Software Engineer, Python
FLOW TRADERS - New York, NY
posted about 15 hours ago
About the position
Flow Traders is looking for a Software Engineer to join our growing Trading Automation development team in New York. The ideal candidate is a motivated individual looking to innovate and automate. This is a unique opportunity to join a leading proprietary trading firm with an entrepreneurial and innovative culture at the heart of its business. We value quick-witted, creative minds and challenge them to make full use of their capacities. As a member of our Trading Automation team, you will be responsible for engineering data pipelines, automating workflows, and designing user tools for Flow Traders' core business, collaborating with highly skilled colleagues across Trading, Technology, and Business Support to identify opportunities to improve efficiency and support the firm's growth. You will have full ownership of the software lifecycle, leveraging our internal toolset and self-service platforms to continuously develop, test, deploy, monitor, and support the solutions built by your team. To succeed in this role, you will need to leverage knowledge of popular programming languages (e.g. Python, Golang) and have a mindset of end-to-end ownership.
Responsibilities
- Develop workflow automation processes aligned with business needs
- Design, create, and maintain data pipelines and data-intensive applications
- Write automated test cases, ensuring that they cover major edge cases
- Thoroughly document your work, including technical/design specifications and operational guides
- Deploy software applications to production using continuous integration and continuous deployment
- Act as first line of defense with regards to operational support of the solutions delivered by the team
- Collaborate with both local and global stakeholders and team members
Requirements
- 1 to 3 years of professional working experience
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related
- Strong working knowledge of Git, SQL, Python, Linux, and Windows
- Excellent communication and writing skills
- Familiarity with any of Airflow, Ansible, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, or AWS/Azure/GCP is a plus
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a strong sense of urgency
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem solving skills
- A hands-on mentality and an entrepreneurial mind-set
Nice-to-haves
- Familiarity with Airflow
- Familiarity with Ansible
- Familiarity with Kafka
- Familiarity with Docker
- Familiarity with Kubernetes
- Familiarity with AWS/Azure/GCP
Benefits
- Base salary range of $100,000 to $160,000
- Annual discretionary variable remuneration based on performance and contribution
