Senior Software Developer (Specializing Financial Analysis Applications) – CW

Job 1320 Back End Development Focused

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MSP Owner: Jasmine Acuna

Location: McLean, VA Fully Onsite

Assignment Type: Contract Only

Duration: Dec 31, 2026

Work Authorization: This requirement is open to sponsored candidates through sub-vendors - one layer deep. The candidates must be W2 employees of the sub vendor.

Bill Rate: *** MAX

Conversion Salary Range (if applicable): N/A

Must Have Qualifications: Candidates must have 5+ years of experience, with a strong emphasis on back-end development using Java and Spring Boot. Candidates should have experience supporting fixed income applications, or a broader fixed income background, and be comfortable working with financed focused users. Freddie / Fannie experience is a strong plus.

Schedule: Standard

Shortlisting Deadline: July 16^th

Interview Information:

Rounds: 1 round

Duration: 1.5 - 2 hrs

Interview Type: In Person

Interview Placeholders: Targeting week of July 20^th

Interview Debrief: TBD will be scheduled once interviews are completed.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Financial Engineering:

Senior Software Developer (Specializing Financial Analysis Applications) - CW

*** - McLean, VA

Position Overview

***s Investments & Capital Markets division is seeking aSenior Full Stack Software Developerto join the team building ourDerivativeAnalyticsplatform a sophisticated, user-facing application that interfaces directly with the firms risk models and analytics engines.

In this role, you will own the design and development of a modernReact frontendandSpring Boot backend, enabling financial analysts and quants to model securities quickly, accurately, and intuitively. Youll work closely with business stakeholders, quantitative analysts, and cross-functional engineering teams to deliver high-impact solutions in a financial environment.

Key Responsibilities

Backend Development:Architect and develop scalableSpring BootRESTful APIs and services that integrate with multiple upstream data sources,analytics systems, and theDerivative Analytics PlatformUI

System Integration:Connect backend services to existing internal platforms to retrieve market data, run risk analytics, and surface results to end users.

Code Quality & Testing:Write clean, maintainable code backed by comprehensive automated tests usingJUnit, with strong unit and integration coverage.

Technical Debt & Continuous Improvement:Proactively identify and resolve defects, reduce technical debt, and champion software engineering best practices across the codebase.

Collaboration & Delivery:Coordinate across the full stack data, services, APIs, and infrastructure to deliver end-to-end.

Design & Code Reviews:Actively contribute to architecture discussions, pull request reviews, and technical documentation with a focus on thoughtful, scalable design.

Required Qualifications

5+ yearsof professional software development experience, with strong proficiency inJavaand theSpring Bootecosystem (REST APIs, Spring Security, Spring Data JPA, etc.).

23 yearsof experience withGitin a collaborative, team-based development workflow (branching strategies, PRs, code reviews).

12 yearsof experience withcontainerization and orchestrationtechnologies (Docker, Kubernetes, or Podman).

Experience withTypeScriptand modern React tooling (Vite, Next.js, etc.).

Solid experience withJUnitand/or other automated testing frameworks; commitment to high test coverage.

Strong communication skills with the ability to bridge technical and business conversations.

Demonstrated critical thinking, problem-solving ability.

Preferred Qualifications

Graduate degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related quantitative discipline.

Familiarity withrelational databasesand writing complex SQL queries.

Experience withmessage brokers or event-driven architectures(e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ) in a financial services context.

Exposure tocloud platforms(AWS, Azure, or GCP) and CI/CD pipeline tooling (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, etc.).

Experience usingJIRAor similar tools for Agile planning, sprint tracking, and delivery management.

Hands-onReactdevelopment experience, including component architecture, state management (e.g., Redux, Zustand, or React Query), and API integration.

Prior experience infinancial services, capital markets, or fintechenvironments.

Proficiency withshell scriptingfor automation, deployment support, and operational troubleshooting.

Working knowledge offixed income concepts: duration, convexity, spread, option-adjusted spread (OAS), and related derivatives.