Collaborate closely with risk analysts and investment teams to build robust systems and tools for risk infrastructure and analytics.
• Drive technical direction as a hands-on software architect and builder.

Requirements:

• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to think critically and act independently.
• Effective communication skills to articulate complex ideas to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail and organization, with the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Full-stack development knowledge with a minimum of 5 years of professional experience in Python.
• Experience with key Python libraries such as pandas and NumPy.
• Proven ability to design, build, and scale application systems in data-rich environments.
• Strong SQL skills with familiarity with financial data platforms and databases.
• Solid understanding of financial markets and multi-asset investment risk domain.
• Practical experience in developing models, tools, and reports using quantitative techniques.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in front-end development and user experience (UX) design.
• Experience with Pythonic front-end and data visualization libraries like Plotly and Dash.
• Experience using Version Control (Git).
• Experience using Agentic Programming tools such as Github Copilot and Claude.
• Experience with statistical and time-series data analysis using libraries like Scikit-Learn, SciPy, and cvxpy.