Senior Python Developer Fixed Income & Swaps x4

Zohorecruit; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Axiom Path in Charlotte, North Carolina, is seeking a hands-on Python developer to build solutions for Fixed Income and OTC derivatives across the trading lifecycle. You will collaborate with traders, operations, risk, and technology teams to deliver backend services, APIs, and data-processing tools.

The role requires strong Python and SQL skills, a deep understanding of swaps and derivatives, and experience across front-, middle-, and back-office workflows.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of Python, backend, or application development experience.
• Strong Python coding skills and ability to complete a coding assessment.
• Strong understanding of capital markets and swaps.
• Experience with backend services, APIs, or data-driven financial applications.
• Familiarity with capital markets platforms (Murex, Sophis, Charles River, Summit, Aladdin, DTCC, Omgeo).

Responsibilities

• Develop Python solutions for Fixed Income and OTC derivatives applications.
• Support systems covering trade execution, capture, valuation, settlement, and regulatory reporting.
• Work with swaps lifecycle events from execution through maturity.
• Develop backend services, APIs, and data-processing solutions.
• Write complex SQL for transaction validation and data analysis.

Skills

Python

SQL

Capital markets knowledge

Back-end development

API development

Tools

Murex

Sophis

Charles River

Summit

Aladdin

DTCC

Omgeo

Job description

Charlotte, United States | Posted on 07/27/2026

Axiom Path is an AI-first recruiting and staffing firm delivering RPO, MSP, and direct-hire solutions to enterprise clients across the U.S. Our team of experienced recruiters, supported by purpose-built automation, moves faster and communicates better so clients get qualified talent sooner and candidates get a clear, responsive process from first contact to start date.

Job Description

Be Part Of A High-Performing Team

Join a sophisticated capital markets technology organization supporting Fixed Income and OTC derivatives across the complete trading lifecycle. The team works across trading, operations, risk, treasury, accounting, regulatory, and technology functions supporting high-value swaps and rates products.

This is an opportunity for a hands-on Python developer who understands not only how capital markets applications are built, but also how swaps move through front-, middle-, and back-office systems from execution through maturity.

What s In Store For You

• Hybrid role based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
  
• Work directly with Fixed Income and OTC derivatives technology.
  
• Exposure to front-, middle-, and back-office systems.
  
• Work with complex swaps, cash-flow, collateral, settlement, and regulatory processes.
  
• Collaborate with developers and capital markets business stakeholders.
  

How You Will Make An Impact

• Develop Python solutions supporting Fixed Income and OTC derivatives applications.
  
• Support systems covering trade execution, capture, confirmation, valuation, settlement, accounting, and regulatory reporting.
  
• Work with interest rate swaps and related derivatives throughout the complete trade lifecycle.
  
• Develop backend services, APIs, web services, and data-processing solutions.
  
• Write complex SQL for transaction validation, reconciliation, data analysis, and issue investigation.
  
• Support swap lifecycle events including amendments, cancellations, novations, unwinds, resets, and maturity processing.
  
• Work with cash-flow, collateral, margin, settlement, and derivatives payment processes.
  
• Trace trades and transaction data across front-, middle-, and back-office systems.
  
• Translate complex capital markets workflows into reliable technical solutions.
  

Requirements

Do You Bring Proven Success in Python Development and Swaps Technology?

• Five or more years of hands-on Python, backend, or application development experience.
  
• Strong Python coding skills and ability to complete a technical coding assessment.
  
• Strong understanding of interest rate swaps and OTC derivatives.
  
• Ability to explain vanilla swap economics, including fixed and floating legs, notional amounts, rate resets, payment frequencies, spreads, and day-count conventions.
  
• Strong understanding of the swaps trade lifecycle from execution through maturity.
  
• Familiarity with trade events such as cancellations, cancel/reissues, novations, and unwinds.
  
• Experience across front-, middle-, and back-office capital markets workflows.
  
• Strong SQL and transaction-data analysis skills.
  
• Experience with backend services, APIs, web services, or data-driven financial applications.
  
• Knowledge of confirmations, clearing, collateral, settlements, cash flows, payments, accounting, or regulatory reporting.
  
• Familiarity with platforms such as Murex, Sophis, Charles River, Summit, Aladdin, DTCC, Omgeo, or similar capital markets systems is highly valued.
  
• Availability to work in a hybrid model in Charlotte, North Carolina.