Python Expert Developer opportunity at Houston, TX

[Adam A]

Python Developer (Expert)- with Futures Trading / Banking Domain

Houston, TX

12+ months

Job Description:

• Strong Python, Deep experience with AWS and Kubernetes/pod management
• Past experience implementing risk/position/back test services at scale for large futures trading systems

 

Client is looking for a hands-on IT Developer with experience in the Power & Gas Commodity markets of North America. You will work on full stack applications to support Front Office Trading across commodities and must be passionate about technology with experience developing enterprise-wide solutions.

You will need to partner with end-users to understand process, requirements and analyze problems to design solutions and ultimately deliver tangible business value & benefit.

Key responsibilities

• Own the design, development, and operation of mission-critical Front Office trading applications, including cloud-native data platforms hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Architect and deliver high-performance, low-latency, and scalable solutions that directly support trading, risk management, P&L, and market analytics.
• Partner closely with Front Office, Trading, Risk, and Quant teams to translate complex business requirements into robust technical solutions.
• Lead the end-to-end delivery lifecycle: requirements analysis, solution design, prioritization, implementation, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Drive operational excellence through advanced monitoring, alerting, observability, automation, and predictive operations for 24x7 trading systems.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance across globally distributed internal teams and third-party delivery partners.
• Ensure solutions adhere to security, performance, resiliency, and compliance standards expected in a regulated trading environment.
• Act as a technology ambassador for Mercuria IT, representing the organization internally and externally with credibility at senior business and technical levels.

 

Skills and Experience

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of experience designing and building enterprise-grade, distributed systems.
• Strong experience in commodities trading, energy trading, financial markets, or risk management systems is mandatory (Front Office, Risk, P&L, Trade Capture, Market Data).
• Proven expertise in Python with strong experience in Dash or modern UI/data visualization frameworks used in trading environments.
• Strong UI and data-driven application development experience for trader- and risk-facing tools.
• Deep hands-on experience with AWS, including (but not limited to): EKS, RDS, EC2, Lambda, S3, VPC, SageMaker, ECR, API Gateway, CloudFormation/ Terraform, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, SQS, SNS
• Strong SQL and relational data modeling expertise with databases such as PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Snowflake, MySQL.
• Experience with FIX 4.2 / 4.4 in electronic trading environments, covering order/execution workflows, market data, trade lifecycle management, and technical aspects such as session handling, validation, performance, and resiliency across financial instruments.
• Experience designing and building RESTful APIs, event-driven architectures, and JSON-based services.
• Strong DevOps and platform engineering mindset, with hands-on experience using: Docker, Kubernetes, GitLab, CI/CD pipelines
• Solid understanding of Linux/Unix environments.
• Strong ability to lead complex initiatives, influence stakeholders, and deliver under time-critical trading deadlines.

Adam

Client Partner | Talent Services Expert

CrackAJack Digital Solutions LLC