Software Engineer

Posted 2 Days Ago
New York, NY, USA
In-Office
120K-140K Annually
Mid level
Financial Services
The Role
Develop and support full-stack automation and applied AI solutions using Python, Django, SQL Server, and React. Build REST API integrations, browser automations, and production-grade LLM applications with validation and audit controls. Own solutions across design, deployment, monitoring, testing, documentation, and support. Troubleshoot issues, improve reliability, implement CI/CD and observability, and collaborate with business stakeholders to translate regulatory and operational requirements into auditable software.
Summary Generated by Built In
Join Cantor Fitzgerald Technology Markets' Finance Development team as a Software Engineer on a high‑ownership automation and applied AI group. You will partner with business, operations, and technology stakeholders to design, develop, and support production‑grade automation that streamlines trading, compliance, legal, tax, treasury, finance, HR and other corporate processes. The role spans the full software‑development lifecycle, from learning unfamiliar business workflows to delivering reliable, AI‑enhanced solutions and maintaining them in production. Responsibilities
  • Design, develop, test, and maintain full‑stack automations using Python/Django, SQL Server, and React.
  • Create and consume REST APIs and integrate with internal systems and third‑party platforms via APIs or controlled browser automation.
  • Apply generative AI and large language models to document processing, classification, and AI‑assisted reporting, implementing validation and audit controls.
  • Own solutions end‑to‑end: design, deployment, monitoring, documentation, and production support.
  • Troubleshoot production issues, perform root‑cause analysis, and improve reliability, performance, and recoverability.
  • Develop automated tests, conduct code reviews, and enforce CI/CD best practices.
  • Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting for unattended automations.
  • Collaborate with compliance, legal, trading operations, tax, treasury, finance, and HR to validate business logic and communicate technical trade‑offs.
  • Translate compliance and regulatory requirements into reliable, auditable technical solutions.
  • Stay current with emerging automation and AI technologies and evaluate their applicability.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 2–5 years of professional software‑development experience with a solid grasp of the SDLC.
  • Strong proficiency in Python and a modern web framework such as Django.
  • Experience designing, building, and consuming REST APIs.
  • Proficient SQL skills with experience in relational databases like SQL Server.
  • Working knowledge of a modern JavaScript framework (e.g., React) for UI development.
  • Experience with browser‑automation/RPA tools and Unix shell scripting.
  • Hands‑on experience integrating generative AI or LLM APIs into production applications.
  • Familiarity with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
  • Excellent communication skills and a self‑directed, intellectually curious mindset.

Compensation Expectations: $120,000 -$140,000 Base Salary


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Skills Required

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
  • 2-5 years of professional software development experience
  • Strong proficiency in Python and a modern web framework such as Django
  • Experience designing, building, and consuming REST APIs
  • Proficient SQL skills and experience with relational databases such as SQL Server
  • Working knowledge of a modern JavaScript framework such as React
  • Experience with browser automation or RPA tools and Unix shell scripting
  • Hands-on experience integrating generative AI or LLM APIs into production applications
  • Familiarity with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices
  • Excellent communication skills and a self-directed, intellectually curious mindset
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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
1,857 Employees
Year Founded: 1945

What We Do

Cantor Fitzgerald is a leading global financial services firm, serving clients from over 30 offices around the world. Founded in 1945 as a securities brokerage and investment bank, the firm pioneered computer-based bond trading, built one of the broadest distribution networks in the industry and became the market’s premier dealer of government securities. Today, Cantor Fitzgerald is known for its strength across a diverse array of businesses, including equity and fixed income capital markets, investment banking, commercial real estate finance and services, prime brokerage, asset management and wealth management, and e-commerce and online ventures. In all its businesses, the firm is an acknowledged leader in developing advanced technologies to expand market access, and help clients achieve their most important financial and strategic objectives. This commitment to client-centered innovation has led to enduring relationships with many of the world’s most demanding institutional investors and corporations. For more information please visit www.cantor.com.

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