Stash Talent Services · 8 hours ago
Senior Python Developer-Senior Python Developer (Front Office Trading Systems)- [No H1b/CPT/OPT]
Greater Houston
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$80/hr - $90/hr
10+ years expStash Talent Services is looking for a Senior Python Developer with experience in Front Office Trading Systems. The role involves designing, developing, and operating critical trading applications while collaborating with traders and risk teams to deliver robust technical solutions.
Staffing & Recruiting
No H1B
Responsibilities
Own the design, development, and operation of mission-critical Front Office trading applications, including cloud-native data platforms hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Architect and deliver high-performance, low-latency, and scalable solutions that directly support trading, risk management, P&L, and market analytics
Partner closely with Front Office, Trading, Risk, and Quant teams to translate complex business requirements into robust technical solutions
Lead the end-to-end delivery lifecycle: requirements analysis, solution design, prioritization, implementation, testing, deployment, and production support
Drive operational excellence through advanced monitoring, alerting, observability, automation, and predictive operations for 24x7 trading systems
Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance across globally distributed internal teams and third-party delivery partners
Ensure solutions adhere to security, performance, resiliency, and compliance standards expected in a regulated trading environment
Act as a technology ambassador for the client IT, representing the organization internally and externally with credibility at senior business and technical levels
Qualification
Required
10–15 years of engineering experience
Heavy Python development
Deep AWS (production architecture level)
Built distributed, scalable enterprise systems
Trading/commodities / energy / financial markets systems
Front Office
Risk
P&L
Trade Capture
Market Data
Strong communication (works directly with traders daily)
Good tenure/stability
BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
10 years of experience designing and building enterprise-grade, distributed systems
Strong experience in commodities trading, energy trading, financial markets, or risk management systems is mandatory (Front Office, Risk, P&L, Trade Capture, Market Data)
Proven expertise in Python with strong experience in Dash or modern UI/data visualization frameworks used in trading environments
Strong UI and data-driven application development experience for trader- and risk-facing tools
Deep hands-on experience with AWS, including (but not limited to): EKS, RDS, EC2, Lambda, S3, VPC, SageMaker, ECR, API Gateway, CloudFormation/ Terraform, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, SQS, SNS
Strong SQL and relational data modeling expertise with databases such as PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Snowflake, MySQL
Experience with FIX 4.2 / 4.4 in electronic trading environments, covering order/execution workflows, market data, trade lifecycle management, and technical aspects such as session handling, validation, performance, and resiliency across financial instruments
Experience designing and building RESTful APIs, event-driven architectures, and JSON-based services
Strong DevOps and platform engineering mindset, with hands-on experience using: Docker, Kubernetes, GitLab, CI/CD pipelines
Solid understanding of Linux/Unix environments
Strong ability to lead complex initiatives, influence stakeholders, and deliver under time-critical trading deadlines
Preferred
AWS Certified / Solutions Architect
Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering
FIX protocol exposure
Company
Stash Talent Services
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase