Software Engineer III - Risk Horizontal Technology

Bank of America•Jersey City, NJ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Risk Horizontal Technology team develops strategic risk platforms supporting the Global Markets business across FICC and Equities. Our solutions power risk analytics, P&L generation, scenario analysis, and regulatory reporting used by trading desks, market risk teams, quantitative analysts, and senior management globally. The team operates on Quartz, the firm's strategic trading and risk platform, building highly scalable distributed systems in Python and C++ to support large-scale computational workloads. This is an opportunity to join a high-performing global engineering team responsible for building the next generation of risk technology. You will work on complex challenges involving distributed computing, platform scalability, performance optimization, and operational resilience, while partnering directly with business and technology stakeholders to deliver strategic solutions.

Requirements

5+ years of software engineering experience with Python (or similar modern programming languages).
Experience building distributed, parallel, grid, cloud, or high-performance computing solutions.
Strong understanding of software architecture, system design, scalability, and performance optimization.
Experience supporting business-critical production platforms.
Knowledge of software development, testing, deployment, and support within Agile delivery environments.
Strong ownership and accountability with a results-oriented mindset.
Ability to lead technical discussions and influence architectural direction.
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Collaborative approach with the ability to work effectively across global teams.
Passion for continuous improvement, innovation, and mentoring others.
Bachelors Degree or Equivalent Professional Experience

Nice To Haves

Market Risk, P&L, Pricing, or Regulatory Risk platforms.
FICC and/or Equities products.
Large-scale analytical, computational, or data processing platforms.
2+ years of relevant work experience
Proficiency in programming language(s) required for the role
Skills: Application Development Automation Influence Solution Design Technical Strategy Development Architecture Business Acumen DevOps Practices Result Orientation Solution Delivery Process Analytical Thinking Collaboration Data Management Risk Management Test Engineering

Responsibilities

Codes solutions and unit test to deliver a requirement/story per the defined acceptance criteria and compliance requirements
Designs, develops, and modifies architecture components, application interfaces, and solution enablers while ensuring principal architecture integrity is maintained
Mentors other software engineers and coach team on Continuous Integration and Continuous Development (CI-CD) practices and automating tool stack
Executes story refinement, definition of requirements, and estimating work necessary to realize a story through the delivery lifecycle
Performs spike/proof of concept as necessary to mitigate risk or implement new ideas
Automates manual release activities
Designs, develops, and maintains automated test suites (integration, regression, performance)
Design, develop, and support scalable risk and P&L calculation frameworks.
Develop solutions that improve platform performance, efficiency, scalability, and reliability.
Provide technical leadership through architecture reviews, design discussions, and code reviews.
Lead delivery of complex initiatives across the full software development lifecycle.
Partner closely with traders, risk managers, quantitative teams, and engineering colleagues to translate business requirements into technology solutions.
Drive engineering excellence through automation, observability, and operational best practices.