Python Developer - Trading Applications - London/Hybrid

Python Developer - Trading Applications - London/Hybrid

Job Title: Python Developer - Trading Applications
Location: London/Hybrid - Onsite 2-3 days per week, with flexibility to work remotely once up and running
Salary/Rate: Up to £500 per day INSIDE IR35
Start Date: As soon as possible
Job Type: 12 month contract initially + extensions

Company Introduction
Coltech is partnered with a leading Global Energy Trading client who are looking for an experienced Python Developer to join their team for a 12 month contract.

The Python Developer is a skilled professional with a strong track record in software engineering best practices, dedicated to delivering software products and applications that create significant business value. This individual will embody a continuous improvement mindset, focusing on optimizing processes and applications based on value-driven principles. The ideal candidate thrives in a global team environment and has substantial experience within the energy trading sector, demonstrating the ability to collaborate effectively and drive innovation.

Job Responsibilities

1. Translate and align functional requirements with technical concepts to ensure clarity and effective implementation.
2. Conduct estimation, solution design, and detailed technical design, including application deliverables such as code, tests, and documentation.
3. Provide solutions in accordance with enterprise technology principles, methods, standards, and practices.
4. Deliver business-critical applications in Python with scalable architecture design.
5. Deliver applications using an event-driven microservices architecture.
6. Manage databases, addressing performance issues, particularly with SQL Server.
7. Contribute to the definition and maintenance of standards, methods, and tools, incorporating best practices from market implementations.
8. Manage complex integration scenarios and interfaces across the ETRM landscape.
9. Develop and maintain solution patterns and best practices for software development.
10. Design, develop, and maintain robust back-end systems in Python.
11. Leverage Azure, GitHub Actions, CI/CD pipelines, Cache techniques, and SQL databases for efficient application development.
12. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including analysts and business stakeholders, to deliver innovative and aligned solutions.
13. Optimize application performance and scalability using performance monitoring and tuning tools.
14. Implement security best practices in software development, ensuring compliance with relevant frameworks and standards.

Required Skills/Experience:

1. Proven track record of relevant software development experience with Python.
2. Critical experience within a finance or trading environment.
3. Extensive delivery experience of Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) and writing testable code.
4. Proven experience working in agile teams, demonstrating the application of agile principles with lean thinking.
5. Useful experience blending data engineering with core software engineering.
6. Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
7. Proficient in profiling and optimizing Python code.
8. Aware of executable documentation concepts.
9. Experience in providing support for trading applications.
10. FastAPI and Async Processing: Proven experience with FastAPI and async processing.

Desired Skills/Experience:

1. Experience with other programming languages (C++, .NET) and frameworks.
2. Familiarity with Github Actions is a plus.
3. Experience with Databricks is a plus.

Apply now for immediate consideration.