Senior Python Developer - Quantitative Trading (120-160K DOE)
Description:
Senior Python Developer for Infrastructure of Primary Offering and Secondary Trading Platforms Company: Startup Online Investment Bank/Online Securities Offering Location: Palo Alto Compensation: 50K - 100K base + options/bonus (120-160K+ total reward DOE)
A startup online investment bank, focusing on early stage financing requirements is seeking a Python Developer to create the infrastructure/development environment for Retail/Primary Securities Offering Platform, and Secondary Trading Platform.
Candidate MUST have significant professional experience coding with Python (not simply college level Python experience). *
Position Description: A compelling investment bank is looking for a talented Senior Developer that has a true passion for technology and the raw intelligence to pick up new languages and platforms. This is a hands-on role that requires extensive coding / programming with Python. As such, this person will build customized tools, infrastructure and environments for a large-scale, diverse (multiplatform/multi-language) agile software development lifecycle.
Skills Required: • Highly technical and passionate about software development (eg codes for fun) • Flexible and adaptable; quick to embrace new ideas, designs, platforms, languages • Flexible, thrives in startup environment • Goal oriented, wants to get things done and make impact - no theoreticians • Ability to recognize priorities and make/ follow through on deadlines • Good team player, willing to help out, no superiority complex • Seasoned Python programmer who has other OO Development languages (Windows .NET programmer a big plus, but will consider strong Unix hackers w/o religious hang-ups about windows) • Education: BS/MS, preferably in quantitative discipline (EE, CompSci, Math, Physics), but will consider self-taught savants • Experience: A few years (3-5) of work experience strongly preferred, but will consider exceptional graduate candidates with 1-2 years work experience, preferably in investment banking IT.
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