Python Software Engineer - Intraday Trading

b Overview /b p In this role you will develop and optimize real-time analytics and market data solutions for Millennium’s intraday trading and portfolio management platforms. You’ll collaborate with R D and front-office teams to deliver scalable, high-performance systems that support in-the-moment decision making. You will shape intraday analytics capabilities, backtesting tools, and risk analytics for live portfolios, contributing to a mission of disciplined risk management and continuous learning. This is a hands-on, cross-functional role with a clear impact on trading workflows and technology leadership. /p b Responsibilities /b ul li Partner with R D and application teams to design and implement real-time analytics and market data solutions /li li Contribute to a market-leading portfolio management platform in close collaboration with business users /li li Develop and support intraday analytics platforms used across risk and portfolio management systems /li li Deliver scalable, high-performance solutions for real-time trading and analytics workflows /li li Contribute to architecture and delivery of highly scalable real-time systems /li /ul b Key requirements /b ul li 5+ years of Python application development /li li Solid Linux experience /li li Experience with grid scheduling/compute orchestration (e.g., SLURM) /li li Strong knowledge of event-driven architecture and messaging/cache tech (Kafka, Solace, Pulsar, Memcache, Redis) /li li Experience building AI RAG and MCP agents /li li Experience with monitoring/observability tools (Datadog, ELK) /li li Strong database knowledge (SQL, NoSQL, time-series like Kdb) /li li Solid data structures/algorithms, ability to learn quickly /li li Interest in financial markets; experience with large-scale real-time portfolio analytics tools; cloud platforms; containerization (Docker, Kubernetes); knowledge of multi-threaded C++ is a plus /li /ul ul li strong collaboration /li li quick learner /li li effective communication with business users /li li Python /li li Linux /li li SLURM /li /ul