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The Trading Operations Production Support Engineering team is responsible for maintaining and scaling the low-latency trading systems. The team ensures a safe, stable, and efficient production environment while supporting profitability and sustainable growth across various regions. Collaborating closely with traders, development, and operational teams, the successful engineer will deploy, monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize trading infrastructure to enhance reliability, performance, and automation.

What you’ll do

• Provide technical expertise and support to high-frequency trading floors, troubleshooting complex issues and resolving incidents in a fast-paced, dynamic setting.
• Deploy, maintain, and monitor proprietary trading applications, ensuring stability and performance in the trading environment.
• Review and analyze incidents to identify recurring themes, driving improvements to enhance automation and operational efficiency.
• Coordinate deployments of new trading products, systems, and exchanges, ensuring readiness for events such as corporate actions or special announcements.
• Architect and maintain services to maximize reliability, ensuring the trading systems operate within performance thresholds.
• Collaborate with development teams to establish best practices and ensure the long-term stability of production systems, even under extreme conditions.
• Set standards for system configuration and deployment to minimize risks and support smooth scaling.
• Manage the colocation to ensure the right level of redundancy and capacity for growth is available.
• Automate system management processes, while maintaining control over critical operations.

Who you are

Technical Skills:

• Solid experience managing complex distributed systems in Linux environments (L2/L3 support), with a strong understanding of networking fundamentals, build, deployment, and version control systems.
• Proficiency with CI/CD tooling and scripting in Python or similar languages to automate tasks.
• Experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL) or other database systems.
• Demonstrated ability to drive system improvements and work across global teams to deliver changes.

Non-Technical Skills:

• A collaborative team player with a positive attitude, capable of coordinating effectively across departments.
• A pragmatic and logical thinker who thrives under pressure in high-intensity environments, with strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to resolve incidents efficiently.
• Effective communicator, able to clearly explain technical concepts and ask insightful questions.
• Highly organized, able to manage multiple responsibilities while keeping stakeholders informed.
• Passionate about technology, curious about the interaction between hardware and software, and driven to learn and grow by embracing frequent change.
• Prior experience in high-frequency trading environments is a plus, but not required.
• No prior trading or financial experience is needed – the onboarding program will kick-start your career and support you in gaining all the relevant knowledge about the business.

About the company

Their mission is to continuously improve the market. By providing liquidity and accurate pricing in various financial instruments, to multiple exchanges across the world, they participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets.

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

The Latency Critical Trading team at one of the world’s most prestigious hedge funds seeks a software engineer who is excited to architect, design, and implement low latency C++ systems that are robust, resilient, accurate, stable, and blindingly fast. By building and maintaining this high-performance infrastructure, this developer will help to position the firm as a leader in the field of quantitative trading. You will shape the future of this industry while you work alongside other exceptional programmers and strategists to solve some of the most significant engineering problems in the world.

Responsibilities:

• Assisting in the development of a tick-by-tick backtesting research platform and exchange simulation
• Collaborating with hardware and software developers across divisions to build ultra-low latency trading systems
• Contributing towards the team’s technical direction by driving new initiatives
• Developing and optimizing large-scale parallel computation problems that requires large quantities of data shared across resources
• Developing systems, interfaces, and tools to historical market data and trading simulations that increase research productivity
• Designing and implementing a low latency high-frequency trading platform, which includes collecting quotes and trades from and disseminating orders to exchanges around the world
• Optimizing this platform by using network and systems programming, as well as other advanced techniques to minimize latency
• Helping build and maintain the automated test and benchmark framework, risk-management, performance-tracking, and other tools
• Testing, implementing, and benchmarking different feed handlers (internal and external) on different hardware offerings and settings (e.g. Solarflare, Mellanox NICs, different switches, different compilers and compiler flags, different OS options, etc.)
• Working closely with trading teams to gather requirements and develop solutions in a fast-paced environment
• Working with development and support teams to adapt to exchange technical upgrades

Key Requirements:

• A degree in computer science or a related field
• A strong background in data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming in C++
• Strong template, meta programming, and generic programming knowledge a plus.
• Comfortable with new features of C++17 and C++20
• Strong understanding of low-latency and real-time system design and implementation
• Good understanding of Linux system internals and networking
• Deep understanding of CPU architecture and the ability to leverage CPU capabilities
• Strong financial experience across multiple asset classes, particularly Options knowledge
• Strong understanding of multiple trading venue protocols and unique behaviours (for both Market Data and Order Entry, with a focus on Market Data)
• Knowledge of any other development language, including Java, Python, or Perl and shell scripts (a plus)

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

My client is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager, operating in all liquid asset classes across the world. A technology and data driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing. Combining data, research, technology, and trading expertise has shaped the collaborative mindset, enabling them to solve the most complex challenges. They have a culture of innovation which continuously drives their ambition to deliver high quality returns for investors.

About the role

Looking to hire a Global Technology BCM Program Manager to lead the design and implementation of business continuity strategies across trading systems and infrastructure. This role blends hands-on expertise in service continuity, DevOps, and production risk with a focus on automation, scalable tooling, and close collaboration with engineering.

