Senior Lead Development Engineer - Python Full Stack

Job Description

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 RESTful web services and with closely with UI developers Interfacing with various AWS infrastructure and services, deploying to Docker environment. Coding, Documentation, Testing, Debugging, Documentation and tier-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 agile stories and task, delegate to team, conduct code reviews / pull requests. Coordinately closely with the QA team and the scrum master to optimize team velocity and task flow. Helps establish and maintain technical standards via code reviews and pull requests 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. You will use your full range of skills as a full stack developer. What Were Looking For: Basic Qualifications : 10 - 15 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+ (minimum 5 years dedicated, recent Python experience). AWS services experience including API Gateway, ECS / Docker, DynamoDB, S3, Kafka, SQS. SQL database experience including proficiency on Postgres. Python libraries experience including Pandas, Numpy, Pydantic, SQLAlchemy. Demonstrated experience at creating RESTful endpoints in Python (Flask, FastAPI, Sanic). JavaScript and UI development experience including one of the following: (Vue 3, React, Angular) REST API testing experience with Postman or Bruno. Strong CI/CD build process experience using Jenkins. Backend services development including distributed libraries and packages in Python. Experience with software testing (unit testing, integration testing, test driven development). Strong Work Ethic, Communication and Thoughtfulness Additional Preferred Qualifications: Good understanding of financial markets and investing (stocks, funds, indices, etc.) Experience working in mission-critical enterprise organizations A passion for creating high quality code and broad unit test coverage. Ability to understand complex business problems, break into smaller executable parts, and delegate.