Job Description
About the Role: Grade Level (for internal use): 09
Python Developer
The C&RS Team: Financial Risk Analytics at S&P Global provides products and solutions to financial institutions to measure and manage their counterparty credit risk, market risk, regulatory risk capital and derivative valuation adjustments. Using the latest analytics and technology such as a fully vectorized pricing library, Machine Learning and a Big Data stack for scalability, our products and solutions are used by the largest tier-one banks to smaller niche firms. Our products are available deployed, in the cloud or can be run as a service.
We have a need for an enthusiastic and skilled Senior Python developer who is interested in learning about quantitative analytics and perhaps looking to make a career at the intersection of Financial Analytics, Big Data and Mathematics!
Responsibilities
- Design and implement end to end applications in Python with an emphasis on efficiently writing functions on large datasets
- Interpret and analyze business use-cases and feature requests into technical designs and development tasks
- Participate in regular design and code review meetings
- Be a responsive team player in system architecture and design discussions
- Be proud of the high quality of your own work
- Always follow quality standards (unit tests, integration tests and documented code)
- Happy to coach and mentor junior engineers
- Be delivery focused, have a passion for technology and enjoy offering new ideas and approaches
- Demonstrable technical capacity in understanding technical deliveries and dependencies
- Strong experience in working in software engineering projects in an Agile manner
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience
- Computer Science and Software Engineering: Strong software development experience
- Minimum 2 years' experience in developing applications using Python
- Experience in developing data pipelines using Airflow
- Linux/Unix, Git
- Understanding of CI/CD pipelines
- Test frameworks
- Agile and XP (Scrum, Kanban, TDD)
- Experience with cloud-based infrastructures, preferably with AWS
- Fluent in English
Other requirements
- Effective team player and good at managing timelines
- Follow relevant technology trends, evaluate new technologies, and use this information to improve the product
- Take pride in your work and be responsive to clients. Happy clients are an important factor to you
- You love to solve complex problems, whether that's making the user experience as responsive as possible or understanding complex client requirements
- You can present your own ideas and solutions, as well as guide technical discussions
- You can effectively communicate with external clients
- Your welcoming attitude encourages people to approach you when they have a problem, you can help them solve
What's In It For You?
Our Purpose: Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology-the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.
Our People
We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide-so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.
Our Values
Integrity, Discovery, Partnership
Benefits
We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That's why we provide everything you-and your career-need to thrive at S&P Global.
Our benefits include:
- Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body
- Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on
- Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills
- Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs
- Family Friendly Perks: It's not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families
- Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards-small perks can make a big difference
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at S&P Global
At S&P Global, we believe diversity fuels creative insights, equity unlocks opportunity, and inclusion drives growth and innovation-Powering Global Markets. Our commitment centers on our global workforce, ensuring that our people are empowered to bring their whole selves to work. It doesn't stop there, we strive to better reflect and serve the communities in which we live and work, and advocate for greater opportunity for all.
Equal Opportunity Employer
S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.
If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.
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20 - Professional (EEO-2 Job Categories-United States of America), IFTECH202.1 - Middle Professional Tier I (EEO Job Group), SWP Priority - Ratings - (Strategic Workforce Planning)
Job ID: 301492
Posted On: 2024-05-09
Location: London, United Kingdom
S&P Global