Python Engineer and Developer - Assistant Vice President

iCapital•Stamford, CT

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

iCapital is seeking an Assistant Vice President Python Developer to join its growing Core Operations Technology team. The role calls for foundational Python programming experience and an interest in building scalable, high-performance applications. The developer collaborates with senior developers and cross-functional teams to design, develop, test, and maintain software solutions. The position includes developing Python applications and scripts, contributing to APIs and data-processing pipelines, supporting testing and integrations, and working with AWS serverless services and storage. Employees in this role work in the office Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
5–7 years of Python development experience, including Python, web-scraping tools such as Playwright or Selenium, REST APIs, JSON, and Git.
Working knowledge of SQL and databases such as PostgreSQL and MySQL.
Working knowledge of Linux and Unix environments and web frameworks such as Flask or Django.
Experience with AWS services, including Lambda and S3, and serverless application development.
Exposure to testing frameworks such as pytest and unittest, Docker, front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript), and Agile methodologies.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills; attention to detail and commitment to quality.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Azure or GCP.

Responsibilities

Develop, test, and maintain Python-based applications and scripts.
Write clean, efficient, well-documented code in accordance with best practices.
Debug and resolve issues in existing code.
Collaborate with team members on code reviews, design discussions, and agile development processes.
Participate in developing REST APIs, web services, and data-processing pipelines.
Assist with writing unit tests and automated test cases to support quality and performance.
Support integration of third-party libraries and APIs.
Maintain version control using Git and follow CI/CD practices.
Work with Lambda functions for serverless computing tasks.
Manage and interact with AWS S3 buckets for file storage and retrieval.
Stay updated with emerging technologies and contribute ideas for improvements.