Front Office Automation Tester (1391)

Senior Python Developer - Front Office Trading

Location: Hybrid - Charlotte, North Carolina

Experience Level: Senior (5+ Years)

Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Python Developer to design, develop, and support high-performance Front Office trading applications. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Python development, financial markets, trading systems, and low-latency application development while working closely with Front Office traders, quantitative analysts, business users, and technology teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable Python applications supporting Front Office trading platforms.
• Develop and enhance trading applications, pricing engines, market data services, and order management systems (OMS).
• Collaborate with traders, quantitative analysts, business analysts, and technology teams to deliver business-critical solutions.
• Build APIs, microservices, and backend services for real-time trading and market data processing.
• Optimize application performance for low-latency trading environments.
• Integrate applications with market data providers, trading platforms, and financial messaging systems.
• Troubleshoot production issues and provide ongoing support for Front Office applications.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, code reviews, and release activities.
• Develop automated unit tests and support CI/CD deployment pipelines.
• Ensure code quality, scalability, security, and compliance with enterprise development standards.

Required Skills

• 7+ years of professional Python development experience.
• Strong expertise in Python programming and object-oriented design.
• Experience building REST APIs using FastAPI, Flask, or Django.
• Strong knowledge of multithreading, multiprocessing, asynchronous programming, and performance optimization.
• Experience working with SQL databases such as PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, or MySQL.
• Knowledge of messaging technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or MQ.
• Experience with Git, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of Linux/Unix environments.
• Excellent analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Domain Experience

• Strong understanding of Capital Markets and Front Office Trading.

• Experience supporting trading desks, electronic trading platforms, or market data systems.

• Knowledge of Fixed Income and Derivative products including:

• Swaps

• Caps & Floors

• Swaptions

• Bonds

• Experience working with real-time market data and trading workflows.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in investment banking or capital markets.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Experience with containerization technologies including Docker and Kubernetes.
• Exposure to distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and microservices.
• Experience with financial messaging protocols or trading APIs is a plus.

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