Hybrid Cloud-Native Python Engineer for Data Platforms

Janus Henderson Investors; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellbeing

ClassPass membership

Volunteer time

Professional development

Diversity & Inclusion

Parental leave

Headspace subscription

Networking events

Lunch allowance

Job summary

Janus Henderson Investors is seeking a senior software engineer to build cloud-native apps, data services, APIs, and platform capabilities for the Alternatives business. You’ll work with portfolio managers and engineers to automate workflows using modern tools while aligning with architecture and governance standards.

The role emphasizes hands-on development, testing, deployment, and ongoing support, with a focus on automation, scalability, reliability, and an enhanced user experience across the

Qualifications

• Strong Python development experience with production-grade apps.
• Experience designing data platforms, pipelines, APIs and event-driven architectures.
• Proficiency with cloud platforms (Azure preferred) and distributed systems.
• Hands-on with CI/CD, IaC, and automated testing practices.
• Solid SQL skills across operational and analytical data stores.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support cloud-native applications, data services, APIs, and platform capabilities.
• Collaborate with engineers and portfolio managers to align with architecture and priorities.
• Design, build, deploy, and operate solutions across the delivery lifecycle.
• Drive automation, scalability, reliability, and improved UX within the platform.
• Engage with investment teams throughout requirements, design, and implementation.

Skills

Python development

Cloud-native architectures

Azure/AWS cloud

Data pipelines & APIs

Distributed computing

CI/CD & IaC

SQL databases

Pandas/Numpy/PySpark

Team collaboration

Delivery ownership

Stakeholder alignment

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Airflow

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

REST/GraphQL APIs

Azure data services

C#, Angular

Job description

Janus Henderson Investors is seeking a senior software engineer to build cloud-native apps, data services, APIs, and platform capabilities for the Alternatives business. You’ll work with portfolio managers and engineers to automate workflows using modern tools while aligning with architecture and governance standards.

The role emphasizes hands-on development, testing, deployment, and ongoing support, with a focus on automation, scalability, reliability, and an enhanced user experience across the