Senior Software Engineer - Python - Platform - Data at Aurec
Location: Sydney, NSW
Salary: A$250,000-$320,000 p/a
Work arrangement: On-site
Posted 6 days ago
About Aurec
A global fintech powerhouse seeking a Software Engineer to design, build and scale data platforms that support trading and research operations.
This high-impact role blends strong software fundamentals with passion for data systems, performance optimisation, and infrastructure reliability.
Responsibilities
Platform and Tooling development
Design and build scalable data pipelines using Python & Spark
Develop and maintain software components that support research workflows
Implement observability, monitoring, and tuning for system performance and throughput
Optimise resource usage and infrastructure costs (especially in cloud environments like AWS)
Contribute to tooling, automation, and internal platform improvements
Document best practices and guide engineering decisions with a long-term mindset
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the growth of the Sydney team
What you'll bring
Extensive software engineering experience with a focus on back-end platforms and Python data systems
Strong programming skills in Python (bonus if you've used C++, Rust)
Familiarity with modern tools such as PostgreSQL, AWS, Kafka, Spark
Proven experience working on high-availability / global distributed systems
Strong problem-solving skills – enjoy diving deep into performance, reliability, and scale
Work on software that directly enables research and trading decisions
Tackle complex engineering problems alongside world-class peers
Blend software development, platform, and data engineering thinking in one role
Competitive salary + industry leading bonuses
Daily breakfast, lunch and in-house barista
Annual company trips + regular team events
Visa sponsorship and relocation support if required
If you're a software engineer who thrives on solving platform & data challenges at scale, this is your chance to make an impact in one of the most advanced trading environments in the world.
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