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Sr. Python Backend Engineer

Northstar Quant

India
Full-Time
Posted 11 days ago

Job Description & Responsibilities

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Python Backend Engineer to join our team in building high-performance, scalable backend systems for algorithmic trading. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise or interest in developing exchange integrations, optimizing order management systems, and ensuring low-latency execution. Experience with FastAPI and Golang is a strong plus.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and develop scalable backend systems for real-time trading applications.
  • Build and optimize order management systems with smart order routing capabilities.
  • Integrate multiple exchange APIs (REST, WebSockets, FIX protocol) for seamless connectivity.
  • Develop high-performance execution engines with low-latency trade execution using Python and optionally Golang.
  • Develop APIs using FastAPI for efficient and fast backend service delivery.
  • Implement real-time monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure reliability.
  • Design fault-tolerant and distributed architectures for handling large-scale transactions.
  • Work on message queues (RabbitMQ, Kafka) for efficient data processing.
  • Ensure system security and compliance with financial industry standards.
  • Collaborate with quant researchers and business teams to implement trading logic.

Required Technical Skills

  • Strong proficiency in Python (5+ years) with a focus on backend development.
  • Expertise in API development and integration using REST, WebSockets, and FIX protocol.
  • Experience with asynchronous programming (asyncio, aiohttp) for high-concurrency applications.
  • Strong knowledge of database systems (MySQL,PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, time-series databases).
  • Proficiency in containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS).
  • Experience with message queues (RabbitMQ, Kafka) for real-time data processing.
  • Knowledge of monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack) for system observability.
  • Experience with scalable system design, microservices, and distributed architectures.

Good To Have Qualifications

  • Experience with real-time data processing and execution.
  • Experience developing backtesting engines capable of processing millions of events per second.
  • Knowledge of quantitative trading strategies and algorithmic trading infrastructure.
  • Contributions to open-source backend or data engineering projects.

Intersted? Apply Now!

Skills: asynchronous programming,database,data processing,fastapi,python

Required Skills

PythonGoAWSDockerKubernetesSQLMongoDBRedisKafka

Job Details

Employment TypeFull-Time
Work ModeOn-Site
Experience510 years
Positions1

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Posted on:

18 Aug 2026

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