Software Engineer (Python & Data) – Markets Business Controls Technology
Citi (company site, opens in a new tab)5+ yrsPuneOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 20–35 LPA
Posted 15h ago
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Job description
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About This Role
- Design and develop scalable Python backend services and SQL data pipelines to process large volumes of financial market data for regulatory control and market surveillance platforms.
- Translate regulatory mandates and market surveillance policies into automated control algorithms and components with collaboration from trading desks, risk managers, and compliance teams.
- Optimize system performance through application profiling, database tuning, and reduce latency; contribute to Generative AI-assisted automation to enhance operational resilience and compliance.
Minimum Requirements
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with strong hands-on expertise in Python backend development and data pipelines.
- Proficiency in SQL including relational database design, query optimization, indexing, and performance profiling.
- Working knowledge of Investment Banking and Capital Markets trade lifecycles, order management, execution workflows, and market risk analytics.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience; Master’s preferred.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Experienced in building scalable, high-throughput backend systems handling sizable financial market data volumes.
- Comfortable working with cross-functional stakeholders across trading, risk, and compliance in regulated financial environments.
- Familiar with Agile development practices, version control tools (GitHub, Jira), and modern CI/CD workflows.