Python Engineer - Remote contract

Job description

Job Type: Full-time, Contract

Our client, a Global Multi-Strat Hedge Fund, is looking for a Senior Python Consultant based in NYC to support their Equities Core Technology team. Build and operate Python-based services for large-scale data transformations, calculations and reconciliations.

• Publish and distribute transaction and P&L data through Kafka using Avro-based schemas and streaming patterns.
• Partner with Middle Office, Operations and Core Technology teams to understand post-trade workflows, operational requirements and strategic priorities, translating them into practical technology solutions.
• Deliver software iteratively using modern engineering practices, including automated testing, code review, version control, CI/CD, orchestration and AI-assisted development tools. 7 years of professional Python development experience in capital markets, hedge fund, fintech or a related financial-services environment, including large-scale data calculations using pandas, Polars and NumPy.
• Demonstrated experience delivering equity post-trade or trade-capture solutions, including corporate actions, trade lifecycle workflows and P&L calculations.
• Experience building REST services with FastAPI and/or Flask and working with SQL and relational databases in production.
• Experience with Kafka or comparable streaming and messaging platforms, including Avro or other schema-based event publishing.
• Strong understanding of modern SDLC practices, including testing, CI/CD, release management, observability and operational ownership;

experience with Docker, Kubernetes, cloud platforms, Angular, TypeScript or Ag-Grid is a plus.

• Experience partnering with Middle Office, Operations and business stakeholders, with the ability to clarify requirements and explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.