Job Title: Senior Python Developer
Department: CEFS – Client Engagement and Financial Securities - ISPL
About Business line/Function: The CEFS – Client Engagement and Financial Securities business line delivers data‑driven solutions that support BNP Paribas’s corporate and institutional clients throughout the securities‑trading lifecycle and having focus on applications servicing Client Lifecycle management, Due Diligence /KYC , Customer Relation Management, Service Request Management, Referential and Data Quality, PreTrade Transaction Screening, Data and Document platforms and Anti-Money Laundering. It provides risk analytics, regulatory reporting, trade‑capture, and client‑insight services by leveraging modern data platforms. The Technology & Data Engineering team within CEFS builds scalable data pipelines, data‑warehouses, and analytics services that enable the bank to serve its securities‑focused clientele with speed, accuracy, and regulatory compliance.
Position Purpose:
· Overall, 7-10 years of experience as a Senior Python Developer.
· The Python / PySpark Developer will design, develop, test, and maintain high‑performance data‑processing pipelines using strong Python, pyspark and SQL skills.
· You will transform raw market, trade, and client data into trusted, consumable data‑sets that feed downstream analytics, reporting, and machine‑learning models used by the CEFS – Client Engagement and Financial Securities franchise.
· Sound knowledge of Agile (Scrum/Kanban).
Responsibilities
Direct Responsibilities
· Design & develop robust ingestion, transformation, and enrichment pipelines with Python, PySpark, and SQL.
- Write and optimize complex SQL queries, analytical UDFs, and window functions for data aggregation and reporting.
- Collaborate with CEFS data architects, data scientists, and business analysts to translate functional requirements into technical specifications.
- Unit‑test, integrate‑test, and review code.
- Maintain CI/CD pipelines (Git, Jenkins, Docker) for automated build, test, and deployment of jobs.
- Monitor production workloads and troubleshoot performance bottlenecks, memory issues, and job failures.
- Document data lineage, pipeline design, and operational run‑books in Confluence/SharePoint.
· Keep up to date with latest technologies and trends and provide input, expertise and recommendations.
Contributing Responsibilities
· Contribute towards innovation (e.g. AI/ML); suggest new technical practices for efficiency improvement.
· Participate in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, daily standups, retrospectives) and help groom the backlogs.
- Mentor junior engineers and champion best practices in Python coding, Spark optimization, and data‑engineering patterns.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and deliver proof‑of‑concepts for CEFS.
Technical & Behavioral Competencies
· Resourceful to quickly understand complexities involved and provide the way forward.
· Good experience in technical analysis of n-tier applications with multiple integrations using object oriented, APIs & Microservices approaches.
· Strong knowledge about design patterns and development principles.
· Inclination and prior experience of working across SQL, Python and ETL.
· Strong Hands-on experience - Python (NumPy, pandas, Python Frameworks, Restful APIs, MS-SQL or Oracle.
· PySpark - DataFrames, Spark SQL, Structured Streaming, performance tuning (partitioning, caching, broadcast joins).
· Advanced SQL – complex queries, stored procedures, query optimization.
· Good Knowledge and experience to use Python packages such as Pandas, NumPy, etc. for cleaning up of Data, Data Wrangling, Analysis of Data and Visualization of Data.
· Good experience in development and maintenance of code/scripts in both functional and technical specifications of all applications component, bug fixing and production support.
· Good knowledge on Linux/Unix environment (basic commands, shell scripting, etc.), testing phases, documentation and new framework.
· Some experience of working with build tools like Maven & DevOps tools like Bitbucket, Jenkins.
· Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, DevOps.
· Development experience in Data Engineering environment.
· Ability & willingness to learn & work on diverse technologies (languages, frameworks, and tools).
· Self-motivated, good interpersonal skills and inclination to constantly upgrade new technologies and frameworks.
· Good communication and co-ordination skills.
Specific Qualifications:
· Good to have knowledge of front-end technologies preferably Flask.
Skills Referential (Required knowledge, skills and abilities)
Technical Skills:
Behavioral Skills:
· Ability to synthetize / simplify
· Ability to collaborate / Teamwork
· Attention to detail / rigor
· Ability to deliver / Results driven
Education Level: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
Location: Bangalore
About BNP Paribas Group:
BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank and key player in international banking. It operates in 65 countries and has nearly 185,000 employees, including more than 145,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main fields of activity: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services for the Group’s commercial & personal banking and several specialized businesses including BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Arval; Investment & Protection Services for savings, investment, and protection solutions; and Corporate & Institutional Banking, focused on corporate and institutional clients. Based on its strong diversified and integrated model, the Group helps all its clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporates and institutional clients) to realize their projects through solutions spanning financing, investment, savings and protection insurance. In Europe, BNP Paribas has four domestic markets: Belgium, France, Italy, and Luxembourg. The Group is rolling out its integrated commercial & personal banking model across several Mediterranean countries, Turkey, and Eastern Europe. As a key player in international banking, the Group has leading platforms and business lines in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas as well as a solid and fast-growing business in Asia-Pacific. BNP Paribas has implemented a Corporate Social Responsibility approach in all its activities, enabling it to contribute to the construction of a sustainable future, while ensuring the Group's performance and stability.
About BNP Paribas India Solutions:
Established in 2005, BNP Paribas India Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA, European Union’s leading bank with an international reach. With delivery centers located in Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai, we are a 24x7 global delivery center. India Solutions services three business lines: Corporate and Institutional Banking, Investment Solutions and Retail Banking for BNP Paribas across the Group. Driving innovation and growth, we are harnessing the potential of over 10000 employees, to provide support and develop best-in-class solutions.
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At BNP Paribas, we passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued, respected and can bring their authentic selves to work. We prohibit Discrimination and Harassment of any kind and our policies promote equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants, irrespective of, but not limited to their gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, colour, national origin, age, religion, social status, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status etc. As a global Bank, we truly believe that inclusion and diversity of our teams is key to our success in serving our clients and the communities we operate in. As a global Bank, we truly believe that inclusion and diversity of our teams is key to our success in serving our clients and the communities we operate in.