The ideal candidate has deep experience in application and infrastructure resilience, site reliability, and governance, along with a track record of driving risk reduction and continuity planning across complex tech environments. This is a strategic, cross-functional leadership role for a technologist focused on operational resilience and controls.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the end-to-end BCP strategy from planning through testing and recovery across applications, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and business functions
• Lead business impact assessments (BIA), recovery time objective (RTO/RPO) planning, and dependency analysis
• Design and oversee testing regimes including DR drills, application failover, tabletop exercises, and cloud recovery
• Act as the primary liaison between Technology, Business COOs, Trading Heads, Risk, Security, and Compliance
• Work across development, support and governance teams to keep the resilience posture strong and testable
• Maintain BCP governance and ensure alignment with regulatory and internal audit expectations
• Translate recovery requirements into action: clear RTO/RPO alignment, test tracking and audit response
• Coordinate with platform owners to remediate vulnerabilities and technology risks impacting BCP execution
• Support the maintenance of recovery documentation, runbooks, dependency maps, and testing schedules

Requirements

• 10+ years in technology, infrastructure, or BCP-related functions in financial services or trading firms
• Proven experience in designing and managing IT continuity and disaster recovery programs – especially in live trading or production environments
• Strong knowledge of enterprise applications, cloud infrastructure, data center operations, and IT security controls
• Practical understanding of solution architecture, fault-tolerant systems, and high availability principles
• Experience with GRC/BCP tooling and governance frameworks
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Track record of turning governance into action and audits into outcomes
• Self-starter with a balance of technical fluency and governance orientation
• Appreciation for continuous improvement, root-cause analysis, and data-driven resiliency decision-making
• Proven experience running technical continuity tests and integrating failover workflows into production environments
• Experience running chaos engineering experiments or reliability/fire drill exercises
• Understanding of SRE methodologies including incident response, observability, and system health metrics to proactively enhance resilience
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible) and disaster recovery automation frameworks

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

My client is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager, operating in all liquid asset classes across the world. A technology and data driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing. Combining data, research, technology, and trading expertise has shaped the collaborative mindset, enabling them to solve the most complex challenges. They have a culture of innovation which continuously drives their ambition to deliver high quality returns for investors.

About the role

The successful candidate will join the global infrastructure team and will be responsible for developing the Kubernetes platform that supports the firm’s evolving technology stack. Looking for a highly skilled Lead Kubernetes Engineer to architect, build, and lead the deployment and operation of scalable, secure, and high-performance Kubernetes environments. You will play a key role in designing container orchestration platforms, implementing GitOps workflows, mentoring team members, and driving best practices across the infrastructure and DevOps functions.

Requirements

• You will design and lead the implementation of Kubernetes clusters (on-prem and/or cloud) with high availability, scalability and security
• You will offer Kubernetes as a product to internal teams by delivering self-service capabilities (e.g. namespace provisioning, templated jobs, onboarding flows).
• You will build reusable platform patterns and deployment blueprints using Helm, Kustomize, or custom controllers.
• You will develop and maintain platform-aware GitOps workflows using tools like ArgoCD, Flux, and GitLab CI.
• You will have proven experience designing and operating production-grade Kubernetes environments (EKS, AKS, GKE, or bare-metal).
• You will have deep understanding of Kubernetes internals, including control plane components, CRDs, CNI, and storage provisioning.
• You will have deep understanding of container security, admission controllers, and policy enforcement tools (e.g. OPA/Gatekeeper).
• You will implement RBAC, network policies, secrets management, and ensure platform compliance with internal and regulatory standards.
• You will partner with DevOps, Security and Application teams to enable multi-tenant, production-grade container platforms.
• You will lead incident response and post-mortem analysis related to Kubernetes and container platform outages.
• You will manage the CI/CD integration with container workflows using GitOps or pipelines (e.g. ArgoCD, Flux, Jenkins, GitLab CI).
• You will mentor and guide junior Kubernetes and platform engineers, fostering a strong engineering culture.
• You will have deep knowledge of DevOps tooling, including Terraform/Ansible and be able to demonstrate use of CI/CD technologies, such as Github, Jenkins or Gitlab
• You will have strong knowledge of Python, Golang or similar programming and scripting languages
• You will have deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure and multiple cloud technologies with the ability to operate in and migrate across public and private clouds
• You will stay informed on industry trends and emerging technologies to ensure infrastructure automation and DevOps tooling & practices remain cutting-edge.
• As a senior engineering leader, you will partner closely with research and other infrastructure engineering teams, and work in a highly collaborative manner.

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

My client is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager, operating in all liquid asset classes across the world. A technology and data driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing. Combining data, research, technology, and trading expertise has shaped the collaborative mindset, enabling them to solve the most complex challenges. They have a culture of innovation which continuously drives their ambition to deliver high quality returns for investors.

