Senior Python Developer at Kaiju Capital Management

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Kaiju Capital Management (Kaiju) is a small- to medium-sized Hedge Fund. We are a fully-remote company and have experienced significant growth in the last 12 months.

The Technology division comprises most of the Kaiju staff and is divided into 2 main teams: Data Science and Engineering. The Technology division is responsible for building and maintaining internal web-based applications, bespoke AI models, and working closely with the Trading team to find, create, and manage trading opportunities and strategies.

Our unique and proprietary web-applications and AI models have allowed us to not only have an incredibly well-organized and risk-balanced portfolio, but also to thrive during severe market downturns, such as the COVID-19 market sell-off in March 2020. We’re constantly improving and finding new opportunities to pivot or expand our trading.

You Are…

An experienced Senior Python Developer that follows proven patterns and practices and develops solid algorithms to process complex data structures.

You Will…

• Develop systems that ingest real-time and historical market data
• Develop systems that integrate with our ML models and support our trading team
• Work with and develop our portfolio tracking applications
• Prototype different technical solutions
• Identify solutions, technologies and practices that benefit the team and company
• Collaborate with other remote team members and participate in peer code reviews
• Take great care to ensure you’re delivering quality code and participate in documentation and process improvement

You Have…

• 5+ years experience building and delivering production-ready applications
• Considerable experience in Python
• Good knowledge of database systems and data architecture
• Solid understanding of programming complexity and time complexity
• Rigorous approach to problem solving
• Experience with design patterns
• Able to work US Eastern Time Zone schedule
• Fluent English written and verbal

Bonus…

• Experience with Atlassian stack: JIRA, Confluence and Bitbucket
• Experience with Test Driven Development
• Experience with time series databases
• Experience with streaming data and data visualization

Our Stack…

• Frontend:  React/Redux
• Backend:  PHP (Laravel), Python, C++
• Machine learning:  Python, C++
• Datastores:  MySQL, Redis, S3
• Infrastructure:  Linux, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, EC2, RDS, Elasticache, ECS
• DevOps:  Bitbucket, Jenkins, Docker

Benefits…

• This is a full-time contract position with competitive consulting rates and discretionary bonuses
• This is a remote position.  Work from anywhere in the world

Serious inquiries only.  There will be a screening process with an online skills assessment and at least two interviews.

Kaiju Capital Management Limited has been certified as an Approved Investment Manager in the British Virgin Islands.

Kaiju is an equal opportunity employer. We don’t discriminate, nor do we tolerate discrimination or harassment. We base all hiring decisions on the job requirements, business needs, and individual qualifications.