Senior Python Data Platform Engineer

NJF Global Holdings Ltd; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

NJF Global Holdings Ltd in New York is seeking an experienced Python Software Engineer to help build data platforms, distributed systems and research infrastructure powering analytical workflows. You will collaborate with researchers, data scientists and engineers to create scalable systems for ingestion, transformation and analysis of large datasets, while delivering robust, high-performance software.

The role emphasizes ownership, collaboration and building reliable platform capabilities in a

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience using Python.
• Strong experience building distributed systems, backend platforms or data-intensive applications.
• Proven experience working with large datasets and scalable data processing solutions.
• Experience developing software within Linux-based environments.
• Solid understanding of software architecture, systems design and performance optimisation.
• Experience with modern engineering practices including testing, automation and CI/CD.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain high-performance Python applications and services.
• Build and optimise distributed systems that process and manage large-scale datasets.
• Develop data pipelines and research platforms that support analytical workflows and experimentation.
• Collaborate with researchers, data scientists and engineers to create tools that accelerate data exploration, feature development and model evaluation.
• Improve the scalability, reliability and observability of production systems.
• Drive performance optimisation across data-intensive applications and backend services.
• Contribute to architecture decisions, engineering standards and best practices.
• Take ownership of projects from design through deployment and ongoing support.
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve platform capabilities, developer productivity and system efficiency.

Skills

Python

Distributed systems

Data processing

Linux

CI/CD

Testing

Bachelor's degree in CS/related field

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related technical discipline

Tools

CI/CD tools

Job description

NJF Global Holdings Ltd in New York is seeking an experienced Python Software Engineer to help build data platforms, distributed systems and research infrastructure powering analytical workflows. You will collaborate with researchers, data scientists and engineers to create scalable systems for ingestion, transformation and analysis of large datasets, while delivering robust, high-performance software.

The role emphasizes ownership, collaboration and building reliable platform capabilities in a