Python Developer

Talentify; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Perfict Global seeks a Python Engineer to join Vanguard Personalized Indexing in Oakland. The contractor will design and build automations to enhance efficiency, and automate data collection for portfolio managers to support decision-making.

The role requires investment systems knowledge, strong Python skills, and familiarity with AWS services; collaboration with the Oakland portfolio management team is essential.

Qualifications

• Investment systems knowledge (trading, securities) required.
• Strong ability to communicate with portfolio managers to rapidly build solutions.
• Python strongly preferred; AWS experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Full-stack development for Vanguard Personalized Indexing users.
• Automate data collection to support portfolio managers.
• Evaluate when local scripts suffice vs robust enhancements.
• Collaborate with Oakland team to improve workflow and reduce risk.

Skills

Python

Investment systems

AWS

GitHub

PM communication

Tools

GitHub

Job description

About Us

Perfict Global is a leading IT consulting services provider focused on providing innovative and successful business workforce solutions to Fortune 500 companies. Our trained and experienced professionals constantly strive to bring together the best technologies available to manage client's complex business and technology, participate in implementation activities and collaborate in new ways to meet client needs.

We provide excellent benefits such as Medical, Dental, Vision ++ a fun company to work!!!

Job description

Title - Python Developer

Location/Hybrid: Oakland CA

Hybrid - 3/days onsite in Oakland CA office

Length: 12 months, possible to extend

Start/On-boarding Process

Once offer is made, they will do a background check (they run) that includes:

• 10 years background
• Drug test
• Finger Printing

* Timeline is 2 weeks from offer to start based on background process

Position: Python Engineer

This person will work with the Vanguard Personalized Indexing portfolio management team to design and build automations to improve the team's efficiency. Automate the collection of data needed for portfolio managers to make decisions. Determine when a local solution (e.g. scripts) is the right answer versus building a more robust enhancement into existing systems. Duties and responsibilities would include full-stack software development for the Vanguard Personalized Indexing portfolio managers. This contractor would work with the Oakland based portfolio management team to understand their workflow and develop applications which focus on time savings through automation, cost savings through optimization, and risk mitigation.

Must haves

• Investment systems knowledge (trading, securities, etc)
• Ability to effectively communicate with portfolio managers, work closely with them to rapidly build solutions
• Python strongly preferred
• Knowledge of AWS services like lambdas, ECS and AWS infrastructure
• GitHub

Preferred

• AWS certification
• Knowledge of investment systems strongly preferred