Senior Cloud Software Engineer (Python & AWS) with Pre-trading / Trading exp - Only W2

Houston, TX, US • Posted 13 hours ago • Updated 21 minutes ago
Contract W2
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Job Details

Skills

  • Python
  • Docker
  • CI/CD
  • Terraform
  • Aws Cloud
  • IaC
  • Amazon ECS or EKS
  • Operations and Security
  • Pre-trading / Trading Domain

Summary

Role: Senior Cloud Software Engineer (Python/AWS) with Pre-trading / Trading exp
Location: Houston, TX (Hybrid - 3 days a week in office is required)
Job Type: W2 Contract
Primary Skills:
  • Python
  • Cloud platform AWS
  • Containers/orchestration Docker & AWS managed container platforms (ECS or EKS)
  • Infrastructure as code
  • Operations and security
Domain knowledge of trading (pre-trading) is a must
The role sits on the Pre-Trade IT team, which builds and operates the platforms supporting pre-trade decision support, market data, pricing, and analytics for the trading desks.
Description:
  • This is a senior individual-contributor position.
  • The engineer will design, build, deploy, and operate cloud-native applications, APIs, microservices, and event-driven services - primarily in Python on AWS - that ingest, process, validate, and expose market data for pricing, analytics, and pre-trade workflows.
  • Responsibilities span hands-on development, cloud architecture, automation, production support, and technical leadership, including leading design and architecture reviews, defining engineering standards, and mentoring junior and mid-level engineers.
Primary stack is:
  • AWS (serverless, containers on ECS/EKS, event-driven architectures) with Python as the main language, Infrastructure as Code via Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation, CI/CD, and standard observability and security tooling.
  • Azure integration applies to selected enterprise and cross-platform use cases.
  • The role works cross-functionally with traders, quantitative teams, product owners, architects, data, cybersecurity, and infrastructure teams.
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.
  • Dice Id: 91091604
  • Position Id: 2026-4909
  • Posted 13 hours ago
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