Sr. Python Engineer

Post Date

Dec 17, 2025

Location

Austin,
Texas

ZIP/Postal Code

78702
US
Feb 18, 2026 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract-to-perm

Category

Software Engineering

Req #

DAL-def05eef-5b61-4376-bf53-177dec7eb5be

Pay Rate

$52 - $65 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

Insight Global seeks a Senior Python Engineer to design, build, and maintain a real-time automated portfolio rebalancing solution. You’ll work across the full development lifecycle and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, reliable software. Responsibilities include:

-Integrate trading systems for multi-broker order management and execution
-Develop secure, scalable ETL pipelines for financial data
-Build microservices architecture with Kubernetes
-Design and implement clean, consistent APIs
-Mentor junior developers and support team growth
-Drive best practices in DevSecOps, CI/CD, and continuous improvement

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.

Required Skills & Experience

-Bachelor’s in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)
-7+ years in software development on collaborative teams
-Production-level Python expertise
-Strong knowledge of distributed and event-driven architectures
-Deep AWS experience (Lambda, ECS, S3, DynamoDB, SQS, API Gateway, IAM)
-Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK or similar)
-ETL pipeline development for batch/real-time data processing
-Monitoring and observability tools (Datadog, CloudWatch, Prometheus)
-Django and Boto library experience
-Strong data processing experience

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

-Experience with other programming languages like Java or Go
-Financial / fintech domain experience (manager has strong preference to domain experience, but is open to talking to strong candidates without it)
-Exposure to portfolio analytics and benchmarking tools

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.