Senior Python Engineer

Details

Are you a Senior Python Engineer who thrives in cloud-native environments and takes pride in building reliable, well-crafted systems? Do you bring deep AWS expertise, a sharp eye for detail, and the confidence to drive technical decisions? If you are ready to work at the intersection of high-performance infrastructure and meaningful financial markets technology, this role is for you.

ABN AMRO Clearing is a global leader within the clearing space, delivering integrated solutions across clearing, execution, custody, financing, and risk management. IT is at the heart of the organisation — over 300 developers across more than 30 product teams and 10 platform teams build the products and services clients depend on.

Responsibilities

• Act as a hands-on technical contributor with strong focus on serverless and container-based architectures on AWS.
• Work closely with fellow engineers and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver scalable, well-architected solutions.
• Take end-to-end ownership from design through to production operations and participate in code reviews and operational excellence.

Working environment

• Agile, product-driven environment where engineers take end-to-end ownership.
• Collaborative engineering teams that explore ideas, set technical direction, and build/maintain reliable, high-performing systems.
• Flexibility to work from home in consultation with your team; ergonomic home office setup provided.

Requirements

Software engineering

• 6+ years of hands-on Python development experience.
• Strong command of software engineering fundamentals and clean code practices.
• Meticulous attention to detail in code, reviews, and production operations.

Cloud and infrastructure

• Proven experience building on AWS with serverless and/or container-based architectures.
• Solid hands-on experience with AWS CDK and/or CloudFormation.

Data and integration

• Experience with SQL and relational or NoSQL database technologies.
• Exposure to event-driven or streaming platforms (e.g. Kafka) is advantageous.

Collaboration and delivery

• Strong communicator in English, both written and verbal.
• Comfortable working in cross-functional, team-based Agile environments.
• Ability to take ownership, work independently, and deliver results.
• Previous informal or formal tech lead experience is a plus.

Benefits

• Gross monthly salary range: €5.112 - €7.303 based on a 36-hour work week (including holiday allowance and a flexible benefit budget).
• Excellent employment conditions and a strong pension scheme.
• Five weeks of vacation per year plus two mandatory days off; option to purchase up to four additional weeks.
• Five extra "Banking for better days" for personal development or volunteer work.
• Development budget of €1,000 per year (can accumulate up to €3,000).
• Annual public transport pass with free public transportation throughout the Netherlands (business and private use).
• Opportunity to work with modern container, cloud, and platform technologies at scale and significant architectural ownership.