Lead Python Software Engineer

Job Description

S&P Global Dow Jones Indices The Role : Senior Lead Development Engineer Python S&P Dow Jones Indices a global leader in providing investable and benchmark indices to the financial markets, is looking for a Senior Lead Development Engineer to join our technology team. The Team :You will be part of global technology team comprising of Dev, QA and BA teams and will be responsible for analysis, design, development and testing. Responsibilities and Impact : You will be working on one of the key systems that is responsible for calculating re-balancing weights and asset selections for S&P indices. Ultimately, the output of this team is used to maintain some of the most recognized and important investable assets globally. Design and development of Python applications deployed to AWS cloud services. Interface with UI application(s), RESTful interfaces, and diagnose issues. Coding, Documentation, Testing, Debugging, Documentation and level 3 support. Taking ownership of code modules and leading code review processes. Work directly with stakeholders and technical architect to formalize/document requirements for both supporting existing application as well as new initiatives. Perform Application & System Performance tuning and troubleshoot performance issues. Define and refine task definition, delegate tasks to team, and conduct code reviews / pull requests. Supervising and mentoring less experienced team member. Whats in it for you : This is an opportunity to work on a team of highly talented and motivated engineers at a highly respected company. You will work on new development as well as enhancements to existing functionality. What Were Looking For: Basic Qualifications : 10 - 12 years of IT experience in application development and support. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or, or in lieu, a demonstrated equivalence in work experience. Expert in modern Python 3.10 and late (minimum 5 years dedicated Python experience). Expertise in related Python libraries including Pandas, Numpy, Pydantic Experience with developing, troubleshooting distributable Python libraries. Backend services development including distributed libraries and packages in Python. Experience with AWS and cloud services including SQL databases, particularly PostgreSQL. Experience with DevOps and CI/CD processes (Jenkins, GitHub actions, etc.). Experience with software testing (unit testing, integration testing, test driven development). Strong Work Ethic, Communication and Thoughtfulness Additional Preferred Qualifications : Strong mathematics stills and understanding of financial markets (stocks, funds, indices, etc.) Algorithm development or rules engine experience is helpful. Demonstrated ability to solve complex, highly detailed business problems through software engineering skills (not just a coder / scripter but can work on system-wide problems). Basic understanding of creating calculation services that are consumed in a cloud environment over RESTful API. Prior ETL (Extract Transform Load) experience is helpful, but candidates should first be an experienced software engineer, and second very strong at analyzing data.