Senior Development Engineer (Prescient Investment Management)

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in Python development
• At least 3 years of hands-on experience with AWS cloud solutions and services
• Proven experience designing and implementing microservices architecture
• Strong understanding of RPC communication protocols and implementation
• Familiarity with message bus technologies, particularly RabbitMQ or Apache Kafka
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Strong background in distributed systems and scalable application design

Bonus experience

• Team lead or technical leadership experience
• Familiarity with Strangler Fig architecture pattern for legacy system migration
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Exposure to data architectures (e.g. DataVault, Medallion, Start schemas, etc)

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related technical field (or equivalent practical experience)
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Advanced proficiency in Python and object-oriented programming
• Deep understanding of AWS services (EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, ECS, etc.)
• Expert knowledge of microservices patterns and distributed system design
• Strong grasp of asynchronous programming and event-driven architectures
• Proficiency with RESTful APIs and RPC for inter-service communication
• Experience with database technologies (SQL and NoSQL)
• Strong understanding of software testing, including unit, integration, and end-to-end testing
• Knowledge of security best practices and compliance requirements