Senior Python Engineer - Pre-trade (Gas & Power Industry)

Talan • Houston, TX

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Talan is looking for a Senior Software Engineer - AWS / Python to support a key client in the energy trading industry. The role focuses on designing, developing, deploying, and supporting secure, scalable cloud applications and data services supporting pre-trade, market data, pricing, and analytics. AWS is the primary cloud platform and Python the main development language.

Requirements

• 10+ years of strong hands on, backend OOP development experience in event-driven and distributed backend services
• 5+ years of developing complex Python applications involving high volume data processing, designing and developing APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures
• 5+ years of experience deploying Python application in AWS cloud environment (i.e. Kafka, Redis/ElastiCache, RDS/Aurora/S3)
• Bachelor degree in Computer science, Engineering, Finance or Quantitative finance

Nice To Haves

• Experience in energy trading, commodities, market data, pricing, or financial markets
• Microsoft Azure experience
• Athena, or Redshift
• C#/.NET or React or Angular
• AWS or Azure certifications

Responsibilities

• Build and support cloud-native applications, APIs, microservices, and event-driven solutions on AWS.
• Develop backend services and automation in Python.
• Design services handling market data, pricing, analytics, and pre-trade workflows.
• Implement infrastructure as code using Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation.
• Build and maintain CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring, and observability.
• Apply cloud security and secure software-development best practices.
• Optimize application performance, reliability, scalability, and AWS costs.
• Lead technical discussions, code reviews, and architecture reviews.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers.

Benefits

• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
• 15 days of paid vacation per year at hire and up to 27 according to seniority (annual untaken vacation days are cashed out)
• 8 paid holidays + 5 sick days + 2 personal days per year
• Company health, dental, and vision insurance plans + FSA
• Voluntary STD and LTD
• Commuter/transit benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior