Python Developer - London - Up to £160,000 Starting Base + Exceptional Bonuses/Benefits
This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Nov 4, 2026).
Summary
Join a small specialised team at a systematic trading firm building the real-time risk and trading data platform: high-performance data pipelines, distributed services, and analytics tools used by traders and quant researchers, with strict latency and accuracy requirements. Core tech is Python and distributed systems.
The Opportunity:
We're looking to add a high-impact engineer to a small, specialised team responsible for the real-time risk and trading data platform that powers systematic strategies across the firm.
You’ll operate at the intersection of distributed systems, market data, and quantitative trading, designing high-reliability platforms that process large volumes of trading activity with strict latency and accuracy requirements.
Your Responsibilities (Full Spec Avail):
- Build high-performance data services and pipelines that power real-time portfolio monitoring
- Develop tools used by investment teams to analyse risk, exposures, and performance
- Automate critical trading lifecycle workflows across derivatives and multi-asset portfolios
- Partner closely with traders and quantitative researchers
- Own systems end-to-end within a mission-critical trading environment
About You:
- Strong CompSci fundamentals (degree ideally in CompSci or equivalent)
- 4+ years building production software or data systems
- Comfortable working with high-volume data pipelines, distributed services, or performance-sensitive platforms
- Ownership mindset with the ability to take complex systems from design to production
Ready to build software where performance matters and every microsecond counts?