At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a talented team to build and enhance data pipelines for Europe's largest equities exchange.
- Company: Cboe Europe, a leader in trading technology with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities to mentor and lead projects globally.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the financial tech space while honing your Python skills.
- Qualifications: Strong Python expertise and experience in software development; leadership skills are a plus.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 90000 £ per year.
Cboe Europe is seeking a Principal Python Software Engineer. As part of a small, talented development team, you will help build and expand the data pipeline and event streaming functionality of the largest equities exchange in Europe, as well as our trade reporting facility and other platforms. We are firm believers in the value of testable, maintainable code, pair programming and software craftsmanship; as we expand and grow our product suite, we need an experienced engineer with strong leadership skills to help us grow.
Responsibilities
- Working closely with our business development and sales teams to develop innovative new products and features for our exchanges
- Designing and building highly reliable, highly testable Python systems to support Cboe Europe’s trading operations
- Leading complex projects including:
- Meet regularly with team members and management to discuss project progress and operational correctness/efficiency
- Manage the involvement of developers across multiple Cboe systems and/or other developers both in Europe and the United States
- Participate in various R&D projects to identify and implement promising new technologies
- Providing mentoring for other developers (worldwide when necessary)
- Leading others in debugging of complicated engineering and operational problems
- Providing operational support for Cboe Europe’s trading systems by participating in a production support rota, responding to incidents in line with Cboe’s Incident Management and Response processes, and contributing to post-mortem analyses and follow-up actions
Qualifications & Skills
- Degree in Computer Science or related field preferred
- Familiarity with data pipeline platforms such as Apache Airflow preferred
- Familiarity with PostgreSQL and Snowflake preferred
- Solid knowledge of algorithms and data structures
- Expert Python knowledge
- Experience with TDD, BDD or other testing methodologies highly preferred
- Familiarity with event streaming platforms such as Apache Kafka preferred
- Proficiency with advanced SQL techniques
- Experience in one or more relevant financial areas (market data, order management, algorithmic trading, financial systems integration, compliance, etc.) preferred
- Deep Linux knowledge
- Familiarity with Java preferred
- Familiarity with Web Frameworks such as Django, Flask or FastAPI preferred
- A commitment to writing testable, maintainable code
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