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Software Engineer II - Market Risk

StaffRight Associates, LLCStamford, CT🇺🇸United StatesPosted 4 Aug 2026

Quick Overview

Salary
$180k - $220k/yr
Work Type
Hybrid
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

***Position open to permanent US residents only...

The Opportunity

An exceptional client of StaffRight Associates is seeking a Software Engineer II - Market Risk to join a high-impact technology team dedicated to enterprise risk management. In this role, you will take direct ownership of real-time operational hubs, risk monitoring platforms, and margin governance systems to mitigate exposure across global market activities. Partnering with StaffRight Associates gives you direct access to this opportunity, where full stack software engineering directly impacts mission-critical financial systems.

What You’ll Do

  • Architect, design, and maintain event-driven server-side application components.

  • Build and refine responsive web interfaces for operational consoles and reporting tools.

  • Develop, tune, and optimize complex relational database queries, stored procedures, and schemas to support margin governance and risk reporting.

  • Engage across the entire software development lifecycle, driving requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and ongoing optimization.

  • Monitor application performance and health proactive to diagnose and resolve production environment issues.

  • Contribute actively to peer code reviews, technical architecture documentation, and knowledge transfer across the engineering team.

  • Direct feature delivery as an autonomous module owner, ensuring high-quality and timely execution.

  • Refactor legacy codebases and integrate software engineering best practices to elevate overall system efficiency and reliability.

  • Expand domain knowledge in financial instruments, risk management concepts, and margin calculation engines.

What You Bring

  • Full Stack Development

  • Java

  • Vert.x Framework

  • Vue.js Framework

  • JavaScript

  • HTML5

  • CSS3

  • Oracle SQL

  • RESTful API Design

  • Financial Services Systems

  • Python Scripting

  • Perl Scripting

  • Risk Management Frameworks

  • Low Latency Architecture

  • High Availability Systems

  • Agile Methodologies

Compensation & Total Rewards

  • Annual base salary between $180,000 and $220,000, supplemented by a 30% annual performance-based bonus and company stock grants.

  • Retirement 401(k) plan featuring a competitive company match.

  • Full company-paid medical premiums, as well as comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.

  • Daily company lunch allowance with a fully stocked kitchen providing healthy breakfast and snack options.

  • Wellness assessments, health coaching, and confidential counseling via an Employee Assistance Program.

  • Corporate social events, team outings, group dinners, volunteer initiatives, and company sports teams.

  • Educational reimbursement and structured professional development opportunities.

  • Paid relocation assistance available for qualifying candidates nationwide.

Joining StaffRight Associates

When you partner with StaffRight Associates in your search for your next role, you’re doing more than pursuing a job, you’re aligning yourself with a team of experts committed to placing top-tier talent in truly impactful positions. We take pride in fostering professional growth and connecting forward-thinking individuals with organizations that value innovation and excellence. We look forward to showcasing your expertise in a way that resonates with our clients and opens the door to meaningful opportunities.

Skills

Oracle
SQL
Agile
Java
JavaScript
Perl
Python
Vue

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