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Python Developer Sql - Market Data

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Builds and optimizes Python-based data pipelines and distributed systems for processing real-time financial market data, maintaining infrastructure and ensuring system reliability in a hedge fund environment.

Python Developer SQL - Market Data Client Server London, England

Python Developer / Engineer (SQL ETL) London to £150k+

Are you a data savvy Python Developer?

You could be joining a Hedge Fund with complex work and substantial bonus earning potential.

As a Python Developer you will join a growing team building a modern medallion architecture data platform, working across everything from data engineering and distributed systems to infrastructure and frontend. This is a hands‑on role in a small, collaborative team where you'll have real ownership and impact.

Your role:

  • Design and build data platform components using Python
  • Develop and optimise ETL pipelines, Data Lakes / Lakehouses and distributed systems
  • Improve infrastructure, observability and CI/CD practices
  • Maintain and evolve existing systems (microservices, ETL, Excel add‑ins)
  • Support platform operations, ensuring reliability and performance

Location / WFH:

You’ll join colleagues in the impressive Central London office on a fulltime basis, Monday to Friday.

About you:

  • You have strong backend development experience with Python
  • You have experience of working with financial or market data
  • You have experience of designing and operating data‑intensive and distributed systems
  • You have a strong knowledge of databases (Relational, NoSQL and Columnar)
  • You're keen to take ownership and work across the full development lifecycle
  • You're collaborative and pragmatic with strong stakeholder management skills
  • You have achieved a 2.1 or above in a STEM discipline, likely to have studied to MSc

What's in it for you:

  • Salary to £150k
  • Bonus
  • Pension
  • Self development and career progression opportunities
  • Full‑time

You will play a key role in developing high‑performance backend systems and integrations that process and distribute real‑time financial market data.

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