Senior Software Engineer

🚨 Senior Software Engineer - Toronto

I’m working with a fast-growing financial technology company hiring a Software Engineer to join their backend team in Toronto .

You’ll be working on a sophisticated platform used by alternative asset managers across private equity, private debt and real estate , building systems around trade execution, portfolio management and risk analysis.

💰 Up to $180k CAD

📍 Toronto | Hybrid

💻 Python | Django | FastAPI | AWS | MySQL | MongoDB

🎯 What you’ll be working on:

• Building and scaling backend services using Python, Django and FastAPI .

• Developing cloud-native applications on AWS , including APIs and event-driven microservices.

• Designing data models for complex financial products across multiple asset classes.

• Working with quants, risk teams, capital markets and external clients to understand requirements and build solutions.

• Working with financial data across FX, interest rates and alternative investments .

• Writing efficient, testable and maintainable code with a strong focus on performance, reliability and observability .

• Contributing to performance-critical systems, with Rust also used within the wider engineering platform.

What they’re looking for:

✅ Strong commercial experience with Python . Any exposure to Rust is a positive but not a must.

✅ Experience with Django, FastAPI or similar Python frameworks .

✅ Solid backend engineering and API development experience.

✅ Experience working with databases and data modelling.

✅ AWS experience is a plus.

✅ Strong problem-solving skills and an interest in tackling complex technical problems.

✅ A genuine interest in financial markets and technology .

Financial markets / risk experience is a plus, but not essential. They're open to engineers from different backgrounds who are interested in learning the domain.

This is a great opportunity for a Python engineer who wants to work on genuinely complex backend systems , while developing exposure to financial markets and working alongside quants, risk and capital markets teams.

Please do apply for consideration!