Description:

Prop Firm Match Global FZCO is the leading platform for discovering, comparing, and selecting proprietary trading firms.
The mission is to bring transparency, access, and clarity to the prop trading space through content.
The Senior Python Developer will design and build real-time backend systems and API integrations for PF1’s trading infrastructure.
The role involves driving critical trading features, enabling platform scalability, and ensuring smooth performance for thousands of users.
Key performance objectives include building critical platform integrations, strengthening platform scalability, and rapidly shipping backend features that support traders.

Requirements:

Candidates must design and implement robust API and real-time data solutions for trading platforms.
Proficiency in developing Python-based APIs to integrate with platforms like MatchTrade, TradeLocker, NinjaTrader, and QuantTower is required.
Experience in delivering real-time data feeds and message handlers using WebSockets and RabbitMQ is essential.
Candidates should ensure low-latency, high-availability performance suitable for production trading systems.
Strong skills in writing scalable, well-documented microservices using the Quart framework are necessary.
Establishing a high-performance backend architecture using Docker and AWS ECS is expected.
Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code systems via Terraform is required.
Candidates must design database structures (SQL/NoSQL) optimized for real-time operations.
Strong observability and monitoring tools should be applied to maintain performance visibility.
The ability to own backend development of tools like risk management modules and trading enhancements is crucial.
Candidates should iterate quickly with clear, testable code and fast deployment cycles.
Collaboration across engineering and product teams to align on priorities and execution speed is necessary.
Support for internal QA and deployment readiness with unit and integration testing best practices is expected.

Employees will contribute to a growing platform that shapes the future of proprietary trading.
The work environment is flat and collaborative, valuing team input.
Competitive compensation is offered, including base pay and benefits.
Employees receive 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage (U.S. only), including gender-affirming care.
Flexible PTO is provided, including sick time, holidays, refresh days, and sabbatical leave after five years.
The position allows for remote work with the flexibility needed to maintain balance and focus.
The company promotes a professional, transparent, and healthy work environment that values both results and people.