
Company Description
SteelEye is a fast growing FinTech company based in London and has offices in Bangalore and Paris, that offers a data platform to help financial institutions such as Investment Banks, Hedge Funds, Brokerage Firms, Asset Management Firms to comply with financial regulations in the European Union. Our clients can aggregate, search, surveillance and report on trade, communications and market data. SteelEye also enables customers to gain powerful insights from their data, helping them to trade with greater efficiency and profitability.
The company has a highly experienced management team and a strong board, who have decades of technology and management experience and worked in senior positions at many leading international financial businesses.
We are looking to hire a seasoned Sr API Developer to join us as we start on our next phase of growth. We have a culture of openness, collaboration, and the passion to get things done whilst appreciating the importance of a good work life balance.
Being part of a start-up can be equally exciting as it is challenging. You will be part of the SteelEye team not just because of your talent but also because of your entrepreneurial flare which we thrive on at SteelEye. This means we want you to be curious, contribute, ask questions and share ideas. We encourage you to get involved in helping shape our business.
SteelEye is a fast growing FinTech company based in London and has offices in Bangalore and Paris, that offers a data platform to help financial institutions such as Investment Banks, Hedge Funds, Brokerage Firms, Asset Management Firms to comply with financial regulations in the European Union. Our clients can aggregate, search, surveillance and report on trade, communications and market data. SteelEye also enables customers to gain powerful insights from their data, helping them to trade with greater efficiency and profitability.
The company has a highly experienced management team and a strong board, who have decades of technology and management experience and worked in senior positions at many leading international financial businesses.
We are looking to hire a seasoned Sr API Developer to join us as we start on our next phase of growth. We have a culture of openness, collaboration, and the passion to get things done whilst appreciating the importance of a good work life balance.
Being part of a start-up can be equally exciting as it is challenging. You will be part of the SteelEye team not just because of your talent but also because of your entrepreneurial flare which we thrive on at SteelEye. This means we want you to be curious, contribute, ask questions and share ideas. We encourage you to get involved in helping shape our business.
Job Description
What you’ll do
- Develop new features and functionality in SteelEye's best breed SaaS application
- Work on setup API Developer for our growing SaaS product
- Ensure the software is up-to-date with latest technologies
- Triage issues and enhance core features of our existing API's for rapidly growing client base
- Design and architech our API layer solving problems around scale and performance
- Be part of great team building a fantastic product!
What we’re looking for
- You are experienced Python Developer, with minimum 5 years in commercial Python experience
- You have experience building REST-based API's using Flask, Django or FastAPI in a production environment
- You have excellent knowledge of data structures, software design patterns and software architecture
- You are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and can adapt to changing requirements
- You have experience with code versioning (Git) and CI/CD (Jenkins, Circle, etc..) tools
- Familiarity/Experience with Elasticsearch is a huge plus
- Familiarity/Experience with FastAPI nice to have
- You are experienced Python Developer, with minimum 5 years in commercial Python experience
- You have experience building REST-based API's using Flask, Django or FastAPI in a production environment
- You have excellent knowledge of data structures, software design patterns and software architecture
- You are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and can adapt to changing requirements
- You have experience with code versioning (Git) and CI/CD (Jenkins, Circle, etc..) tools
- Familiarity/Experience with Elasticsearch is a huge plus
- Familiarity/Experience with FastAPI nice to have

About SteelEye
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Our clients can aggregate, search, surveillance and report on trade, communications and market data. SteelEye also enables customers to gain powerful insights from their data, helping them to trade with greater efficiency and profitability. The company has a highly experienced management team and a strong board, who have decades of technology and management experience and worked in senior positions at many leading international financial businesses.
We are a vibrant, fun and exciting group of people that share a passion for technology and data. If you have what it takes to become a part of the SteelEye family, you have come to the right place. This is where you will find information about our people, culture and our current job opportunities.
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