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Job Title: Python Developer – Banking Sector

Location: Toronto
Work Model: Hybrid
Experience Required: 5+ Years

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Python Developer with a strong background in the banking or financial services domain. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience building and maintaining data pipelines, feature engineering workflows, and data cleansing solutions to support analytics, predictive modeling, and banking operations.

This role is critical in ensuring high-quality, scalable, and efficient data solutions that drive business insights and operational decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

Data Engineering & Processing


  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable Python-based data pipelines to handle large volumes of banking data, including transactions, customer information, and financial records.

  • Implement efficient ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes to integrate data from multiple banking systems and external sources.

  • Optimize data workflows for performance, reliability, and scalability, supporting both real-time and batch processing.


Feature Engineering & Model Support


  • Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to develop feature engineering solutions for credit risk, fraud detection, and customer analytics.

  • Transform raw banking data into meaningful features to enhance predictive model performance.

  • Create and maintain feature stores and reusable pipelines to support ML initiatives.


Data Quality & Cleansing


  • Implement data validation frameworks and cleansing routines to ensure accuracy, consistency, and completeness.

  • Identify and resolve data quality issues, including missing values, duplicates, outliers, and inconsistencies.

  • Develop automated data quality monitoring and alerting systems.


Technical Development


  • Write clean, efficient, and well-documented Python code following industry best practices.

  • Develop and maintain APIs and microservices for data access and integration.

  • Implement unit tests, integration tests, and participate in code reviews to ensure high-quality deliverables.

Required Qualifications

Experience & Education


  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).

  • Minimum 5 years of professional Python development experience.

  • Proven experience in banking, financial services, or fintech, with understanding of banking products, processes, and regulations.


Technical Skills


  • Expert-level Python programming with libraries such as pandas, NumPy.

  • Hands-on experience in feature engineering (encoding, scaling, binning, transformations, dimensionality reduction).

  • Expertise in data cleansing and validation methodologies.

  • Proficiency with SQL and relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle).

  • Experience with version control (Git) and CI/CD pipelines.


Domain Knowledge


  • Strong understanding of banking concepts: retail/corporate banking, payments, lending, or risk management.

  • Knowledge of banking data structures, transaction processing, and regulatory reporting.

  • Awareness of data privacy and compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, PCI-DSS, Basel III).

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with ML model deployment and MLOps practices.

  • Familiarity with data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, matplotlib, seaborn, plotly).

  • Understanding of software design patterns and architectural principles.

  • Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Key Skills

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Posted
Feb 27, 2026
Type
Full-time
Level
Mid-Senior
Location
Toronto

Industries

IT Services IT Consulting

Categories

Information Technology

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