Development Manager (trading systems

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  • Dublin
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 14 days ago
My client is looking for a hands on Development Manager to join their dynamic development group, leading a high-impact team focused on delivering critical trading, operations, and enterprise-level applications. This role blends hands-on technical leadership with strategic vision, empowering you to drive innovation, streamline architecture, and mentor top-tier development talent.A FULL JOB SPEC AND COMPANY PROFILE IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUESTKey Responsibilities:
  • Lead a team of developers delivering solutions across trading, operations, and enterprise systems.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders (Trading, Finance, Operations, Compliance) to gather requirements and translate business needs into effective software strategies.
  • Drive architectural decisions and framework development, with a particular focus on Python-based solutions.
  • Oversee the full software development lifecycle: design, code reviews, testing, deployment, and documentation.
  • Ensure stability and reliability of applications through close partnership with infrastructure and support teams.
  • Mentor and develop engineering talent through regular 1:1s, feedback, career growth planning, and performance evaluations.
  • Participate in talent acquisition and contribute to internship and graduate mentorship programs.
  • Proven leadership experience in software development environments.
  • Strong technical foundation in Python and familiarity with technologies such as Kafka, Redis, TCP, multicast messaging, RV, and relational databases.
  • Demonstrated ability to design and deliver complex software systems.
  • Experience mentoring and growing development teams.
  • Strong collaboration, influence, and communication skills.
Key Areas:Trading & Operations Applications:
  • Development and maintenance of Flask and Dash applications for trading support.
  • Automation of post-trade operational processes.
  • Financial reporting tools such as "PnL By Symbol."
  • Integration of Excel and Python for data-driven international tools.
Enterprise-Level Tools:
  • Development of communication productivity bots and time-tracking systems.
  • Automation of Active Directory group reviews.
  • Management of Python ecosystems, including:
  • Internal Conda repository development and maintenance.
  • Shared Python environment upkeep.
Meet Your Consultant
  • Andy Meehan
  • Manager - Technology Division
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