Senior Python Engineer - Trading Systems (Hybrid, Houston)

Hunter Bond; Town of Texas (WI); Hybrid; USD 136,382 - 194,241; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive contract rate

Potential for permanent conversion

Exposure to high-profile projects

Professional environment

Job summary

Hunter Bond is seeking an experienced Senior Python Developer for a high-profile role with a well-established trading firm. This contract position, based in Houston, offers up to $120 per hour and is expected to last an initial 6 months with potential for extension or conversion to a permanent role for top performers.

The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in developing enterprise-scale distributed systems, particularly within the financial sector. The role focuses on architecting critical trading infrastructure and comes with opportunities to work on significant technology projects.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience architecting and delivering enterprise-scale distributed systems.
• Strong hands-on development expertise in Python.
• Extensive experience working with AWS in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Architecting and delivering complex, enterprise-scale distributed systems.
• Developing and maintaining high-performance backend services using Python.
• Scaling and managing production environments within AWS.

Skills

Python

AWS

Distributed Systems

Financial Market Knowledge

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Job description

Hunter Bond is seeking an experienced Senior Python Developer for a high-profile role with a well-established trading firm. This contract position, based in Houston, offers up to $120 per hour and is expected to last an initial 6 months with potential for extension or conversion to a permanent role for top performers.

The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in developing enterprise-scale distributed systems, particularly within the financial sector. The role focuses on architecting critical trading infrastructure and comes with opportunities to work on significant technology projects.