Python Automation Engineer

Python Automation Engineers with Fixed Income (FOUR OPENINGS)
Location: Charlotte NC (Open to Relocation) 2 days onsite
Position Type: Contract to hire

Interviews: Virtual
Job Summary:
The meeting focused on intake requirements for four mid-level Python automation engineers to support QA automation in a fixed income sales and trading platform environment.
While final approval is still pending the main roadblock has been removed and approval is expected within 1 2 weeks.
The team plans to begin sourcing candidates now so they can move quickly once approved.
The roles require strong Python skills plus deep recent fixed income/swaps domain expertise as the hires will assess and potentially rebuild dysfunctional UI and API automation suites tied to the internal Polaris platform

Required Skills and Experience
Python is mandatory
Candidates must have fixed income domain expertise especially in:
interest rate swaps
caps/floors
swaptions
basis swaps
cross-currency products
inflation swaps
related OTC derivatives
Candidates must understand:
how trades/deal tickets are structured
business validations for automated testing
fixed income workflows in sales and trading systems
The most important differentiator is recent hands-on fixed income experience
Candidates who have been out of the space for 1.5 2 years are unlikely to be a fit
H1B candidates are not being considered

Technical Environment and Assessment
Existing and future frameworks are Python-based
Technical screening will use CoderPad
Interview test includes:
writing a Python program
troubleshooting/debugging a pre-made program
Technical test is about 1 hour
Interview process after approval:
automation architect technical review
final screening by hiring manager and colleague
no in-person final interview currently planned