Tech Lead - Quantitative Indices and Cloud Backtesting Platform

Project overview

We are looking for a Tech Lead for a long-term mission with our client in the banking/finance sector in the Paris region to lead the redesign of a quantitative index platform, at the heart of equity trading activities. You will work in an agile organization, interacting with front-office, quant, and infrastructure teams. You will lead a development team on a high-value subject: real-time index calculation and strategy simulation on high-frequency market data, in the cloud.

Your missions:

Ref: O-ORVDS

Profile sought

You have at least 8 years of experience in software development, including a minimum of 3 years in project or team leadership in a financial environment. You are proficient in C# and Python (microservices), React, AWS (S3, EMR, Athena, Redshift, EKS, MSK), Kafka, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD. You are familiar with quantitative indices, high-frequency market data (tick, TWAP, VWAP), and backtesting challenges. Experience with market data providers (Bloomberg, LSEG, or equivalent) is a plus. Leadership, arbitration skills, and good interpersonal skills with business stakeholders are essential.

BAC+5 degree or equivalent.

Work environment

INGENIANCE is a consulting firm specializing in market finance, banking, and insurance for over 18 years. We support major French banking and insurance players on their most critical projects, with recognized expertise in Craft Development, Big Data, Cloud/DevOps, and Agility. Joining Ingéniance means joining a community of experts, being supported by close management, and building your career on high-value missions. Build your success!

• Lead the technical and functional roadmap with stakeholders (business, quants, Product Owners).
• Lead the development team: agile ceremonies, backlog prioritization, progress tracking, risk management.
• Oversee the integration of the calculation engine designed by quants and the redesign of the React front-end, with REST API service exposure.
• Lead the AWS backtesting platform: historical data storage, distributed processing with Spark/EMR, querying via Athena or Redshift.
• Evolve monolithic applications towards a microservices architecture.
• Drive the migration to AWS (EKS, MSK) in Infrastructure as Code with Terraform.
• Ensure robustness, observability, and automated testing in CI/CD.

Project details

• Start: ASAP
• Duration: 1 mois
• Location: Paris, France, FR
• Languages: French