Lead Python Application Developer - Vice President
Citi (company site, opens in a new tab)12+ yrsPuneOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 40–75 LPA
Posted on 8 Sept
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About This Role
- Lead architecture, design, and hands-on development of scalable, resilient, and high-performance Python applications and platforms for quantitative computation and market risk.
- Own technical initiatives end-to-end, including planning, governance, budgeting, and enforcing SDLC best practices across globally distributed teams.
- Collaborate closely with Risk Managers, Quants, Front Office, DevOps, and Production Support in a matrixed global environment, delivering robust solutions aligned with enterprise standards.
Minimum Requirements
- 12+ years of hands-on Python application development experience focused on advanced Python 3.x, data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems architecture.
- Deep expertise in Python frameworks (FastAPI, Django, Flask), relational and NoSQL databases, Unix/Linux OS, DevOps tools (Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines), and testing frameworks (Pytest, unittest).
- Experience delivering quantitative, market risk, and stress testing solutions, with exposure to risk methodologies such as VaR and sensitivities.
- Work Experience Required: 12+ years; Notice Period: Not explicitly mentioned in the JD.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Technical leader with proven ability to deliver complex, regulated financial technology projects, especially in market risk or stress testing domains.
- Strong collaborator skilled in managing cross-functional and global stakeholder relationships including Risk, Front Office, and DevOps teams.
- Experienced in advanced quantitative Python development combined with cloud and AI/ML integration to optimize workflows and enhance software capabilities.