Project description We are seeking a hands-on contractor to support delivery within the Total Fund Management Portfolio Management Technology team. This role is suited for an experienced, self-directed software engineer who can operate with a high degree of autonomy, take ownership of outcomes, solve ambiguous problems, and deliver working solutions with minimal day-to-day oversight.This is not a role for someone who requires detailed task breakdowns or constant direction. Once objectives and constraints are transparent, you are expected to independently drive work to completion, proactively manage risks, communicate progress and trade-offs effectively, and manage stakeholder expectations.

Responsibilities

Own timelines and deliverables, proactively managing scope, dependencies, and execution risks

Independently frame, design, and deliver software solutions by engaging stakeholders, clarifying ambiguous requirements, and challenging assumptions

Build backend services and RESTful APIs aligned to those designs

Develop cloud-native applications (AWS preferred)

Implement workflow automation and data pipelines where needed

Contribute across the full software development lifecycle, including CI/CD





Ensure solutions are production-ready, including testing, documentation, and handover

Act as a reliable execution partner, proactively communicating progress, trade-offs, risks, and changes in expectations

SKILLS Must have

Prior consulting, advisory, or client-facing delivery experience

Proven ownership and independent delivery without close supervision

Strong problem-solving skills, including the ability to frame and solve

problems in ambiguous situations

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including proactive expectation management

Demonstrated adoption of AI-assisted engineering tools and practices as part of day-to-day software delivery

Strong Python experience in enterprise environments

Experience building RESTful services / APIs

Strong cloud experience (AWS preferred)

Experience with CI/CD pipelines

Strong unit and integration testing practices

Nice to have

Workflow automation experience

CI/CD tooling (e.g., GitHub Actions)

Workflow orchestration experience

Terraform (infrastructure as code)

Capital markets experience

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📌 Senior Python Developer (Winnipeg)
🏢 Luxoft
📍 Winnipeg