Lead Python Implementation Engineer
Role Overview
About KX KX is the temporal AI infrastructure for capital markets, giving AI a sense of time, so every decision is grounded in when data was true, not just what it says.
The KX portfolio normalizes market data across 250+ venues, capturing, sequencing, and replaying events at nanosecond precision.
We enable firms to eliminate data fragmentation, meet regulatory auditability requirements, and build AI systems that are fast, accurate, and defensible across trading, risk, and compliance.
Trusted by 8 of the top 10 global investment banks and serving $50 trillion+ in assets under management, KX is the essential infrastructure for the world's most demanding financial institutions.
We serve leading organizations across aerospace and defense and high-tech manufacturing, with offices across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.
Key Skills for This Role
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Job requirements
- Strong technical leadership in implementation or data engineering contexts.
- Excellent problem-solving skills in complex, distributed system environments.
- Strong client-facing communication skills with the ability to translate technical topics into clear explanations. Ability to work effectively in fast-paced, customer-driven environments.
- Ability to design and optimize data pipelines and ETL workflows.
- Strong ownership mindset with the ability to drive issues to resolution.
- Collaboration skills across engineering, product, and client-facing teams.
- 6+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Expert-level Python development experience.
- Proven experience designing and maintaining large-scale ETL pipelines and data workflows.
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud environments and with Apache Airflow for workflow orchestration.
- Experience working with distributed systems and production-grade deployments.
- Experience in client-facing technical roles, such as implementation, consulting, or solution engineering.
- Experience working with financial services, trading systems, or time-series data environments (preferred but not mandatory).
- Proven experience in people management or technical team leadership, including mentoring engineers, coordinating technical work within a team, and driving delivery execution.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Experience with Kubernetes and containerized deployments.
- Experience with OneTick or similar time-series / market data platforms.
- Familiarity with financial markets, market data workflows, or trading systems.
- Experience working with enterprise or institutional clients.
- Experience contributing to process improvements or delivery best practices.
Job responsibilities
- Lead the architecture, customization, and deployment of OneTick-based solutions for financial market clients.
- Design, implement, and optimize large-scale ETL workflows and data-processing pipelines. Participate in improving implementation practices, tools, and delivery processes within the team.
- Ensure performance, reliability, and scalability of distributed deployments across AWS and client environments.
- Act as a technical advisor to clients, supporting integration strategy and providing best-practice guidance.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across distributed systems and production environments.
- Work closely with internal engineering and product teams to support successful client implementations.
- Provide technical input and feedback based on client requirements and real-world implementation experience.
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and contribute to knowledge sharing within the team.
Job benefits
- Competitive Salary
- Individually tailored training and skills development
- Private healthcare package and Employee Assistance Programme
- Enhanced maternity and paternity package
- Wellness Days and Volunteer Days
About KX
KX is a private software company providing time-series, real-time analytics and AI infrastructure to capital markets and data-intensive industries.
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