Python Developer

This is a unique and exciting opportunity for a dynamic, enterprising mid-level developer to join the fastest growing area in Equities Derivatives Technology and contribute to the continuing buildout of technology and process automation solutions to Structured Notes (SN) and Structured Products (SP) business growth. The successful candidate will Collaborate with other team members, platform teams, sales, trading, structuring, operations to achieve a collective result. Help build applications, services and tools that drive end to end automation, continuous monitoring, exception alerting, and metrics gathering to aid SN/SP decision-making. Optimize Treasury workstream, with a view to increasing STP Rates into Treasury and supporting additional attributes requested by different Treasury Teams. Candidates will be proficient in software design focused on a cross-language REST based n-tier architecture and executed using agile methodologies (Scrum, Test Driven Development, unit/integration testing, pair programming, etc.). The successful candidate will be comfortable driving design and architecture, rationalizing business requirements and mentoring less experienced developers. There will be significant interaction with senior developers across other work streams as we integrate an increasingly complex product set.

• 7+ year of technology development experience and specifically 3+ years of experience in development of front-office equities derivatives systems. (Previous experience of working with SN and SP is a plus.)
• Computer science or equivalent degree
• Demonstrable experience of having designed and developed complex server-side functionality in Python
• SQL - preferably Oracle
• Shell scripting and basic Unix knowledge desirable
• Proficient in writing unit, integration, and acceptance tests
• Comfortable in an agile working environment
• Self-starter and proactive