Python Developer - Trading Applications - London/Hybrid

Job Title: Python Developer - Trading Applications
Location: London/Hybrid- Onsite 2-3 days per week, with flexibility to work remotely once up and running
Salary/Rate: Up to £500 per day INSIDE IR35
Start Date: As soon as possible
Job Type: 12 month contract initially + extensions

Company Introduction

Coltech is partnered with a leading Global Energy Trading client who are looking for an experienced Python Developer to join their team for a 12 month contract.

The Python Developer is a skilled professional with a strong track record in software engineering best practices, dedicated to delivering software products and applications that create significant business value. This individual will embody a continuous improvement mindset, focusing on optimizing processes and applications based on value-driven principles. The ideal candidate thrives in a global team environment and has substantial experience within the energy trading sector, demonstrating the ability to collaborate effectively and drive innovation.

Job Responsibilities

• Translate and align functional requirements with technical concepts to ensure clarity and effective implementation.
  
  
• Conduct estimation, solution design, and detailed technical design, including application deliverables such as code, tests, and documentation.
  
  
• Provide solutions in accordance with enterprise technology principles, methods, standards, and practices.
  
  
• Deliver business-critical applications in Python with scalable architecture design.
  
  
• Deliver applications using an event-driven microservices architecture.
  
  
• Manage databases, addressing performance issues, particularly with SQL Server.
  
  
• Contribute to the definition and maintenance of standards, methods, and tools, incorporating best practices from market implementations.
  
  
• Manage complex integration scenarios and interfaces across the ETRM landscape.
  
  
• Develop and maintain solution patterns and best practices for software development.
  
  
• Design, develop, and maintain robust back-end systems in Python.
  
  
• Leverage Azure, GitHub Actions, CI/CD pipelines, Cache techniques, and SQL databases for efficient application development.
  
  
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including analysts and business stakeholders, to deliver innovative and aligned solutions.
  
  
• Optimize application performance and scalability using performance monitoring and tuning tools.
  
  
• Implement security best practices in software development, ensuring compliance with relevant frameworks and standards.
  
  Required Skills/Experience:
  
  
• Proven track record of relevant software development experience with Python.
  
  
• Critical experience within a finance or trading environment.
  
  
• Extensive delivery experience of Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) and writing testable code.
  
  
• Proven experience working in agile teams, demonstrating the application of agile principles with lean thinking.
  
  
• Useful experience blending data engineering with core software engineering.
  
  
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
  
  
• Proficient in profiling and optimizing Python code.
  
  
• Awareness of executable documentation concepts.
  
  
• Experience in providing support for trading applications.
  
  
• FastAPI and Async Processing: Proven experience with FastAPI and async processing.
  
  Desired Skills/Experience:
  
  
• Experience with other programming languages (C++, .NET) and frameworks.
  
  
• Familiarity with Github Actions is a plus.
  
  
• Experience with Databricks is a plus.
  
  Apply now for immediate consideration