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About the Role
Join the Client Success Team as a Python Software Engineer to enhance the Validus Horizon platform. This role involves leading end-to-end feature delivery, collaborating with stakeholders, and driving product evolution.
Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of high-impact features and enhancements for Validus Horizon, from technical design through deployment and post-release feedback.
- Own multiple concurrent CST initiatives, ensuring timely execution with clear stakeholder communication and transparency.
- Design and implement full stack solutions (backend services, APIs, data pipelines, and frontend components) aligned with Horizon architecture and best practices.
- Build and maintain robust ETL processes (data ingestion, validation, transformation, reporting, SFTP/API integrations) to enhance data availability and client workflows.
- Collaborate closely with business stakeholders to refine requirements, define acceptance criteria, and quantify business value.
- Contribute to technical scoping and effort estimation as part of the CST ranking and prioritisation process.
- Improve system performance, reliability, and scalability across Horizon components (e.g., RiskView, TradeView, PortfolioView).
- Act as a technical mentor within the CST, promoting high standards in code quality, documentation, testing, and delivery.
- Support stakeholder and client meetings by presenting technical solutions, trade-offs, and implementation roadmaps.
Requirements
- 3–5 years of professional software development experience.
- Strong academic background in a quantitative discipline (Mathematics, Physics, Financial Engineering, Computer Science, etc.).
- Strong experience in Python or a similar backend language used for data processing and financial applications.
- Full stack development experience (backend services, APIs, databases, and modern frontend frameworks).
- Experience designing and maintaining data pipelines and integrations (APIs, SFTP, structured market/portfolio datasets).
- Proven ability to lead small-to-medium scale projects with high accountability and ownership.
- Strong interest in financial markets, with exposure to FX and interest rate products.
- Ability to communicate complex technical and financial concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong attention to detail, prioritisation skills, and ability to manage multiple parallel initiatives.
- Experience working with financial risk management software or platforms.
- Experience in market data integration, trade lifecycle systems, or portfolio analytics.
- Understanding of risk modelling, pricing, or financial analytics concepts.
- Experience working in client-facing or consultative technology roles.
Skills
- Python
- Backend services
- APIs
- Data pipelines
- Frontend frameworks
- ETL processes
- SFTP
- API integrations
- RiskView
- TradeView
- PortfolioView
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- MSc degree in a STEM field
Benefits
- Competitive remuneration package (salary + bonus)
- Health care
- Retirement plans
- Financial support towards professional qualifications
About the Company
- Validus Risk Management is an independent technology-enabled advisory firm specialising in the management of FX, interest rate and other market risks.
- We work with institutional investors, fund managers, and portfolio companies to design and implement strategies to measure, manage and monitor financial market risk, using a market-tested combination of specialist consulting services, trade execution and innovative risk technology.
- Working at Validus can offer an exciting opportunity for both personal development and professional growth.
- Share in our mission to become the largest and most respected specialist provider of financial market risk services in the world.
Equal Opportunity
- Validus is an equal opportunity employer.
- We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.