Python Engineer – Financial Services (Contract, Remote)

Summary: The Python Engineer role focuses on contributing to foundational data and systems work for a financial markets firm, particularly in the deployment of AI models. The position involves working on middle and back-office systems projects, developing enterprise-grade production systems and data pipelines primarily using Python. Candidates should have significant experience in software engineering and a solid understanding of data architecture. A background in financial products is preferred but not mandatory.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to foundational data and systems work for AI model deployment.
• Work across a portfolio of middle and back-office systems projects.
• Build enterprise-grade production systems and data pipelines in Python.

Key Skills:

• 5+ years of experience in commercial software engineering.
• 3+ years of experience in Python developing enterprise production-grade applications/systems.
• Strong understanding of data structures and modern data architecture.
• Basic understanding of financial products and trade flows in a markets context (preferred).
• Some experience with UI development is beneficial (not required).
• Computer science degree or similar.

Salary (Rate): £100,000.00/year

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: IT