Stash Talent Services · 3 hours ago
Senior Python Developer (Front Office Trading Systems)
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$80/hr - $90/hr
10+ years expStash Talent Services is seeking a Senior Python Developer to work on Front Office Trading Systems. The role involves building and operating critical trading applications while collaborating with traders and risk teams to deliver robust technical solutions.
Staffing & Recruiting
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
3+ years of work experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
7+ years of work experience with Python (Programming Language)
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