Lead Software Engineer - Python

Lead Software Engineer - Python - Equities Tech

Job Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the architecture and design (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current real time and batch systems.
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others 
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• You would have to deal with ambiguity, convert ideas into full-fledged software product using usable and appropriate technology.
• You would drive tasks to completion and take full ownership of projects.
• Leads sessions with external data vendors, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture
• Effectively communicate and manage stakeholders expectations.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Experience in delivering system design, (design patterns, reliability and scaling), application development, testing and support. 
• Proficiency in Python programming language
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience in mentoring and guiding a small team of 3-5 members.
• Excellent analytical skills (i.e. problem solving)
• Experience dealing with growing data ingestion, data management and data analytics.
• Disciplined approach to code management, testing and deployment practices
• Self-starter with the ability to quickly pick up new ideas, concepts and technologies

 

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• React, AWS, LLM.
• Experience of working in a front office environment within financial services 

Experience Level

Senior Level