Senior Python Developer for Energy Trading Platform

Templeton & Partners - Innovative & Inclusive Hiring Solutions; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Templeton & Partners - Innovative & Inclusive Hiring Solutions is seeking a Senior Python Developer to join a high-profile energy trading technology programme in Houston. You will design and build Python-based APIs and distributed applications, collaborate with product teams, and contribute to architecture and DevOps practices.

You will mentor junior developers, implement automated testing, and ensure data integrity across trading data flows into risk management systems.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and building distributed, asynchronous systems with event-driven architectures.
• Strong data consistency and conflict management across services.
• Hands-on SQL and Oracle databases.
• Proficiency with Docker, Kafka, and GitHub in modern pipelines.
• Experience with messaging like ActiveMQ and AWS SQS.
• Familiarity with DevOps, testing, and automation practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Python-based APIs and distributed apps.
• Deliver high-quality outcomes across defined project streams.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define and deliver new functionality.
• Contribute to architecture decisions and technical strategy.
• Develop automated tests and support QA activities.
• Troubleshoot production issues with effective fixes.
• Mentor junior developers and promote best practices.
• Support CI/CD and DevOps practices throughout the lifecycle.

Skills

Python

Event-driven

Data consistency

SQL

Oracle

Docker

Kafka

GitHub

ActiveMQ

AWS SQS

DevOps

Testing & automation

Mentoring

Tools

Docker

Kafka

GitHub

Job description

Templeton & Partners - Innovative & Inclusive Hiring Solutions is seeking a Senior Python Developer to join a high-profile energy trading technology programme in Houston. You will design and build Python-based APIs and distributed applications, collaborate with product teams, and contribute to architecture and DevOps practices.

You will mentor junior developers, implement automated testing, and ensure data integrity across trading data flows into risk management systems.