Senior Software Engineer (Python) Unicorn Fintech

Senior Software Engineer (Python)

Digital Prime Brokerage Fintech $1Bn Valuation

Office in London, UK (Hybrid)

A global unicorn fintech is currently seeking a talented and experienced Python SWE to join their team and play a crucial role in building the firm's real-time event processing system (i.e., clearing sub-ledger).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain the core infrastructure and systems for our prime brokerage platform, including trade execution, position management, risk monitoring, and reporting modules.
• Build robust systems for managing the entire trade lifecycle, from order routing and execution to settlement and reconciliation.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and optimize system components for maximum throughput, low latency, and high reliability.
• Be a thoughtful technical voice and support your team in making diligent and sound architectural decisions, upholding the highest bar for quality.
• Maintain adherence to SLAs/SLOs.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• At least 8 years of experience in software development/engineering.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or related field.
• Strong proficiency in Python.
• Familiarity with industry-standard technologies and protocols, including FIX protocol, market data feeds, and order management systems.
• Experience in building and managing distributed systems and high-throughput services.
• Background in real-time transaction processing within trading, risk management, or web 2.0 companies (large-scale transaction/event-processing systems: trading systems, risk management systems, pricing systems).
• Grit, drive, and strong feeling of ownership coupled with collaboration and leadership.
• Intuitive, focused, driven, organized, factual, and productive; able to break through communication issues and effectively develop relationships with stakeholders across the firm.
• Nice to have: Previous experience at a fast-paced, high-growth stage company.
• Nice to have: Experience with digital assets.

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