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We're looking for a Software Engineer who loves back-end development and wants to help build the tools and systems that power our business - front-end or UI/UX experience is a bonus.\nYour Core Responsibilities: \nOwn meaningful pieces of system development, maintenance, process improvement, and automation, plus dig into database and front-end work along the way\nTeam up with BI developers to shape best practices, and partner directly with finance, operations, and trading teams to keep the BP&A ecosystem running smoothly, reporting to the local lead\nBuild tools that make things faster and smarter - boosting efficiency, streamlining data processing, and cutting load times\nBuild high-end dashboards and visualization tools for stakeholders globally\nWork with large data sets and data pipelines that support storage, retrieval, and analysis across the finance organization\nYour Skills and Experience: \nDegree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, or another quantitative field\n2-5 years software engineering experience, ready to make an immediate impact\nStrong Python and SQL skills; React experience is a plus\nHands-on experience with agentic coding tools (e.g. Claude Code, Codex, Cursor)\nComfortable with CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitLab CI, Jira)\nExperience working in containerized environments (e.g. Kubernetes, Docker)\nCloud experience required - AWS a plus\nExposure to finance processes or AI/ML engineering a plus\nThe ideal candidate thrives in a dynamic, fast-moving environment and enjoys the challenge of things changing quickly; they also blend technical depth with business savvy, have sharp analytical instincts and the interpersonal skills to bring people along with them\nPlease note that immigration sponsorship is not offered for this specific opening.\nThe Base Salary range for the role is included below. 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