Python Software Engineer – Financial Forecasting

🚀 Hiring: Python Software Engineer – Financial Forecasting

We are looking for a Python Software Engineer to modernize and enhance a financial accounting and forecasting platform. The ideal candidate will have strong production-grade Python development experience and an interest in financial systems.

Must-Have Qualifications:

• 6+ years of professional Python software development with a Bachelor's degree, OR 1–2 years Python development with an advanced quantitative degree

• Strong production-grade Python coding experience — not scripting-only

• Hands-on experience with Git, SQL, Pandas, and unit testing

• Experience with Pytest/JUnit and automated test coverage

• Experience with Docker/Podman and Kubernetes

• Strong shell scripting skills

• Experience developing scalable, maintainable software in a team environment

• Strong communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills

• Experience working with Agile development practices

Key Responsibilities:

• Modernize and refactor financial accounting and forecasting applications

• Develop and enhance forecasting engine capabilities

• Support critical quarterly production runs and troubleshoot production issues

• Improve application performance, scalability, reliability, and maintainability

• Develop automated unit and integration tests

• Collaborate across data, APIs, services, and infrastructure

• Partner with FP&A and business stakeholders on forecasting and scenario-analysis capabilities

• Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, documentation, and platform migrations

Preferred:

• Financial industry experience and business-facing experience

• Knowledge of fixed income concepts such as duration, convexity, spread, and OAS

• Understanding of GAAP accounting fundamentals

• Graduate degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related quantitative field

• CFA / FRM / CPA or progress toward certification