Senior Python Developer

Kapital Consulting; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kapital Consulting seeks a skilled Software Engineer to optimise automated processes and develop new tools for internal teams. You will work within the Front Office Trading department, engaging with Portfolio Managers and Traders to drive efficiency.

The role requires 5 years in process-improvement engineering with Python and SQL expertise, plus familiarity with cloud platforms and containerisation. Australian permanent resident or citizen preferred.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in process improvement engineering roles, ideally automation or intelligent systems.
• Proficiency in Python & SQL with data-driven solutions.
• Experience in Financial Services or tooling for multiple departments.

Responsibilities

• On-going optimisation of automated processes.
• Implement maintainable solutions to increase organisational efficiency.
• Design, build, and test new tools.
• Onboard and integrate APIs from 3rd party sources.
• Collaborate with the wider engineering team to meet quality, security, and performance standards.
• Stakeholder engagement across departments to identify needs and use cases.

Skills

Python

SQL

Automation

Tools

AWS

Docker

CI/CD

GCP

Azure

Job description

Work for a leading financial firm that's experiencing unprecedented growth! As they continue to expand and scale their organisation they are looking for skilled Software Engineer sto improve existing processes and develop new tools for the internal teams to improve organisational efficiency.

This engineer will sit and be embedded within the Front Office Trading department, so experience working with Portfolio Managers, Traders etc is mandatory.

What's a typical day look like?

• On-going optimisation of the performance of automated processes
• Implement maintainable solutions to increase organisational efficiency
• Designing, building, and testing new tools.
• Onboard and integrate APIs from 3rd party sources.
• Collaborate with the wider engineering team to ensure new tools and systems meet quality, security, and performance standards.
• Stakeholder engagement across departments identifying needs and use cases for business optimisation.

About you:

• 5 years of experience in process Improvement engineering roles, ideally experienced with automation or intelligent systems.
• Proficiency in Python & SQL with an understanding of how these apply to data-driven solutions.
• Experienced in Financial Services, or development of custom tooling for departments such as Marketing, Legal, Finance and Human resources.
• Ability to work autonomously and communicate with users cross-departmentally
• Experience within Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), CICD, Docker would be advantageous.
• Permanent Resident or Citizen of Australia.