Python Risk Developer - Contract - Shell Scripting, Pandas, Polars, AWS, SQL, indices
Posted 3 days ago by 1774280553
Negotiable
Undetermined
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London
Summary: The Python Risk Developer role involves working on a 6-month contract within a Hedge Fund's Risk Tech Team, focusing on developing high-performance index calculation engines and data processing frameworks. The position requires strong expertise in Python, data analysis, and cloud infrastructure, particularly AWS. The developer will be responsible for building and optimizing data pipelines, ensuring code quality, and participating in technical discussions. This role is critical for enhancing the fund's risk analytics capabilities through innovative technology solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and implement high-performance index calculation engines and analytics frameworks using Python
- Build and optimize data pipelines for large-scale financial data processing
- Architect and deploy microservices on AWS cloud infrastructure
- Ensure code quality through testing, version control, and documentation
- Participate in code reviews and technical design discussions
Key Skills:
- Strong proficiency in data analysis using Pandas/Polars
- Demonstrated experience with equity index products and performance benchmarking
- Expertise in building RESTful APIs and microservices
- Strong SQL skills and experience with database design/optimization
- Proficient in Git-based version control and CI/CD practices
- Solid understanding of Linux/Unix environments
- Experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, Aurora, Lambda)
- Knowledge of financial markets and investment products
- Experience with Real Time data processing and streaming architectures
- Familiarity with performance optimization and profiling tools
- Experience with Docker and container orchestration
- Languages: Python, SQL, C#, Shell Scripting
- Frameworks: FastAPI/Flask, Pandas, Polars
- Cloud: AWS ecosystem
- Tools: Git, Docker, Jenkins/GitHub Actions
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Python Risk Developer - Contract - Shell Scripting, Pandas, Polars, AWS, SQL, indices
Our Hedge Fund client is looking for a Python Developer on a 6 month initial contract on their Risk Tech Team.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement high-performance index calculation engines and analytics frameworks using Python
- Build and optimize data pipelines for large-scale financial data processing
- Architect and deploy microservices on AWS cloud infrastructure
- Ensure code quality through testing, version control, and documentation
- Participate in code reviews and technical design discussions
Required Qualifications
- Strong proficiency in data analysis using Pandas/Polars
- Demonstrated experience with equity index products and performance benchmarking
- Expertise in building RESTful APIs and microservices
- Strong SQL skills and experience with database design/optimization
- Proficient in Git-based version control and CI/CD practices
- Solid understanding of Linux/Unix environments
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, Aurora, Lambda)
- Knowledge of financial markets and investment products
- Experience with Real Time data processing and streaming architectures
- Familiarity with performance optimization and profiling tools
- Experience with Docker and container orchestration
Technical Skills
- Languages: Python, SQL, C#, Shell Scripting
- Frameworks: FastAPI/Flask, Pandas, Polars
- Cloud: AWS ecosystem
- Tools: Git, Docker, Jenkins/GitHub Actions
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