Lead Software Engineer - Python, AI -Markets Technology, Credit Pre-Trade Technology

ARCHER; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

On-Site Health And Wellness Centers

Retirement Savings Plan

Backup Childcare

Tuition Reimbursement

Mental Health Support

Financial Coaching

Job summary

ARCHER is seeking a senior software engineer to design, build, and support secure, scalable AI-enabled trading systems. You will partner with Credit Sales and Trading, Product, support teams, and technology stakeholders to improve reliability and guide architecture and technology evaluation.

The role requires 8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience with Python, Java, or C++, along with practical experience in AI components and cloud-native development.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience with Python, Java or C++.
• Practical experience with AI components and cloud-native development; knowledge of AWS, automation, CI/CD and the SDLC.

Skills

Python

Java

C++

Artificial Intelligence

Cloud-Native Development

System Design

Automation

Continuous Delivery

Agile Methodologies

CI/CD

Application Resiliency

Secure Coding

Production Support

Financial Markets And Trading

Tools

AWS

Job description

Design, build, and support secure, scalable AI-enabled trading systems, while modernizing existing platforms and delivering production-quality software. Partner with Credit Sales and Trading, Product, support teams, and technology stakeholders to improve system reliability, adopt AI-assisted engineering practices, and guide technical architecture and technology evaluation.

Requirements

Requires 8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience with Python, Java, or C++, practical experience with AI components and cloud-native development, and knowledge of AWS, automation, continuous delivery, and the software development lifecycle. Candidates should understand agile practices, resiliency, and security, communicate effectively, and be interested in financial markets; experience building AI platforms for trading or modernizing legacy systems with AI tooling is preferred.

Key Skills

Python, Java, C++, Artificial Intelligence, AWS, Cloud-Native Development, System Design, Application Development, Automation, Continuous Delivery, Agile Methodologies, CI/CD, Application Resiliency, Secure Coding, Production Support, Financial Markets And Trading

Benefits

Health Care Coverage, On-Site Health And Wellness Centers, Retirement Savings Plan, Backup Childcare, Tuition Reimbursement, Mental Health Support, Financial Coaching