Senior Python Developer

What will be your responsibilities within IBKR:

Technical Excellence

• Design, optimize, and extend transaction surveillance and data pipeline processes to enhance system efficiency, reliability, and scalability
• Navigate seamlessly between strategic, system-level architecture and function-level implementation details of our surveillance system, which orchestrates 150+ processes
• Optimize data architectures and databases for maximum performance and reliability
• Build developer tooling to accelerate development workflows and system monitoring
• Ensure data accuracy, security, and compliance with regulatory standards 

Ownership and Cross-Functional Partnership

• Take ownership of projects and sub-systems from planning through resolution, making impactful decisions on complex technical and business-related questions
• Collaborate effectively with quantitative engineers, surveillance model developers, and Compliance stakeholders to translate complex business requirements into scalable designs and processes
• Identify project bottlenecks, risks, and limitations; calculate costs; and provide strategic insights to stakeholders
• Transform high-level surveillance concepts into production-ready processes that deliver actionable insights

Data Architecture & Stewardship

• Own and curate dozens of mission-critical datasets that drive surveillance operations
• Design, build, and automate robust data pipelines to support real-time and batch processing
• Develop advanced data quality frameworks to proactively identify issues before they impact operations

Innovation & Optimization

• Contribute to the evolution of coding standards and internal code review processes
• Drive best practices in data storage, retrieval, governance, and privacy protection
• Drive automation of processes and workflows to reduce manual effort and enhance system maintainability

 Which skills are required:

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience in Python, C++ or Java
• 3+ years of professional experience in Python as a primary language (non-scripting)
• Extensive experience in Pandas or NumPy, Polars is nice to have
• 1-3 years of professional experience with Linux operating systems
• Thorough understanding of databases and SQL
• Experience with large Python codebases
• Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, or a related area
• High attention to detail

Good to Have:

• Experience with data engineering or ETL pipelines
• Knowledge of finance
• Knowledge of C++ or Java
• Masters/PhD

To be successful in this position, you will have the following:

• Self-motivated and able to handle tasks with minimal supervision.
• Superb analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent collaboration and communication (Verbal and written) skills.
• Outstanding organizational and time management skills.

Company Benefits & Perks

• Discretionary annual bonus (cash and stock)
• Private healthcare insurance
• Subsidized recreational pass (AYCM XL package - 80% employer contribution)
• Daily food allowance in the office
• Monthly BKK pass
• Hybrid way of working (1 day home office/week)
• Modern office in the heart of Budapest with free amenities
• Great atmosphere with friendly and exceptional colleagues, frequent company outings.
  *The benefits package will be reviewed regularly and may be subject to change.