The Workload Scheduling team is seeking a skilled Distributed Computing Application Engineer. In this role, you’ll collaborate with diverse business units to architect and optimize large-scale, compute-intensive workflows across multiple locations. Leveraging platforms such as Ray and YellowDog you’ll guide the integration and support of distributed computing solutions, driving performance and scalability in complex environments.

About the role

• Collaborate with business teams to integrate distributed computing into workflows
• Optimize applications for performance on distributed platforms
• Provide architectural and technical guidance on distributed computing design and development
• Design, implement, and manage systems using Ray and YellowDog

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Strong understanding of loosely/tightly coupled workloads
• Experience with HPC platforms and job/resource scheduling
• Proficiency with cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Experience with large-scale systems (1000+ nodes, 10k+ tasks)
• Expertise in monitoring/troubleshooting distributed environments
• Advanced use of Ray for ML pipelines, tuning, and distributed execution
• Proficient in Python and Conda; skilled in Docker and Kubernetes
• Knowledge of IAM and networking (TCP/IP, UDP/IP, LAN/WAN)
• Strong analytical, independent problem-solving, and communication skills

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

My client is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager, operating in all liquid asset classes across the world. A technology and data driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing. Combining data, research, technology, and trading expertise has shaped the collaborative mindset, enabling them to solve the most complex challenges. They have a culture of innovation which continuously drives their ambition to deliver high quality returns for investors.

About the role

The successful candidate will join the global Cloud Infrastructure team to design, build and support services and solutions to meet a wide variety of business requirements. You will be working closely with the trading, research and wider business teams to drive adoption of cloud-based services, implementing a cloud-first approach to problem solving. Cloud computing infrastructure is at the heart of the firm’s IT platform, and spans across many business areas, including research technology, trading tools, market execution and data processing.

• Design and implement highly available, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure on AWS
• Develop automation scripts to manage and maintain cloud infrastructure using tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation
• Monitor and optimize the performance and cost-effectiveness of cloud infrastructure
• Collaborate with development teams to support the deployment and operation of applications on AWS
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies to improve the reliability, scalability, and security of the company’s cloud infrastructure
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to AWS infrastructure

Requirements

• Extensive experience with AWS, including experience with EC2, S3, VPC, and other core services
• Proficiency with scripting languages (e.g. Python, Bash)
• Familiarity with configuration management tools (e.g. Ansible, Terraform)
• Experience with containers and orchestration technologies (e.g. Docker, ECS, Kubernetes)
• Experience with monitoring and performance-tuning in a cloud environment
• Familiarity with agile software development methodologies
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Fabulous opportunity for a highly driven Senior QD to join a brand-new team at one of the world’s most prestigious and successful hedge funds. Looking for hands-on lead with a solid development background in building trading algorithms alongside a deep understanding of market microstructure (ideally in cash equities), who is comfortable facing off to the business.

Your primary focus will be building a greenfield internal algorithmic trading platform, using custom trading algos with goal-tailored execution outcomes that implement the portfolio optimization approach. You’ll also collaborate with quant analysts to productionize market microstructure and short-term signal models.

There is immediate scope to build a team around you of 3-4 developers/quants. The firm envisages this as being a huge global area in the years to come.

The successful candidate will have a combination of technical expertise, industry knowledge and leadership skills, who thrives when given complete ownership.

Skills and Experience Required

• 10+ years’ experience in a similar role in the trading and finance industry
• Must have recent hands-on development experience, with strong programming skills in C++ (preferably) or performance Java, with a focus on event-driven real-time trading processes
• Deep understanding of market microstructure, ideally in cash equities. (Liquid futures knowledge is a bonus.)
• Experience as a hands-on development lead, mentoring and guiding junior developers.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in STEM from a top-tier university

Benefits & Incentives

• Significant salary + bonus and growth
• Collaborative culture and an exciting place to work
• Greenfield work / big impact
• Generous benefits package

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Requirements:

• Significant Cex/Dex trading experience
• Expert-level understanding of MEV
• Guru-level understanding of Defi
• Well-versed in blockchain fundamentals, JSON-RPC, MEV, Solidity, Solana

Desirable:

• Expert Rust programming
• Available to start immediately
• Experience working with trading strategies as a quant dev, both in research (Python) and on the engine/runtime
• Expertise in developing low-latency applications, particularly in the microseconds-to-milliseconds range (nanoseconds are not required)
• Comfortable with AWS

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

My client is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager, operating in all liquid asset classes across the world. A technology and data driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing. Combining data, research, technology, and trading expertise has shaped the collaborative mindset, enabling them to solve the most complex challenges. They have a culture of innovation which continuously drives their ambition to deliver high quality returns for investors.

Responsibilities:

As they build a new team, this firm is seeking experienced Kubernetes Engineers who can support both cloud-based and on-premise container orchestration platforms. This role will contribute to the stability, scalability, and performance of our Kubernetes clusters, supporting a variety of mission-critical workloads. You will work closely with cloud, DevOps, and application teams to ensure smooth deployment pipelines, robust observability, and secure cluster operations.

Requirements:

• Help design and lead the implementation of Kubernetes clusters (on-prem and/or cloud) with high availability, scalability, and security.
• Offer Kubernetes as a product to internal teams by delivering self-service capabilities (e.g. namespace provisioning, templated jobs, onboarding flows).
• Build reusable platform patterns and deployment blueprints using Helm, Kustomize, or custom controllers.
• Develop and maintain platform-aware GitOps workflows using tools like ArgoCD, Flux, and GitLab CI.
• Design tenancy-aware RBAC, network policies, and secrets management aligned to internal standards and developer autonomy.
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes internals, including control plane components, CRDs, CNIs, and storage provisioning.
• Apply policy-as-code via admission controllers (OPA/Gatekeeper) to enforce compliance and enable safe multi-tenancy.
• Implement observability stacks that monitor cluster health, workload status, and policy violations, exposing this to users through dashboards or APIs.
• Manage and support Kubernetes clusters across production, staging, and development environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure, container, and networking issues in Kubernetes environments, while shifting common operational tasks into automation and developer-friendly tooling.
• Support application teams with onboarding and deployment by enabling paved-path workflows—not ticket-based operations.
• Participate in on-call rotation and incident response related to Kubernetes and containerised applications.
• Demonstrable knowledge of Python, Golang, or similar languages, with emphasis on platform tooling, scripting, or controller development.
• Stay informed on industry trends and emerging technologies to evolve platform capabilities, developer experience, and operational resilience.

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Overview

Our client is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to design and build production configuration and deployment tools for the high-frequency trading (HFT) platform. This role is critical in ensuring infrastructure stability, scalability, and automation. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience creating complex, production-focused tools, with an emphasis on reliability and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain scalable production tools to automate deployment, monitoring, and infrastructure management.
• Improve system reliability, performance, and efficiency through automation and tooling.
• Work closely with trading and development teams to ensure seamless operation of live trading systems.
• Manage configuration and deployment processes across AWS-based infrastructure.
• Implement observability tools to enhance system monitoring and debugging capabilities.
• Ensure fault tolerance, redundancy, and high availability for critical trading systems.
• Support and enhance infrastructure for both C++- and Rust-based trading systems, ensuring seamless integration.

Required Qualifications

• Strong programming skills in Python, with the ability to read and understand C/C++ code.
• Deep understanding of Linux systems.
• Experience managing deployments and configuration management in AWS and/or on-premise clusters.
• Proficiency in monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to maintain high system uptime.
• Strong background in networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP and system performance tuning.
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g. Python, Bash) for automation.

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with IaC tools, such as Terraform or Ansible, for infrastructure automation.
• Experience in low-latency or high-performance environments is a plus but not required.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a highly collaborative team.

Soft Skills & Culture Fit

• Candidates from top-tier institutions or recognized as domain experts are preferred.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to work in high-pressure, real-time environments.
• Collaborative team player who enjoys solving complex engineering problems.

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

This is a high-frequency proprietary trading firm founded in 1998, seeking a Quant Developer to join one of its trading teams in London.

Joining the EMEA Development team as a Quant Developer you will be in charge of improving the current research framework through the development of existing and new tools, and providing close day-to-day support to the quantitative research team on-site.

Responsibilities:

• Iterating quickly with on-site quantitative researchers on the research processes in order to improve the desk’s quantitative trading strategies P&L
• Developing Python tools used in trading strategies research
• Improving the existing simulation/backtest framework
• Monitoring & maintenance of quantitative research jobs
• Help global research team on EMEA-related research through various communication channels

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience); Master’s degree is preferred
• Very good knowledge of Python language and statistical libraries like Numpy, Pandas, Polars
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Python development
• Strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative and geographically distributed environment
• Excellent communication and teamworking abilities

Nice to Have:

• Experience in C++ development
• Experience with scripting languages, such as Bash
• Experience with workflow management and task scheduling
• Good knowledge of both Equities and Equity Derivatives trading

Benefits include:

• Competitive salary and discretionary bonuses
• 6 weeks of paid vacation per year
• Breakfast, lunch, and snacks on a daily basis
• International medical insurance
• Free gym membership
• For employees ineligible to participate in the CPF, the cash equivalent of the employer’s CPF contribution
• Free events and workshops
• Donation matching program

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Summary

My client is looking to hire a quantitative alpha researcher to work within their machine learning systematic trading team that currently researches, builds and maintains systematic trading models in the liquid futures space. The candidate’s primary responsibilities will include researching and implementing fully automated systematic futures signals with intraday to daily horizons. Suitable candidates will generally have at least 2-4 years of comparable research experience.

Requirements

• 2-4 years of experience researching scalable short- and medium-term alpha
• An advanced degree (MSc or PhD) from a top-tier institution is preferred
• Strong preference for advanced degrees in Statistics and/or Computational Math
• Excellent understanding of probabilities, statistics and optimization
• Experience manipulating large datasets
• Excellent programming skills: fluency in Python and R is a must, as is the ability to write efficient code
• High attention to detail
• Creative thinker

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

This research-centric fund leverages quantitative analysis and cutting-edge technology to identify and capitalize on opportunities across global financial markets. Fostering a collaborative and intellectually stimulating environment, they bring together individuals with Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science backgrounds who are passionate about applying rigorous scientific methods to financial challenges. As a fundamentally data-driven business, their success is heavily linked to the acquisition, processing, and analysis of vast datasets. High-quality, well-managed data forms the critical foundation for quantitative research, strategy development, and automated trading systems.

As a Data Engineer within the Quantitative Platform team, you’ll play a pivotal role in building and maintaining the data infrastructure that fuels research and trading strategies. You will be responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle of diverse datasets – including market, fundamental, and alternative sources – ensuring their timely acquisition, rigorous cleaning and validation, efficient storage, and reliable delivery through robust data pipelines.

Working closely with quantitative researchers and technologists, you will tackle complex challenges in data quality, normalization, and accessibility, ultimately providing the high-fidelity, readily available data essential for developing and executing sophisticated investment models in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluating, onboarding, and integrating complex data products from diverse vendors, serving as a key technical liaison to ensure data feeds meet the stringent requirements for research and live trading.
• Designing, implementing, and optimizing robust, production-grade data pipelines to transform raw vendor data into analysis-ready datasets, adhering to software engineering best practices and ensuring seamless consumption by automated trading systems.
• Engineering and maintaining sophisticated automated validation frameworks to guarantee the accuracy, timeliness, and integrity of all datasets, directly upholding the quality standards essential for the efficacy of quantitative strategies.
• Providing expert operational support for the data pipelines, rapidly diagnosing and resolving critical issues to ensure the uninterrupted flow of high-availability data powering daily trading activities.
• Participating actively in team rotations, including on-call schedules, to provide essential coverage and maintain the resilience of data systems outside of standard business hours.

Requirements:

• 5+ years’ experience building ETL/ELT pipelines using Python and pandas within a financial environment.
• Strong knowledge of relational databases and SQL.
• Familiarity with various technologies, such as S3, Kafka, Airflow, Iceberg.
• Proficiency working with large financial datasets from various vendors.
• A commitment to engineering excellence and pragmatic technology solutions.
• A desire to work in an operational role at the heart of a dynamic data-centric enterprise.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, and the ability to work in a team.

Nice to have:

• Strong understanding of financial markets.
• Experience working with hierarchical reference data models.
• Proven expertise in handling high-throughput, real-time market data streams.
• Familiarity with distributed computing frameworks such as Apache Spark.
• Operational experience supporting real-time systems.

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Salary: circa €80-150k

A tech-focused market-maker with groundbreaking success in the high frequency trading space, my client is seeking a creative problem-solver to be their next Application Engineer in Enterprise Technology.

Working closely with business operations teams, your main focus will be the systems and applications that allow those users to operate at their highest performance level. As the primary point of contact, you will play a vital role in establishing, automating, integrating and building end-to-end solutions from scratch in response to business operation requirements, enabling the firm to reach its ambitious goals.

You’ll need to have a user-first approach to problem-solving where you can adapt and choose the right tool based on each problem’s requirements. In return, you’ll enjoy a relaxed culture working alongside some of the best professionals in the industry from over 40 countries.

Requirements

• Solid engineering background in technical application usage and technical troubleshooting
• Python experience would be ideal, but skills in any similar language will be considered
• Experience working with applications such as JIRA, Confluence, Workday, Greenhouse and similar products
• Keen desire to automate your work to eliminate repetitive tasks
• Willingness to learn more about trading; no experience required

Rewards and Incentives 

• Incredible salary + profit-sharing structure
• Truly flat structure and highly collaborative culture, within a fun, stimulating office environment
• Outstanding benefits package
• Relocation assistance + visa sponsorship provided where necessary

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Total Comp: >£300k

A leading systematic hedge fund, investing across a variety of financial markets in multiple locations, my client is seeking a creative problem-solver to be the next Quant Developer in their growing Model Implementation team.

This team is comprised of technical and hands-on builders, each wearing multiple hats, and in this role you’ll be expected to do the same. Working very closely with Researchers and PMs on the team, your primary responsibility will be the distributed real-time trading system for computing signals, and targeting positions for various strategies. You’ll also own the design and production implementation of new strategies, lead efforts to identify and tackle platform bottlenecks, as well as adding expanding the platform capabilities to new asset classes.

The successful Quant Developer will have a strong work ethic, fantastic multi-tasking ability and a good sense of accountability.

Requirements

• Minimum 5+ years of Quant Developer experience (or similar position)
• Strong coding experience in Python and C++, with outstanding debugging and analytical skills
• Experience with Python data science stack, e.g. Pandas/Numpy/Scikit-learn
• Keen proponent of writing automated tests
• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science (or equivalent)

Benefits

• Competitive base salaries and performance-based bonuses
• Very collaborative culture, ideas are implemented
• Work with passionate, forward-thinking, incredibly smart people

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Our client is a leading tech-driven quant and systematic hedge fund trading with offices across the globe. They leverage deep knowledge in data, research, technology and trading to deliver high-quality returns. This opportunity offers a dynamic and fast-paced environment with excellent prospects for career growth.

As a Technical Integration Engineer, you will be a key member of the team bringing new ideas, and building & enhancing vital components, such as:

• Working with traders and quants to onboard strategies and desks efficiently
• Building and supporting new quantitative trading framework software
• Designing clean architecture + leveraging state-of-the-art tools

This role would suit someone who thrives on being a team player, is a keen proponent of best practices and loves working collaboratively to solve the most complex technical challenges.

Requirements

• Minimum 4+ years’ experience in a related field
• Strong C++ and Python skills on Linux, including very high standards of code quality
• Experience working with more than one asset class
• Experience with a mature CI/CD process, DevOps experience
• Bachelors or Masters degree from a top-tier university in Computer Science, Maths, Engineering or related field

Nice to have

• Knowledge of real-time systems, high performance computing and quantitative applications
• Some experience with C# or React

Benefits

• Friendly, collaborative working environment
• No dress code, catered offices and regular social events
• Work with the latest technologies on complex problems

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Our client is a leading tech-driven quant and systematic hedge fund trading with offices across the globe. They leverage deep knowledge in data, research, technology and trading to deliver high-quality returns. This opportunity offers a dynamic and fast-paced environment with excellent prospects for career growth.

Looking for a Quant Developer to join the team in Paris, where you will be responsible for providing daily trading insights to multiple activities and asset classes. Working alongside the very best traders, quants and other quant developers, you’ll build robust reporting and analytical tools, to provide constant feedback on investment strategy performance. You’ll also continually expand and upgrade the software infrastructure to reflect the changing business needs.

This role would suit someone who thrives on being a team player and loves working collaboratively to solve the most complex technical challenges.

Requirements

• 3 years or more software engineering experience in Python
• Experience in system architecture
• Excellent communication skills and skilled problem-solver
• Bachelors or Masters degree from a top-tier university in Computer Science, Maths, Engineering or related field

Nice to have

• Experience in financial industry
• C#, Rust, SQL knowledge

Benefits

• Friendly, collaborative working environment
• No dress code, catered offices and regular social events
• Work with the latest technologies on complex problems.

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Summary

This is a fantastic opportunity to run your own ‘desk pod’ under the umbrella of this entrepreneurial firm. Founded 5 years ago, they successfully focus on the more interesting part of trading that add value, and are currently going through a really exciting period of growth.

They’re looking for ambitious and driven PMs/Quants who are keen to continue their successful upwards trajectory. You’ll have the autonomy to build and run your own business plus access to cutting-edge infrastructure, but with lower costs and higher payouts than at other funds.

To be successful in this role, you’ll need to have a passion for what you do and the collaborative mindset required for working within a small team.

 Requirements

• A proven track record of continual improvement and success
• 5+ Sharpe ratio required
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills

Benefits

• Market-leading salaries + bonuses + benefits
• Quarterly cycle payouts, reap the benefits of your hard work quickly
• Direct coaching from the founders
• Truly innovative, entrepreneurial approach – build your own team, develop your own business

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Our client is a leading tech-driven quant and systematic hedge fund trading with offices across the globe. They leverage deep knowledge in data, research, technology and trading to deliver high-quality returns in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, with excellent opportunities for career growth.

Looking for a motivated Python Quant Developer to work within a trading desk alongside Quant Researchers and Traders where you will have a direct & immediate impact on the desk’s success. Your primary focus will be building applications to provide market data & insights to inform trading decisions. This role offers exposure to many aspects of volatility trading, including derivatives pricing, data management and analytics structure (cloud computing and ML technologies).

The ideal candidate is tech-driven, with experience developing trading apps and/or setting up trading framework.

Requirements

• 1-3 years’ professional experience, likely at a bank or a fund
• Comfortable in Python, in particular Python libraries: numpy, pandas, matplotlib, etc.
• Proficient with AWS
• Good knowledge of SQL and relational databases
• Outstanding communication skills

Desirable

• Available to start immediately
• Knowledge of financial derivatives and options

Benefits

• Great opportunity to be part of a collaborative, creative environment where you can feel valued for your input
• Competitive salary + generous benefits
• Professional and personal development
• Relaxed, casual culture, with a healthy work-life balance

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

A tech-focused market-maker with groundbreaking success in the high frequency trading space, my client is seeking a creative problem-solver to be their next Software Engineer in the Developer Excellence team.

This is a critical, high-impact role, where your main focus is on developing tools, streamlining processes, enhancing automation and more, all aimed at boosting the productivity of developers within the firm.

As such, this will include working closely with development teams to identify bottlenecks/challenges in the current development processes and designing innovative solutions to address them. You will also build and implement tools & automation strategies designed to streamline workflows, enhance code quality, and reduce time to deployment.

You’ll be expected to demonstrate a blend of technical expertise, a passion for efficiency, and an entrepreneurial mindset. In return, you’ll enjoy a relaxed culture working alongside some of the best professionals in the industry from over 40 countries.

Requirements

• Strong engineering fundamentals, with a deep understanding of software development processes, and of the end-to-end development lifecycle
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining tools & systems that enhance developer workflows
• Proficiency in relevant automation technologies, e.g. Python, Jenkins, Git
• Solid programming skills in C#, C++, C and Python
• Proven ability to deliver scalable, reliable, high quality clean code
• Keen eye for identifying areas of improvement and championing changes to address them
• Enthusiastic to learn & apply new technologies and methodologies

Benefits

• Incredible salary + profit-sharing structure
• Truly flat structure and highly collaborative culture, within a fun, stimulating office environment
• Outstanding benefits package, including paid commuting expenses, 50% subsidised gym subscription, generous holiday allowance, etc.

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

World-leading hedge fund looking for experienced Python and C++ Quant Developers to join their new systematic arm in London.

Exciting opportunity to join an elite team working to build out and enhance their cutting-edge quantitative trading platform. You will work directly alongside senior PMs, quants and engineers gaining invaluable knowledge and experience across all major financial markets.

Requirements:

• 3+ years professional experience with modern Python or C++ (C++ 17 or later preferred)
• Bachelor’s in Mathematics, Computer Science or other quantitative field
• Deep-level knowledge of development on Linux
• Knowledge of SQL
• Experience developing back-testing, simulation, and trading systems is a plus
• Finance industry experience preferred

Rewards and Incentives

• Market-leading salary + lucrative bonus
• Opportunities to learn and develop new skills in a truly collaborative environment that thrives on innovation
• Emphasis on work/life balance

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

World-leading prop fund is looking for a strong Python engineer to join their rapidly expanding team in Amsterdam. This data and technology-driven firm specialise in developing automated trading systems that execute across global financial markets. You will be joining a truly international business, working alongside best-in-class professionals from more than 40 different countries.

The successful candidate will be joining a small, highly productive and fast-paced team – helping to manage more than 1500 servers in more than 15 locations around the world. Depending on your interests, you will situate into a more development or operational focus role, but no matter where you sit you, will have a direct impact on working to create a robust and reliable foundation for the core business.

Benefits:

• Market-leading compensation packages
• Visa support and generous relocation support if needed
• Fast-paced environment with new and exciting challenges
• Short feedback loops from idea to production in as little as ~1 day
• Smaller teams with more opportunities for high impact in roles

Requirements: 

• BSc in Computer Science or related field
• Minimum 3yrs’ professional experience using Python
• Solid experience with real-life infrastructure, automation, Linux server management
• Adaptable, willing to multitask and use the best tool for the job

Desirable: 

• Experience with configuration management (preferably using Ansible but experience with similar is considered)
• Experience with networking, virtualisation, bare metal server management
• Finance experience is not necessary but willingness to learn is important

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Salary: £150-500k

World-leading prop fund is looking for C++ developers to join their rapidly expanding team in London and Amsterdam. This data and technology-driven firm specialise in developing automated trading systems that execute across global financial markets.

The successful candidate will be joining a small, highly productive and fast-paced team – working on critical software in a real-time environment. You will be responsible for working across the entire trading infrastructure – developing ultra-low-latency exchange protocol encoders; fine-tuning fully automated trading strategies; collaborating with researchers, systems and ops teams will all be part of your daily routine.

 Benefits:

• Market-leading compensation packages
• Generous relocation support if needed
• Fast-paced environment with new and exciting challenges
• Short feedback loops from idea to production in as little as ~1 day
• Smaller teams with more opportunities for high impact in roles

Requirements:

• BSc in Computer Science or related field
• Minimum 3 yrs’ professional experience writing production quality code, preferably in C++
• Solid experience working on multithreaded applications, networks and operating systems
• Strong understanding of algorithms and data structures

Desirable:

• Experience with Python development is a strong plus
• Comfortable operating at various levels of abstraction, from individual machines to large scale distributed systems
• Finance experience is not necessary

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Our client is a leading tech-driven quant and systematic hedge fund trading with offices across the globe. They leverage deep knowledge in data, research, technology and trading to deliver high-quality returns. This opportunity offers a dynamic and fast-paced environment with excellent opportunities for career growth.

They are looking for a talented polyglot to be a key member of the development team, where your main focus will be managing the multiple and extensive datasets used in the research and trading platform. You will also contribute to the design and implementation of the data store and its API, monitoring fetching processes and data health, and supporting the many Quants and Traders who use the platform.

2025 is a big year of growth for this firm, making now the perfect time to apply!

Requirements

• 2+ years’ experience in a similar/related field
• Excellent Python knowledge is important; C# is a plus
• Strong communication skills, especially understanding user requirements
• Structured and unstructured data management expertise
• Comfortable working autonomously within a global team
• Experience with market data is highly desirable

Benefits

• Great opportunity to be part of a collaborative, creative environment where you can feel valued for your input
• Competitive salary + generous benefits
• Professional and personal development
• Relaxed, casual culture, with a healthy work-life balance

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Location: London
Team: Post-Trade Engineering

A leading global trading firm is seeking a hands-on Tech Lead to build a real-time sub ledger system powering firmwide P&L and trade journals. This is a high-impact role at the intersection of post-trade infrastructure, distributed systems and financial data.

