Senior Quantitative Developer (Python)
Are you curious and ready to take on a new career challenge?
Are you eager to join a dynamic company and bring innovation through your work and skills?
Prometeia offers opportunities for growth and training within a Group with over 1,000 professionals serving more than 500 clients in 20 countries worldwide.
Among the European leaders in Wealth Management solutions, Prometeia is seeking a Senior Quantitative Python Develope r to join our application development teams in Bologna .
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
As a Senior Quantitative Python Developer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining Python libraries and analytical pipelines that support quantitative models in the risk, climate, and credit domains, ensuring quality, maintainability, and reproducible results for internal users (analysts/researchers) as well as client-facing deliverables.
Responsibilities:
Development of libraries (stable APIs) for quantitative calculations and data transformations in risk/climate/credit contexts.
Implementation of analytical pipelines on datasets (mainly using pandas/numpy), with attention to:
-numerical correctness
-handling of edge cases and missing/outlier data
-performance (vectorization, profiling, targeted optimizations)
-reproducibility (versioning, parameterization, consistent environments)
Advanced use of Jupyter for research/validation and conversion of prototypes into reusable, production-grade modules.
Definition and maintenance of tests (unit, integration, regression) and numerical benchmarks.
Contribution to build and CI processes (quality gates, linting/formatting, automated testing, packaging/release).
Collaboration with quantitative stakeholders and, when needed, support in technical communications with teams and clients.
REQUIREMENTS
Degree in a scientific field (mathematics, statistics, physics, engineering, computer science, quantitative economics, or related fields).
Advanced Python in a scientific computing context.
Strong command of pandas and numpy.
Solid experience with Jupyter (reproducible notebooks, debugging, structuring, profilng).
Best practices for libraries: API design, modularity, refactoring, code review.
Testing with pytest (or equivalent) and a regression-proof mindset.
Git and PR-based workflows.
Environment and dependency management without conda (e.g., venv + pip / poetry / pip-tools).
Nice-to-have:
Spark / Py
Spark.CI/CD (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or similar), automated build/test processes, and reproducible environments also via D
ocker.Modern packaging (pyproject.toml, wheels), semantic versi
oning.Quantitative background in risk/credit/climate (even basic domain understan
ding).Technical documentation (MkDocs/Sphinx), executable exa
mples.English: ability to communicate effectively with international clients (calls, workshops, written communication).
SOFT SKILLS
Problem-solving skills
Aptitude for teamwork, flexibility, and dynamism
Good interpersonal skills
Good knowledge of the English language
Autonomy, with the ability to independently drive work and make sound technical decisions.
Ability to define and promote technical standards and best practices.
Mentoring skills, supporting the growth of other team members through guidance and knowledge sharing.
LOCATION
Bologna/Milano
WHAT WE OFFER
COMPENSATION, WELFARE & BENEFIT
Our history, as well as the future, is based on the value of our people. The biggest investment at Prometeia is in our people, and it concerns every aspect of professional life. We call it "Total Compensation" and it is made up of Compensation, consisting of a fixed and a variable component, an important Welfare Plan, active since 2015 —we have been among the first to introduce it in Italy— and Benefits, which include all the initiatives undertaken for the well-being of our people.
REMOTE WORKING
Flexibility is an intrinsic value of the way we work. At Prometeia, smart working is an organizational method based on trust, which results in benefits in terms of work/life balance, impact on the environment, and optimization of company results, through autonomy and empowermen t of people.
PEOPLE PROGRAM
Our evaluation system is based on the full enhancement of people and their continuous dialogue as a stimulus for regular, mutual professional and personal growth. Transparent discussions between managers and team members are set up within the projects, where reciprocal and timely feedback is exchanged. The process is fully digitalized and aimed at continuously improving the development trajectory of the individual and the company.
TRAINING
Prometeia means ongoing training. We provide an average of 11 days of training per year to our people, in person and online. Particular attention is paid to younger colleagues, the protagonists of dedicated growth programs, and to the continuous sharing and internal transfer of know-how and skills. On-the-job training is also important, through immediate and direct confrontation with the market.
WIN/WIN POLICY
If you are one of our employees, and you recommend a person who is later recruited, you are entitled to a financial bonus! This is an important opportunity to contribute to the growth of Prometeia as a whole by attracting acknowledged market professionals and new tech talents.
PHYGITAL MANAGEMENT
Through the dedicated app Pr(Home)teia, we have completely digitalized and integrated the management of our physical and virtual environments. Access to the office, smart working, workstations, meeting rooms, carpooling, and more: everything is just a click away.
COMMUNITY
Our community is highly diverse, as are the skills of the people who are part of it and who share its values, as well as the individuals and organizations directly or indirectly involved in our activities. Clients, People of the Group, Alumni, Institutions, Academia, and non-profit entities with which we actively collaborate are stakeholders representing a great value for us, in terms of trust and collaboration.
DIVERSITY
We promote and respect equal opportunities and consider differences as a value. Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental values: from the selection phase to everyday life, also through dedicated training moments to develop individual sensitivities and unicities.
IMPACT
We responsibly take an active role towards the environment, the territories, and the communities in which we operate. Our headquarters in Bologna has obtained the LEED Gold Certification, one of the highest awards that recognizes the performance of the building in terms of energy and water savings, reduction of CO2 emissions, and improvement of the ecological quality of the interior, materials, and resources used. In the Sustainability Report, we report the results achieved within the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda, which was drafted by the United Nations in 2016, and we have been supporting since 2020.