Python Engineer

Position :: Senior Python Engineer

Location :: Downers Grove, IL (Chicago area) On-site at the client’s office

3 days/week – Work from client office 

Mandatory- Investment Platform (ETF) either investment or ETF knowledge is a MUST- USA

 A leading global investment management organization is modernizing business-critical ETF and investment analytics applications. Many of these tools were originally built by business teams in Python and Excel. The work is to turn them into resilient, production-grade applications, in close collaboration with portfolio managers and front-office users.

Team
A small, hands-on engineering team led by a Lead Python Engineer. You will work alongside the client’s internal engineering team and directly with business stakeholders. There is limited BA support.

Position overview
A Senior Python Engineer who writes production code every day. You will build new components and refactor business-built tools into well-engineered applications. You will work directly with portfolio managers to understand how the tools are used and what must not break. This is a 100% hands-on role, not advisory or architectural.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on, production Python development. Python is the main language in your current role.
  
• ETF or investment front-office experience (asset management, investment banking, capital markets). At minimum, you have worked directly with portfolio managers or traders.
  
• Experience modernizing legacy or business-built applications.
  
• Strong SQL and experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred).
  
• API design and integration, automated testing, CI/CD, Git.
  
• You gather requirements directly from business users and communicate clearly with non-technical stakeholders.
  
• Willing to work on-site in Downers Grove 2-3 days/week.

Nice to have

• Fixed income ETFs, portfolio management or investment analytics.
  
• Aladdin, BNY or comparable investment platforms.
  
• Snowflake, Redshift, Databricks or BigQuery.
  
• AI-enabled development, agentic workflows, AI-assisted SDLC.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain production-grade Python applications and APIs.
  
• Refactor and modernize Python/Excel tools built by business teams: add tests, structure, security and observability.
  
• Work directly with portfolio managers and front-office users to clarify requirements and validate results.
  
• Build data-intensive and analytics features on SQL and cloud data platforms.
  
• Contribute to CI/CD, automated testing and code reviews.
  
• Apply AI-assisted development practices where they improve speed and quality.

K-Tek Resourcing is a consulting organization with offices in Houston TX and St. Paul, MN. It is supported by 2 global delivery centers, located in India. With its global employee strength of over 250, K-Tek has been supporting its clients for over 9 years.

Why K-Tek
K-Tek has a tenet of excelling at delivering resources and solutions based on its experience, integrity, distinction in delivery, reduced turn-around time and the consistency at being the "First Time Right".

Vision / Mission
At K-Tek we believe in understanding the specific needs of the customer and tailor-creating innovative solutions to meet these needs. We invest in our employees and customers. We build a relation of trust with our customers through empathy, solutions and being the first time right.

K-Tek Resourcing LLC is one of the leaders in Resourcing industry with a portfolio of over 300+ consultants working at different client’s sites. Our commitment to compliance, excellent client servicing and superior quality has positioned us for sustained success.