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Lead Python Engineer

Lead Python Engineer
WORLDPAY
9 months 1 week ago

Position Type

Full time

Type Of Hire

Experienced (relevant combo of work and education)

Education Desired

Bachelor of Computer Engineering

Travel Percentage

0%

About the team

Wall Street Concepts (WSC) provides tax information reporting solutions to the financial industry for REMICs, Pass Through Mortgage-Backed Securities, Long term OID bonds, Master Limited Partnerships, mutual funds, REITs, Unit Investment Trusts, and Widely Held Fixed Investment Trusts (WHFITs). Our services facilitate the production of Forms 1099 and K-1, as well as the preparation of individual tax returns.

What you will be doing

  • This primary skill set required for this position is Advance Python (hands on) and should have the ability to build new application in Python as well understand existing applications developed.
  • Design and develop software product for batch processing applications in Python/Perl.
  • Hands on Knowledge and expertise in Unix and at least one RDBMS.
  • Write clean, maintainable code following best practices (unit testing, source control, continuous integration, design patterns, etc.)
  • Understand enhancement requests for the existing products.
  • Should possess thorough impact analysis skills and should be adaptive to learn new technologies.

What you bring:

Knowledge / Experience

  • Proven experience in backend development with minimum 4-6 years of coding experience of development in Python programs.
  • Minimum 4-6 years of work experience with UNIX /Linux environment.
  • 3-5 years of database work experience with any major RDBMS. (preferred Sybase/MYSQL/MariaDB)
  • Knowledge on any version control tool (Subversion, GIT).
  • Good finance domain knowledge (Capital markets)
  • Good knowledge of Object-Oriented Concepts.
  • Knowledge on tools like JIRA/Crucible.
  • Should analyze and develop or write programs and/or modules in Python and Perl.
  • Knowledge on Unit test automation for python and Perl application
  • Should investigate and solve issues independently.
  • Should be able to work as individual contributor.
  • Knowledge of the financial services
  • Knowledge on NoSQL DB (MongoDB)
  • Should possess strong verbal/written communication skills.
  • Ability to work in flexible working hours if needed.

Skills

  • Key skills – Python (hands on) – intermediate to advance, Unix – intermediate to advance, Database (Sybase or MYSQL) - intermediate to advance.
  • Experienced in development and maintenance of applications in Python and Perl
  • Good knowledge of Object-Oriented Concepts.
  • Knowledge on any version control tool (e.g. Subversion, GIT).
  • Ability to understand enhancement requests for the existing products.

Qualifications

  • Degree or equivalent
  • Understanding of Agile/Non-agile methodology

Competencies

  • Excellent communicator – ability to discuss technical solutions to internal and external parties and adapt depending on the technical or business focus of the discussion.
  • Organized approach – manage and adapt priorities according to client and internal requirements.
  • Self-starter but team mindset - work autonomously and as part of a team
  • Ability to investigate and resolve issues independently.
  • Ability to work in flexible working hours when needed.
  • Weekend support during tax season.
  • Exposure to any build and release tools.
  • Knowledge of agile development viz. SCRUM, KANBAN
  • Collaborative work style

What we offer you

  • A multifaceted job with a high degree of responsibility and a broad spectrum of opportunities
  • A broad range of professional education and personal development possibilities – FIS is your final career step!
  • A competitive salary and benefits
  • A variety of career development tools, resources and opportunities

With a 50-year history rooted in the financial services industry, FISTM is the world's largest global provider dedicated to financial technology solutions. We champion clients from banking to capital markets, retail to corporate and everything touched by financial services. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, our 53,000 worldwide employees help serve more than 20,000 clients in over 130 countries. Our technology powers billions of transactions annually that move over $9 trillion around the globe. FIS is a Fortune 500 company and is a member of Standard & Poor’s 500® Index.

FIS is committed to protecting the privacy and security of all personal information that we process in order to provide services to our clients. For specific information on how FIS protects personal information online, please see the FIS Online Privacy Notice.

Privacy Statement

FIS is committed to protecting the privacy and security of all personal information that we process in order to provide services to our clients. For specific information on how FIS protects personal information online, please see the Online Privacy Notice.

Sourcing Model

Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.

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