Development Manager (trading systems

Job Title: Development Manager (trading systems)
Location: Dublin City Centre

My client is looking for a hands on Development Manager to join their dynamic development group, leading a high-impact team focused on delivering critical trading, operations, and enterprise-level applications. This role blends hands-on technical leadership with strategic vision, empowering you to drive innovation, streamline architecture, and mentor top-tier development talent.

A FULL JOB SPEC AND COMPANY PROFILE IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of developers delivering solutions across trading, operations, and enterprise systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders (Trading, Finance, Operations, Compliance) to gather requirements and translate business needs into effective software strategies.
• Drive architectural decisions and framework development, with a particular focus on Python-based solutions.
• Oversee the full software development lifecycle: design, code reviews, testing, deployment, and documentation.
• Ensure stability and reliability of applications through close partnership with infrastructure and support teams.
• Mentor and develop engineering talent through regular 1:1s, feedback, career growth planning, and performance evaluations.
• Participate in talent acquisition and contribute to internship and graduate mentorship programs.
• Proven leadership experience in software development environments.
• Strong technical foundation in Python and familiarity with technologies such as Kafka, Redis, TCP, multicast messaging, RV, and relational databases.
• Demonstrated ability to design and deliver complex software systems.
• Experience mentoring and growing development teams.
• Strong collaboration, influence, and communication skills.

Key Areas:

Trading & Operations Applications:

• Development and maintenance of Flask and Dash applications for trading support.
• Automation of post-trade operational processes.
• Financial reporting tools such as "PnL By Symbol."
• Integration of Excel and Python for data-driven international tools.

Enterprise-Level Tools:

• Development of communication productivity bots and time-tracking systems.
• Automation of Active Directory group reviews.
• Management of Python ecosystems, including:
  • Internal Conda repository development and maintenance.
  • Shared Python environment upkeep.