Axelon Services Corporation · 1 month ago
Applications Developer - IV
Des Moines, IA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expAxelon Services Corporation is seeking a Senior Developer to partner with the FP&A team and IT data team to enhance the FP&A Forecasting and Reporting processes. The role involves designing, building, and optimizing high-performance components to handle complex calculations and large data volumes, while also providing technical leadership and mentoring to junior team members.
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Responsibilities
Lead the design, development, and optimization of core code base using Python and Python-based compute environments (e.g., Jupyter, VS Code, Databricks)
Collaborate with FP&A and data teams to integrate FP&A forecasting models, analytics, and data pipelines
Ensure computational performance, scalability, and reliability across FP&A workloads
Drive technical innovation, including use of compute grids, data vectors, and AI-based methods where relevant
Partner with FP&A and external consultants to deliver performant model execution and tooling
Provide technical guidance on backlog items and requirements for IT Data and supporting teams
Serve as a senior escalation point for critical incidents, providing Tier-3 expertise when needed
Establish and champion engineering standards, testing practices, and performance monitoring
Contribute to platform documentation, run books, and knowledge-sharing initiatives
Mentor junior developers and data engineers, raising engineering maturity across the team
Ensure ongoing maintenance, upgrades, and optimizations are delivered with minimal disruption
Qualification
Required
An undergraduate or advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience)
Expert Python skills with proven experience in building high-performance, data-intensive systems
Strong understanding of Life & Annuity data, financial models, or large-scale computational engines
Deep knowledge of data management and integration in hybrid cloud ecosystems (AWS / Snowflake)
Hands-on experience with compute parallelization and performance optimization techniques
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to interface effectively with FP&A and program leadership stakeholders
Strong leadership qualities: mentoring, influencing, and guiding technical direction across teams
10+ years in professional software engineering, with significant hands-on Python development
Demonstrated success building or maintaining financial modeling or large-scale computational systems
Experience working with investment banks and/or within life and annuity insurance domains is highly desirable
Proven track record in data-driven platforms, large-scale computation, or advanced analytics
Experience with DevOps practices and ability to explain them to business users
Preferred
AI good to have
Investments good to have
Cloud ecosystem expertise (AWS, Azure, Redshift)
Familiarity with AI/ML integration in computational systems
Experience in data visualization and reporting
Company
Axelon Services Corporation
For more than 40 years, Axelon has been exceeding market expectations and delivering top talent to the Fortune 500.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Tania Obeid
Chief Executive Officer
Cynthia Lah
Chief Operating Officer
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