Algorithm Engineer (Python)

MWDN is an international recruitment and outstaffing company with 23+ years of experience connecting exceptional tech talent with leading companies across Israel, the USA, Great Britain, and Western Europe. In this role, MWDN acts as the recruitment partner, and the selected candidate will work directly with the client’s team on their product in an international environment

Here’s what you can expect when you join MWDN:

• Security: We carefully vet our clients to minimize risks and ensure reliability and timely payments—no fraud or unpleasant surprises.
• Career support: If a project isn’t the right fit, we support you and actively help find new opportunities that match your skills and career goals.
• Legal assistance: We provide guidance on legal matters, including opening and managing your independent contractor or sole proprietorship status, taxes, and related processes.
• Professional development: We offer English courses and professional growth opportunities, as well as team-building events.

Why choose us? MWDN is ranked among the top 5 IT employers in our region according to DOU. We take pride in our transparency and strong commitment to our team. Curious to learn more? See what our employees say about working with us on DOU.

• Domain: Fintech, Marketing
• Location: Israel
• Company size: 150 employees
• Founded in: 2017

The company is a fast-growing platform focused on helping financial institutions optimize capital efficiency and improve the way financial resources are allocated across the market. Its technology is used by major banks, hedge funds, and asset management firms to streamline operations, improve liquidity management, and support more efficient financial workflows.

The company works with a large network of enterprise financial clients globally and operates in a highly data-driven and technically complex environment. Backed by top-tier international investors, the team consists of experienced professionals from the financial services and technology industries.

The company has an international presence with teams across the US, Europe, and Israel, and continues to scale rapidly.

• 3-10 years of Python Software Engineering experience, with strong Object-Oriented Programming expertise
• 2+ years of experience designing and implementing algorithms and/or working with complex data structures
• Demonstrated experience with quantitative or optimization-driven projects
• Proven ability to translate mathematical models into enterprise-level software solutions
• Extensive experience working in a test-driven, agile development environment
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills
• Excellent communication skills and experience working directly with business stakeholders
• Passion for creatively solving challenging, multi-dimensional mathematical problems
• Ability to multi-task and balance multiple priorities and deadlines
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Operations Research, Financial
• Engineering, or a relevant quantitative field

Nice to have:

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Operations Research, Financial
• Engineering, or related quantitative discipline
• Experience with optimization frameworks (e.g., Gurobi, NAG, OR-Tools). Hands-on experience with Gurobi highly desired
• Research / modeling experiences involving mathematical optimization or operations research
• Financial Markets experience and/or knowledge of derivatives products and markets
• Experience with AWS and PostgreSQL is a plus
• Knowledge about derivatives clearing / margin calculation is a strong plus
• Proficiency in AI-assisted SDLC (planning, coding, debugging, etc.) and experience with tools like Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or similar IDE extensions

• Partner with Product Owners and subject-matter experts (SMEs) to understand application capabilities and deliver technical solutions
• Productionize, scale, and deploy complex financial algorithms
• Conduct design and code reviews to ensure solutions meet engineering standards and best practices
• Enhance the CI/CD pipeline for financial algorithm development and deployment
• Research and iterate on Capitolis’ optimization algorithms to improve performance over time
• Contribute to the design of the company’s core product framework, validating approaches through documented designs and prototypes
• Provide algorithm domain knowledge support during live portfolio optimization events

• People-first management with minimal bureaucracy
• A friendly company culture, proven by employees who choose to return
• Flexible working hours
• Full financial and legal support for independent contractors
• Free English classes, with native speakers or Ukrainian teachers
• Dedicated HR support

✅ Intro call with a Recruiter — ✅ Team lead & group manager introduction and tech interview — ✅ 2nd tech interview with the Chief architect— ✅ HR interview—✅ EVP interview — ✅ Offer