Skills

Leadership Python CI/CD Monitoring AWS cloud platforms Infrastructure as Code Microservices

Job Specifications

Senior Python Engineer

We’re working with a high-growth financial technology company building the infrastructure behind modern digital investing platforms. Their systems operate at large scale, handling real-time financial workflows, market connectivity, and data pipelines that support millions of end users globally.

They’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join a core engineering team focused on real-time portfolio automation, market connectivity, and data-intensive services running in the cloud.

What You’ll Be Working On

Designing and building distributed, event-driven services for financial workflows
Developing integrations with external market and execution platforms
Building data ingestion and transformation pipelines for high-volume financial data
Designing and maintaining RESTful APIs used by internal teams and external partners
Developing cloud-native microservices deployed via container orchestration
Improving system reliability, performance, and security across production environments
Contributing to engineering best practices across CI/CD, DevSecOps, and testing
Supporting and mentoring engineers as the team continues to scale

What We’re Looking For

5+ years of professional software engineering experience in a team environment
Strong Python experience in production systems
Experience designing and operating distributed systems at scale
Hands-on experience with public cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
Familiarity with services such as object storage, message queues, managed compute, and serverless tooling
Experience with Infrastructure as Code and automated deployment pipelines
Exposure to data processing or ETL pipelines (batch or streaming)
Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability in production systems
Background in financial systems, trading, or market data is a plus but not required

Why This Role?

Work on core financial infrastructure rather than surface-level features
Tackle real-time, data-heavy engineering problems
Strong engineering culture with emphasis on ownership and pragmatism
Hybrid working model with flexibility built in
Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits
Clear scope for technical growth and leadership

This role will require 3 days a week onsite in Austin, with a salary in the range of $160,000 to $180,000 + bonus + benefits.

About the Company

X4 Engineering partner with businesses across the entire engineering spectrum, from early-stage R&D to commercial enterprises to provide world-class talent solutions. In order to offer the most effective, industry-leading expertise, we have specialized teams embedded in five key areas: Renewables, Oil & Gas, Science & Technology, Commodities & Trading and Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC). We are dedicated to helping our clients build high-performing teams whilst empowering candidates to achieve their career goa... Know more