VP, Lead Engineer

HSBC Service Delivery operates in the financial services industry with a focus on Global Finance, aiming to deliver powerful insights to internal and external customers. The team supports HSBC’s businesses in executing the company strategy.

• Extensive experience designing and building large scale backend applications and systems in Python for local and cloud environments, including development of new Python libraries, API design and integration with databases, storage, and frontends
• Experience building containerised solutions and CI/CD pipelines on cloud platforms (GCP, Docker), with knowledge of Jenkins and GitHub integration considered a plus
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience
• Expert knowledge of at least three of: Python, FastAPI, Apache Airflow, S3, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Docker
• Experience in writing and reviewing technical documentation and leading test-driven development
• Knowledge of finance, particularly quantitative finance, Risk or Analytics experience is nice to have

• Design, build and implement Global Treasury Python-based modelling solutions
• Support building and implementation of Global Treasury containerised solutions and CI/CD automations
• Deliver a coding environment that is easy to use, robust, and reusable
• Provide automated solutions for fast and agile model build and deployment
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, Quantitative Analysts, and IT to align design and planning
• Implement software following best practices to meet evolving business and regulatory requirements
• Work with the Head of Financial Engineering for change management and system maintenance compliance
• Work with Quantitative Analytics teams to develop practical, compliant software solutions

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