Application Developer - Python | SQL | Cloud

📍 Onsite | Toronto (Sheppard Avenue East)

💰 $130K - $160K Base + 30% Bonus + Extensive Benefits

Are you a passionate developer with strong Python, SQL, and Cloud experience? Looking to grow your career in a collaborative, high-performing environment with exposure to finance and market data? This is your chance to join a global investment firm!

We're hiring an Application Developer for a leading investment firm, working full-time onsite in their Toronto office (Monday to Friday). You'll play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining internal applications, infrastructure, and deployment pipelines across critical business functions like Research, Trading, Finance, and Client Development.

🚀 Must-Have Skills:

• Strong experience with Python
• Solid SQL skills (OLAP & OLTP systems)
• Hands-on with Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)

⭐ Very Nice to Have:

• Exposure to finance or market data environments

💼 What You'll Do:

• Develop and maintain enterprise-level applications
• Collaborate across teams to ensure scalable, efficient systems
• Work with modern tech: FastAPI, Node.js, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
• Support cloud architecture and deployment pipelines

🎯 Compensation & Perks:

• Base Salary: $130K - $160K (depending on years' experience)
• Bonus: 30% annual bonus
• Extensive benefits package
• Be part of a firm that values curiosity, teamwork, and giving back through charitable initiatives

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan.