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Senior Cloud Software Engineer (Python & AWS) with Pre-trading / Trading exp - Only W2

Info Dinamica IncHouston, TX🇺🇸United StatesPosted Oct 9, 2026

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
On Site
Location
Houston, TX, United States
Posted
21 hours ago
DockerMicroservicesAWSAzureCDKCloudFormationPythonTerraform

Job Description

Role: Senior Cloud Software Engineer (Python/AWS) with Pre-trading / Trading exp
Location: Houston, TX (Hybrid - 3 days a week in office is required)
Job Type: W2 Contract
Primary Skills:
  • Python
  • Cloud platform AWS
  • Containers/orchestration Docker & AWS managed container platforms (ECS or EKS)
  • Infrastructure as code
  • Operations and security
Domain knowledge of trading (pre-trading) is a must
The role sits on the Pre-Trade IT team, which builds and operates the platforms supporting pre-trade decision support, market data, pricing, and analytics for the trading desks.
Description:
  • This is a senior individual-contributor position.
  • The engineer will design, build, deploy, and operate cloud-native applications, APIs, microservices, and event-driven services - primarily in Python on AWS - that ingest, process, validate, and expose market data for pricing, analytics, and pre-trade workflows.
  • Responsibilities span hands-on development, cloud architecture, automation, production support, and technical leadership, including leading design and architecture reviews, defining engineering standards, and mentoring junior and mid-level engineers.
Primary stack is:
  • AWS (serverless, containers on ECS/EKS, event-driven architectures) with Python as the main language, Infrastructure as Code via Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation, CI/CD, and standard observability and security tooling.
  • Azure integration applies to selected enterprise and cross-platform use cases.
  • The role works cross-functionally with traders, quantitative teams, product owners, architects, data, cybersecurity, and infrastructure teams.

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