Python Developer – Trading Systems & Research Infrastructure (No Finance Experience Needed)
Core
Develop components for a research and trading platform used by quant researchers and portfolio managers, handling data from diverse sources and optimizing performance for simulation and live execution.
Role type
Python developer for trading systems and research infrastructure
Builds
Scalable trading and backtesting platform, data pipelines for market and alternative data
Domain
Quantitative finance / Systematic trading
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python, relational databases, clean modular code design, software testing, performance tuning, issue resolution in live/simulation environments
Preferred skills
Cloud-native technologies (AWS, GCP), containerized environments, CI/CD workflows, DevOps practices, test-driven development
Technologies
Python, AWS, GCP
Responsibilities
Contribute to architecture, testing, and performance tuning of the trading platform; Build reliable tools for data access and analysis; Collaborate with engineers and researchers on model development; Investigate and resolve software issues in live and simulation environments
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC