Senior Python Engineer - Hybrid | Quant Finance & Trading

Salt; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working environment

Collaborative engineering team

Modern technologies and architectures

Job summary

Salt partnered with a Private Fund Manager to hire a Senior Python Developer. The role focuses on building market simulation engines, quantitative modelling, and advancing enterprise-level algorithms within a trading platform.

You will work across disciplines to design, code, verify, test, and document software services, while advocating Agile/Scrum practices. A strong background in finance and data manipulation is required.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 4 years of commercial experience using Python.
• Strong knowledge of Quantitative Analysis / Development.
• Strong understanding of financial markets and at least one asset class.
• Experience with Investment / Quantitative Strategies.
• Data Analysis and Manipulation.

Responsibilities

• Build market simulation engines, quantitative modelling and develop algorithms within the client platform using Python.
• Collaborate across disciplines to design, code, verify, test, document and integrate software services.
• Advocate for Agile/Scrum practices and modern engineering methodologies.

Skills

Python

Quantitative Analysis

Financial Markets

Investment Strategies

Data Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering / computer science

Job description

Salt partnered with a Private Fund Manager to hire a Senior Python Developer. The role focuses on building market simulation engines, quantitative modelling, and advancing enterprise-level algorithms within a trading platform.

You will work across disciplines to design, code, verify, test, and document software services, while advocating Agile/Scrum practices. A strong background in finance and data manipulation is required.