Python React Developer (Financial Services)

The Opportunity: Are you a high-performing Python + React Developer? Do you have 3-5 years of hands‑on development experience working in AWS environments? Do you have financial services industry experience?

Permanent Full Time Role | Melbourne CBD 2‑3 days per week in the office - hybrid working | Salary: $90K-$120K base + super |

We are partnering with a leading financial institution looking for a strong Python + React Developer to work on high-performance financial applications, cloud-based solutions, and API integrations. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in fast‑paced, complex financial environments and wants to take their AWS and Python + React expertise to the next level.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Python Development: Building and optimizing high-performance financial applications in Python. React a MUST for this role.
• AWS Cloud Engineering: Working with AWS (Lambda, S3, RDS, EC2) to build scalable cloud-based financial systems.
• Financial Data & API Integration: Developing and integrating APIs with third‑party financial data providers.
• Database Expertise: Working with SQL & NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB).
• Cloud Automation & Performance Optimization: Ensuring financial applications are secure, scalable, and high‑performing.

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

• Financial Services industry experience a MUST.
• 3-5 years of Python development experience, ideally in financial services. React a MUST for this role also.
• Strong AWS experience – must have hands‑on work with Lambda, S3, EC2, RDS.
• Bonus experience: Experience working in financial services, particularly in trading systems, investment platforms, or financial data processing.
• Knowledge of APIs & third‑party financial integrations (RESTful services, real‑time data).
• SQL & NoSQL expertise – working with financial data in relational & non‑relational databases.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and cloud automation tools, Git is highly regarded.

Benefits:

• Work on cutting‑edge financial applications in a cloud‑first environment.
• Gain exposure to large‑scale financial data systems and real‑time trading environments.
• Join a high‑caliber team of developers, engineers, and financial technologists.

Only candidates currently based in Australia with full working rights will be considered.