Applications Developer - IV

  • Des Moines, IA
  • Posted 6 days ago | Updated 5 hours ago

Overview

On Site
$80 - $85 hr
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - 6+ mo(s)

Skills

PYTHON
FP and A
FINANCIAL PLANNING
FORECASTING
REPORTING
FINANCIAL MODELS
ACTUARIAL
LIFE AND ANNUITY
AWS
SNOWFLAKE
DATABRICKS
JUPYTER
VS CODE

Job Details

Job Title: Senior Developer - FP&A Forecasting & Reporting
Location: Des Moines, IA
Job Type: Contract
Pay Rate: $80/hr.


About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Developer to partner with the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) and IT data teams to design, build, and optimize forecasting and reporting processes. This position acts as a technical leader, accountable for developing and maintaining high-performance components and ensuring processes scale effectively with complex calculations and large data volumes. You will be a key member of a transformation initiative, bringing deep engineering expertise to build a robust, production-grade calculation and modeling platform.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the design, development, and optimization of the core code base using Python and Python-based compute environments (e.g., Jupyter, VS Code, Databricks).

  • Collaborate with FP&A and data teams to integrate forecasting models, analytics, and data pipelines.

  • Ensure computational performance, scalability, and reliability across FP&A workloads.

  • Drive technical innovation, including the use of compute grids, data vectors, and AI-based methods where relevant.

  • Partner with internal teams and external consultants to deliver performant model execution and tooling.

  • Establish and champion engineering standards, testing practices, and performance monitoring.

  • Serve as a senior escalation point for critical incidents, providing Tier-3 expertise when needed.

  • Mentor junior developers and data engineers to raise engineering maturity across the team.

Required Qualifications

  • 10+ years in professional software engineering with significant hands-on Python development experience.

  • Undergraduate or advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience).

  • Expert Python skills with proven experience in building high-performance, data-intensive systems.

  • Deep knowledge of data management and integration in hybrid cloud ecosystems (AWS / Snowflake).

  • Hands-on experience with compute parallelization and performance optimization techniques.

  • Strong leadership qualities with the ability to mentor, influence, and guide technical direction.

  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interface effectively with business stakeholders and program leadership.

Preferred

  • Experience working with investment banks and/or within life and annuity insurance domains.

  • Strong understanding of financial models or large-scale computational engines.

  • Familiarity with DevOps practices and the ability to explain them to business users.

  • Cloud ecosystem expertise (Azure, Redshift).

  • Familiarity with AI/ML integration in computational systems.

  • Experience in data visualization and reporting.



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