Lead Developer - C++, Python, SQL, AWS, Capital Markets

Astra North Infoteck Inc. (Toronto ON, Canada) Follow 15 hours ago

Full-time

Job Description

Seeking a Lead Engineer with 10+ years of overall software engineering experience and a strong background in building and maintaining enterprise-level applications.

Role Description

The ideal candidate must have strong experience in Capital Markets with a sound understanding of trading workflows and trade lifecycle across asset classes including:

Equities
Fixed Income
Derivatives
OTC
FX

The role requires strong expertise in C++, Python, SQL, AWS Cloud, and DevOps practices, along with experience designing and architecting large-scale enterprise financial systems.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade financial applications
Lead application architecture and technical design decisions
Design scalable systems involving:
- System design
- Data flow
- Component interaction
Work across Capital Markets trading platforms and workflows
Debug and resolve complex application and performance issues
Develop solutions using:
- C++
- Python
- SQL
Implement cloud-native solutions on AWS
Build and support event-driven architectures and distributed systems
Implement and maintain:
- CI/CD pipelines
- Containerized deployments
- Infrastructure as Code
- Automated deployment strategies
Collaborate with cross-functional engineering and business teams
Follow software engineering best practices including:
- Clean code principles
- Design patterns
- Scalable architecture practices
Continue expanding domain expertise in financial systems and emerging technologies

Essential Skills

10+ years of software engineering experience
Strong experience in:
- Capital Markets
- Financial Services
Strong understanding of:
- Trading workflows
- Trade lifecycle management
- Equities
- Fixed Income
- Derivatives
- OTC
- FX
Strong hands-on expertise in:
- C++
- Python
- SQL
Strong SQL fundamentals including:
- Joins
- Aggregations
- Indexing
- Query optimization
Experience designing and architecting enterprise applications at a Lead Engineer level
Strong knowledge of:
- Event-driven architecture
- Design patterns
- Clean code principles
Experience with AWS Cloud services
Strong DevOps experience including:
- CI/CD pipelines
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Infrastructure as Code
- Automated deployment strategies
Experience with FIX Protocol is strongly preferred
Familiarity with:
- AI tools
- Large Language Models (LLMs)