Full Stack Cloud Developer

Our client is currently seeking a Full Stack Cloud Developer to develop their next-generation, cloud based, distributed computing system. This involves reengineering all the firm's software and infrastructure to leverage the benefits of the cloud and take it to the next level. The distribution platform is used by all the firm's quantitative models and analytic systems. This is a contract for 6 months with the possibility to get extended.The ideal candidate will have a creative but analytical mindset and be passionate about building APIs, working with distributed computing, and other technologies. The selected candidate will combine strong software development and collaboration skills to help build a system that enables high-performance risk analytics platforms and trading systems. These systems use Monte-Carlo simulations to value financial instruments such as loans, mortgage-backed security, and collateralized mortgage obligations.Your work Falls into Two Primary Categories: Development Design, build and develop serverless APIs using Python, AWS Lambda, and API Gateway. These APIs are used to manage work on our High-Performance Computing platform. Develop the platforms infrastructure as code using AWS Cloud Formation Templates Develop an Angular frontend UI for the platform Develop tools for improving observability of the platform, for example, alarms, log file analysis, metric analysis, Grafana/ELK dashboards Write automated unit, integration, and regression tests Collaboration Interact with grid and application developers, peer-review code and automated tests, help team members with testing design and implementation challenges Work with internal development teams that use the HPC platform to understand their requirements and design solutions to meet their needs Actively seek opportunities to continuously improve the technical quality and architecture to respond to business needsQualifications BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience Experience with Python Experience with Java 5 years experience building serverless APIs using API Gateway, Lambda, and DynamoDB Experience provisioning AWS resources with Cloud Formation templates Experience writing automated unit, integration, regression, performance and acceptance tests Experience building Angular applications Preferred Skills Experience using AWS S3 and SQS for performance-critical applicationsEEO EmployerApex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at or