VP, Lead Engineer

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Global Finance aspires to be the best finance function in the financial services industry, delivering powerful insights to our customers, within the bank and externally. We work as a seamless team to support HSBC’s businesses to deliver our strategy.  This role is focused on leading the design and implementation of new, future-proof modelling solutions.

What you’ll do

• 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, is robust and can be fully re-used.

• Provide automated solutions for fast and agile model build and deployment.

• Work closely with business stakeholders, Quantitative Analysts and IT to create synergies across different functions and departments  and contribute to the end-to-end design and planning.

• Implement software strategically, following best practice to ensure that solutions address the evolving business and regulatory requirements;

• Work closely with the Head of Financial Engineering to ensure smooth change management and maintenance of the system in compliance with HSBC Group standards;

• Work closely with the Quantitative Analytics teams to build software solutions that are practical, workable and comply with accounting, regulatory or other requirements;

To succeed in this role you need to have:

• Vast experience in designing and building large scale backend applications and systems in Python for local and cloud environments – also from scratch – with strong focus on development of new Python libraries, design and implementation of APIs and providing integration with other systems (databases, storage, frontends etc).

• Experience in building containerised solutions and CI/CD pipelines for end2end automations on cloud-based platforms (GCP, Docker), preferably utilizing Jenkins and Github integration is considered a plus.

• 5+ years of relatable 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, experience of Risk or Analytics is nice to have

What we offer

• Competitive salary

• Annual performance-based bonus

• Additional bonuses for recognition awards

• Multisport card

• Private medical care

• Life insurance

• One-time reimbursement of home office set-up (up to 800 PLN).

• Corporate parties & events

• CSR initiatives

• Nursery discounts

• Financial support with trainings and education

• Social fund

• Flexible working hours 

• Free parking

If your CV meets our criteria, you should expect the following steps in the recruitment process:

• Online behavioural test (for external candidates only)

• Telephone screen (for external candidates only)

• Zoom interview with the hiring manager

We are looking to hire as soon as possible so don’t wait and apply now!

You'll achieve more when you join HSBC.

We thank all interested candidates for their applications. We reserve the right to contact only selected candidates.