Senior Python Software Developer

Job Description:

We are currently seeking a Sr. Software Developer who can contribute to the firms enterprise forecasting platform that supports long-term financial projections enabling strategic planning and decision-making. The developer will be involved in developing and enhancing core features of the forecasting engines to improve model accuracy performance and scalability as well as providing support for critical quarterly/yearly production runs used in financial reporting to ensure the integrity accuracy and timeliness of outputs. The developer will also collaborate closely with FP&A and other stakeholders to implement new forecasting capabilities support scenario analysis and meet evolving business and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Refactor and modernize existing components of the financial accounting and forecasting application to improve maintainability performance and scalability.
• Develop and enhance core forecasting engine features to improve model accuracy runtime efficiency and enterprise readiness.
• Support critical quarterly production runs for financial reporting by monitoring execution troubleshooting issues and ensuring integrity accuracy and timeliness of outputs.
• Diagnose and resolve defects reduce technical debt and drive continuous improvements to ensure alignment with software engineering best practices.
• Write clean robust high-quality code following best practices supported by automated unit and integration tests with strong coverage.
• Coordinate with team members across different layers of the stack (data services APIs and infrastructure) to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Partner with FP&A and other stakeholders to implement new forecasting capabilities enable scenario analysis and meet evolving business and regulatory requirements.
• Assist with infrastructure upgrades platform migrations and adoption of new technologies to improve reliability security and operational efficiency.
• Contribute to design discussions code reviews and documentation; demonstrate a commitment to collaborative problem-solving thoughtful design and high-quality deliverables

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of hands-on Python software development experience with Bachelors degree or 3 years of hands-on Python software development experience with advanced degree in production-grade coding (not scripting).
• 2 3 years of experience using Git for source control in a team-based development environment.
• 2 3 years of experience with SQL and relational database development.
• 1 2 years of experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g. Docker Podman Kubernetes).
• Proficiency with shell scripting for automation troubleshooting and operational support.
• 2 3 years of experience with unit testing frameworks (e.g. Pytest JUnit) and implementing automated test coverage.
• An understanding of fixed income concepts including duration convexity spread and option-adjusted spread (OAS).
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Strong critical thinking problem-solving skills business acumen and familiarity with Agile development processes.

Preferred Skills

• Graduate degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g. Computer Science Mathematics Statistics or related field).
• Strong understanding of GAAP accounting fundamentals including revenue/expense recognition and amortization.
• CFA/FRM (or significant progress toward CFA/FRM/CPA).
• Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate technical and business concepts.
• Experience engaging with stakeholders to gather requirements align on priorities and drive delivery.