IT & Software

Python Engineer Trading

Quant Capital

London · Greater London · United Kingdom

Overview

In this role you will contribute to the London trading team by developing and maintaining Python-based live systems used in fast-moving markets. You will help accelerate research and trading workflows through in-house tools and open-source technologies, shaping architecture and improving execution efficiency. The environment is high-intensity, technically rigorous, and collaborative, with a strong focus on alpha generation and continuous learning. You will work closely with peers to elevate performance and reliability in a 24/7 global trading operation.

Pay / Benefits
  • excellent salary
  • bonus from day 1
  • excellent benefits package
  • ongoing training
  • structured career path
  • 3+ days in the office
Responsibilities
  • Manage day-to-day technology needs of proprietary trading systems
  • Accelerate trading and research workflows via in-house infrastructure and enhanced tooling
  • Write performance-sensitive code and user-friendly APIs for data analysis infrastructure access
  • Contribute to architecture evolution and technology evangelism in a fast-paced, agile setting
Key requirements
  • 5+ years of building demanding, live systems in Python
  • Deep Python knowledge and up-to-date with ecosystem and libraries
  • Solid understanding of data structures
  • Familiarity with Github Actions
  • Familiarity with Linux
  • collaborative working style
  • strong problem-solving ability
  • ability to learn quickly
  • Python (advanced)
  • Open-source tooling
  • Data structures

Reference: WJ-747_31198252

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