VP, Senior Risk Developer (Full Stack Engineer React/Python/Azure)

Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of professional experience in JavaScript and front-end application development
  • Strong expertise in building production-grade UI applications using modern JavaScript frameworks (React preferred)
  • Advanced experience with TypeScript and front-end architecture patterns
  • Proven experience developing and maintaining shared UI component libraries and design systems (Storybook)
  • Strong SQL skills for data analysis and querying

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop highly scalable front-end applications using React JS, TypeScript, and other technologies
  • Build and maintain reusable UI component libraries integrated into Storybook
  • Deliver end-to-end features by collaborating with backend engineers to enhance Python/Django APIs
  • Deploy applications to production within Azure cloud environments using CI/CD pipelines
  • Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks to ensure application scalability
  • Implement secure authentication and authorization across applications
  • Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers

Benefits

  • Hybrid workforce model allowing work from home and office
  • Opportunities for professional development and mentorship
  • Direct influence on enterprise-level risk applications
  • Collaboration with a cross-functional engineering team
  • Contributions to engineering standards and architectural direction
Full Job Description
JOB SUMMARY:

The Senior Risk Developer (Full Stack Engineer) is responsible for designing, developing, and delivering scalable, production-grade applications that enable risk management and data-driven decision-making across the organization. This role drives the translation of complex business requirements into technical solutions using modern front-end frameworks and backend integrations within the Azure cloud ecosystem. The position has significant impact on enterprise risk analytics capabilities, influencing data accessibility, performance optimization, and user experience at scale. Operating within a cross-functional engineering environment, this role collaborates with backend developers and stakeholders while contributing to architecture decisions, engineering standards, and overall solution quality. The role typically reports into a senior engineering or technology lead within the Risk Technology organization and provides technical mentorship to junior engineers.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Design and develop highly scalable, responsive front-end applications using React JS, TypeScript, AG Grid, HTML5, and CSS3
  • Build and maintain reusable UI component libraries and integrate them into Storybook for standardized usage across applications
  • Deliver end-to-end features by collaborating with backend engineers to enhance Python/Django APIs and ensure seamless system integration
  • Deploy applications to production within Azure cloud environments using CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions) and integrated Azure services
  • Identify, analyze, and resolve performance bottlenecks to ensure optimal application scalability and responsiveness
  • Implement secure authentication and authorization mechanisms across applications and environments
  • Develop high-quality, maintainable, and testable code, including unit testing, while contributing to engineering best practices and standards
  • Produce technical documentation and clearly communicate architecture decisions, trade-offs, and implementation details to stakeholders
  • Execute data-driven functionality by leveraging SQL and integrating with Azure Databricks and related data workflows
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to align technical delivery with business and risk management objectives
  • Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior team members, supporting skill development and code quality improvement
  • Take ownership of deliverables, working independently or within teams to ensure timely and high-quality completion


POSITION SPECIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of professional experience in JavaScript and front-end application development
  • Strong expertise in building production-grade UI applications using modern JavaScript frameworks (React preferred)
  • Advanced experience with TypeScript and front-end architecture patterns
  • Hands-on experience with AG Grid, including server-side data processing, filtering, and performance tuning
  • Proven experience developing and maintaining shared UI component libraries and design systems (Storybook)
  • Proficiency with modern development tooling (Node.js, Vite, npm workspaces/monorepos)
  • Experience integrating front-end applications with backend systems using Python frameworks such as Django, Flask, or FastAPI
  • Exposure to Azure cloud services, including App Services, Functions, and container-based deployments
  • Familiarity with Azure Databricks, including PySpark, data pipelines, and analytics workflows
  • Strong SQL skills for data analysis and querying
  • Understanding of application security practices, including authentication and authorization
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to document and present technical decisions
  • Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering and business teams
  • Demonstrated ownership, accountability, and ability to work independently in complex environments
  • Experience mentoring and guiding junior engineers
  • Exposure to AI-assisted development tools is desirable
  • Knowledge of financial services and risk management domain is highly desirable
  • Direct influence on enterprise-level risk applications and decision-making platforms
  • Responsible for delivering scalable solutions that support high-volume data processing and analytics
  • Contributes to engineering standards, architectural direction, and platform stability
  • Impacts productivity and effectiveness of both technical teams and business stakeholders through improved tooling and user experience
  • Reports to a senior engineering or technology manager within the Risk Technology function
  • Provides technical mentorship and guidance to junior and mid-level engineers

SMBC's employees participate in a Hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as, from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process. Hybrid work may not be permitted for certain roles, including, for example, certain FINRA-registered roles for which in-office attendance for the entire workweek is required.

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