Python Developer

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced Python Engineer to join our Trading Systems Technology team supporting Fixed Income Trading Desks. This role requires a strong background in trading systems development, quantitative model integration, and real-time application development within the financial services or asset management space. The ideal candidate will work directly with Traders and Portfolio Managers to enhance trading tools and analytics, ensuring robust, high-performance, and scalable solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop and support real-time, batch, and API-based applications for Fixed Income trading desks, including Structured Products, Rates, Corporate, and Municipal Bonds.

Integrate quantitative models and financial analytics into operational systems, ensuring accuracy and performance.

Collaborate directly with Traders, Portfolio Managers, and Quantitative Analysts to gather requirements, implement system enhancements, and provide production support.

Build and maintain scalable, high-availability trading tools and calculation engines.

Design and develop applications leveraging Python, AWS cloud services (EKS, API Gateway, Lambda, Redis), Postgres, and S3.

Integrate external market data feeds and trading interfaces from vendorslike Bloomberg, TradeWeb, and others.

Support the ongoing modernization and cloud migration of trading platforms.

Required Qualifications:

10–12 years of experience in software development within asset management or financial services, with a focus on trading systems.

Strong expertise in Python programming for financial or trading applications.

Direct experience working on Fixed Income Analytics or Trading Systems, integrating quantitative models into operational workflows.

Proven experience interfacing directly with Traders, Portfolio Managers, and Front Office teams.

Hands-on experience with AWS services: EKS, API Gateway, Lambda, Redis, and S3.

Proficiency in working with Postgres databases and integrating market data sourceslike Bloomberg and TradeWeb.

Strong understanding of building real-time, event-driven applications, APIs, batch processes, and calculation engines supporting trading or portfolio management teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience developing systems for Structured Products, Rates, Corporates, or Municipals desks.

Familiarity with cloud-native architecture and microservices frameworks.

Strong communication skills and ability to work closely with Front Office teams in a high-pressure trading environment.