What are the responsibilities and job description for the Front Office Developer position at FDM Group?
About The Role
This position requires the successful candidate to work on a W2 directly with FDM. We cannot accept C2C, 1099 or employment sponsorship (e.g. H1-B) for this position.
FDM is a global business and technology consultancy delivering client and industry driven solutions through our 5 core specialist Practices; Software Engineering, Data & Analytics, IT Operations, Change & Transformation, and Risk, Regulation & Compliance.
FDM is seeking a Front office developer located in Jersey City to support a project in the financial sector. Involvement in this project is anticipated to last initially 24 months but may be extended.
This role will be hybrid with requirements to be in office 3 days per week.
About You
• Quartz Background (or equivalent, like Athena)
• Direct communication with front office traders, no BA go-between
• Developers should be able to work directly with traders and their requests
• Business is with Risk, Finance, Quants, etc
• Will enhance trade products and develop new products at trader requests. All products based in showing traders potential risk.
• Quants will be considered, but have been historically hard to keep. This team does not develop new models.
• Financial Engineering backgrounds are a good fit.
• There is a balance between clean code and deliverable deadlines.
• Open to minimum of 3-5 years experience for the right candidate
• Open to other language, as long as other skills are present and they can learn Python
Job Description:
We are looking for a front-office developer to join the Global Non-Linear (GnL) front office development team. Role will include development for the global risk platform, product pricing, feeds to downstream systems, and implementing new strategic solutions. The role will provide exposure to complex IR products through use of quantitative analytics libraries and interactions with quant/strat group. The work will involve development in Python. Platform is Quartz: A strategic, cross-asset, front-to-back position management, pricing, and risk management platform. The role involves interaction with users globally across Trading, Middle Office, Finance and Risk Management.
Summary of Business Area:
The Technology group provides solutions to clients in the Trading, Sales, Finance, and Regulatory areas of Exotics Interest-Rate Options and Inflation businesses. Asset classes comprise exotic interest-rate derivatives, and exchange-traded instruments.
Role Responsibilities:
- Implementation of pricing, risk and trading system solutions for Trading Desk (primary focus).
- Leverage strategic technologies for next generation pricing and risk management system based solutions.
- Capture, analyse document business requirements from our business partners
- Work very closely with the Trading Desk, Quants, and Technology groups to extend the analytics to meet ongoing business needs
Essential Skill Requirements:
- Strong Python skills
- Rates business knowledge (risk, pricing, yield curve and inflation curve construction etc...)
- Experience of Interest Rate Derivatives and bond trading systems
- Excellent communication skills, and good attention to details
- Ability to work on large scale IT projects with interaction with numerous teams and clients.
- Experience with Front Office
Desired Skills
- Ability to manage a project end to end
- FICC and Derivative Operations
About Us
About FDM
FDM powers the people behind tech and innovation. We spot trends, find top talent, and help businesses stay ahead.
With 35 years of experience, we coach, mentor, and launch fresh thinkers from diverse backgrounds into world-class careers. Partnering with top global companies, we deliver the right talent at the right time—while guiding our people toward exponential growth.
🌍 Global impact – 18 centers across North America, APAC, the UK, and Europe
🚀 25,000 careers launched – and counting
🤝 300 trusted client partners
Committed to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Tech careers should be for everyone. With 75 nationalities represented, FDM thrives on diversity, fuels innovation through unique perspectives, and celebrates success together. As an Equal Opportunity Employer and FTSE4Good-listed company, we ensure every qualified applicant gets a fair shot—no barriers, just opportunities.
Additional Considerations
FDM Group, Inc. is registered to operate and hire employees in select states within the US. We will consider employment applications exclusively from candidates who are either residing in one of the following states or willing to relocate to them: Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia.