Python Engineer - Montreal - Up to $180,000 Starting Base + Comps

Hunter Bond; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 162,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Rapidly Scaling Fintech Start-Up in Montreal (Hybrid) is seeking a Python Developer to join its growing team and work on cutting-edge tech in a fast-paced environment.

You will build high-performance Python applications for front-office trading, work closely with traders and quants to develop pricing tools, and drive projects end-to-end, shaping the firm's technical direction.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience with Python.
• Excellent computer science fundamentals (degree ideally but not required!).
• Comfortable working close to trading, financial markets or other performance-critical systems.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimise high-performance Python applications supporting front-office trading, optimising for speed, efficiency and reliability where every microsecond counts.
• Design robust, fault-tolerant services and scalable infrastructure that can handle rapidly growing data volumes, increasing complexity and demanding production workloads.
• Work directly with traders and quants to develop pricing tools, execution logic, risk analytics and bespoke trading applications.
• Drive projects end-to-end, from idea to deployment, with the autonomy to make a tangible impact and shape the firm's technical direction.

Skills

Python

Financial markets familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Job description

Client: Rapidly Scaling Fintech Start-Up

Location: Montreal (Hybrid)

$$$: Up to $180k CAD + Bonuses + Benefits

The Role:

We’re working with an elite, rapidly scaling fintech startup looking for an exceptional Python Developer to join its growing team and work on cutting edge tech in fast-paced environment.

This is your opportunity to get close to the markets, work alongside some of the best traders and engineers in the world, and develop high-performance systems where speed, reliability and precision matter.

What You’ll Do:

• Build and optimise high-performance Python applications supporting front-office trading, optimising for speed, efficiency and reliability where every microsecond counts.
• Design robust, fault-tolerant services and scalable infrastructure that can handle rapidly growing data volumes, increasing complexity and demanding production workloads.
• Work directly with traders and quants to develop pricing tools, execution logic, risk analytics and bespoke trading applications.
• Drive projects end-to-end, from idea to deployment, with the autonomy to make a tangible impact and shape the firm's technical direction.

Who You Are:

• 4+ years of experience with Python
• Excellent computer science fundamentals (degree ideally but not required!)
• Comfortable working close to trading, financial markets or other performance-critical systems.
• Someone who wants to surround themself with the best of the best!