Senior Software Developer, Data Platform

Selby Jennings; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings is seeking a Senior Software Developer for a high-visibility role with a leading hedge fund client in New York. You will own the end-to-end software lifecycle and drive automation across trading applications and infrastructure, leveraging deep Python expertise and finance domain insight.

You will design and architect the trading system, shaping the roadmap for business expansion and coordinating with diverse stakeholders to implement robust trading platforms.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software development experience.
• Hands-on Python programming skills.
• Strong finance domain knowledge and interest in trading.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end software development lifecycle.
• Automate processes for trading applications and infrastructure.
• Design and architect the trading system and roadmap for business expansion.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to set up trading systems and infrastructure.

Skills

Python

Trading/Finance domain knowledge

Stakeholder management

Communication

Job description

Our client is a stable and expanding hedge fund, and we are hiring for a Senior Software Developer to join their team. This role will provide high visibility within the business, and our ideal senior software developer for this role should have at least 8 years experience in software development, with good hands-on experience with Python tools.

You will have proven experience as the domain expert in finance, and be given full autonomy to build automated processes to enhance the infrastructure and own the integration of the trading platform.

Responsibilities:

• Spearhead and own the end-to-end software development lifecycle
• Implement automated processes for the trading applications and infrastructure
• Design and architect the trading system, as well as the roadmap of the business expansion
• Collaborate across various business stakeholders to set up the trading systems and infrastructure

Requirements:

• Strong command of Python programming skills
• Deep level knowledge and interest in trading and finance
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and good communication