Principal Python Engineer

Employment Type : Full-time

Experience Required : 5+ years in Python development, with at least 2+ years in FinTech or Financial Services domain

About the Role :

We are seeking a Senior Python Developer with strong expertise in building scalable, secure, and high-performance financial applications. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in API integrations, data-driven systems, trading platforms, payment gateways, or digital banking solutions, and will collaborate closely with product, data, and DevOps teams to deliver innovative financial technology solutions.

Key Responsibilities :

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs for trading and financial platforms using Python (FastAPI, Django, or Flask).
• Develop and optimize real-time trading applications and market data processing pipelines.
• Integrate with brokerage APIs, FIX / REST protocols, and financial data providers (e.G., Interactive Brokers, Alpaca, Bloomberg, Polygon, etc.).
• Implement low-latency, high-throughput systems for order management and trade execution.
• Build and maintain microservices architecture to support modular scalability.
• Ensure data integrity, accuracy, and compliance with industry standards (e.G., PCI DSS, SOC 2, GDPR).
• Collaborate with DevOps to enhance CI / CD pipelines and containerized deployments (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Work with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) for scalable and fault-tolerant deployments.
• Perform code reviews, performance tuning, and debugging for complex systems.
• Partner with data engineering teams to integrate real-time analytics, risk management, and portfolio monitoring tools.

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