What You’ll Do

• Lead a small team delivering low-latency, high-throughput post-trade systems
• Design and implement scalable, event-driven architectures
• Drive system design, performance, and production readiness
• Collaborate with trading, finance, and engineering to align priorities and outcomes

Hard Requirements

• 8+ years’ building mission-critical systems in finance
• Experience with real-time distributed systems, P&L reporting, position management
• Strong programming skills in Java
• Leadership experience in high-performance technical teams

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Location: London

About the Role

Join a small, high-impact team responsible for the firm’s most critical datasets — including corporate actions, fundamentals, and index membership data. Rather than chasing breadth, this team focuses on data depth: building a clean, unified, and intelligent data layer that underpins all major decisions across the business.

We build distributed pipelines to ingest, clean, and expose daily datasets to internal teams. This is an engineering-first team with strong autonomy — ideal for someone who enjoys taking ownership of data quality, system design, and intelligent automation.

What You’ll Do

• Own and improve automated data ingestion and processing pipelines
• Design and maintain distributed systems for reliable, scalable data access
• Identify and fix data anomalies using statistical and algorithmic approaches
• Collaborate directly with internal users across research, trading, and operations
• Anticipate future data needs and help evolve a minimal, robust data schema

Hard Requirements

• Strong coding skills in a statically typed language (e.g. Go, Java, C++)
• Solid background in distributed systems and relational databases
• Comfortable with data analysis; knowledge of statistics or ML is a plus
• Proactive problem-solver with a deep sense of ownership

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

This is one of the world’s top algorithmic trading firms, looking for an experienced full stack developer to architect and design enhancements for global web-based systems using mainly Python and React.

Working closely with teams across the firm – Algo, Business Development, Middle Office, Trading Tech – your code will impact business logic, provide user-friendly interfaces, and increase the quality of the web-based infrastructure. You’ll be responsible for understanding end-user requirements, creating full-stack applications, expanding existing infrastructure and identifying opportunities for improvement.

Requirements

• 3+ years of software development experience, including strong Python programming skills
• Solid Javascript/Typescript experience on a modern web framework (preferably React)
• Minimum bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering (or related field)
• Excellent multitasking and time management skills
• Top-notch communication skills, able to explain complicated topics to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Benefits and Incentives 

• Market-leading salary + bonuses + generous benefits package
• Friendly, informal yet highly rewarding work culture
• Work with the latest technologies on complex problems with significant impact
• Feel valued and be rewarded for your hard work where coding is front and centre

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Summary

Industry-leading investment firm using innovative and cutting-edge technology, with data at the core of the investment process. They’ve developed an advanced technology platform to quickly understand patterns within a market or product and conduct scenario analysis that help maintain competitive advantage.

Now looking for a top-level software engineer – well-versed in Python – to join their Commodities team.

In this hands-on role, you’ll collaborate with trading, research and data teams to understand business challenges and design technical/quantitative solutions. This will involve working with large datasets, building data analytics trading tools and improving model frameworks and performance.

The successful candidate will have fantastic technology skills, ideally in multiple programming languages.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 – 7 years of software engineering experience
• Fluent in Python (or comparable language)
• Minimum BS degree in Computer Science/Engineering; or equivalent experience
• Experience with complex, multi-site systems architectures
• Strong proficiency with Unix operating systems
• Exposure to a variety of database technologies

Benefits

• Significant salary + bonus + benefits package
• Work with the latest technologies on complex problems
• Positive, friendly culture

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Summary

Our client is a leading tech-driven quant and systematic hedge fund trading with offices across the globe. They leverage deep knowledge in data, research, technology and trading to deliver high-quality returns in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, with excellent opportunities for career growth.

They’re looking to hire a mid-level FPGA Engineer to join the IT team based in London, which trades across all the major EMEA, Asian and US markets. You’ll be expected to provide technical project management and guidance and will be hands-on with infrastructure projects across the EMEA region as well as globally.

Requirements

• 3+ years’ experience in RTL design and verification for FPGAs using Verilog, SystemVerilog or VHDL
• Experience in FPGA toolchains using Xilinx Vivado (preferred) or Intel Quartus
• Experience using Python within verification frameworks
• Experience of simulation environments, Modelsim/Questa preferred
• Knowledge of C++ for writing hardware APIs
• Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering (or related)

Nice-to-Have

• Knowledge of Market Data protocol
• Experience with strategy implementation

Benefits

• Great opportunity to be part of a collaborative, creative environment where you can feel valued for your input
• Competitive salary + generous benefits
• Professional and personal development
• Relaxed, casual culture, with a healthy work-life balance

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Location: London, UK

Top Quant fund an experienced Engineering Manager / Tech Lead Manager to head a small, high-performing team focused on core ML infrastructure — distributed model training, LLM hosting/fine-tuning, and scalable deployment systems.

You’ll own technical direction, lead 6–7 experienced engineers, and drive the integration of advanced ML capabilities into real-world, high-stakes systems. This is a hands-on leadership role within a deeply technical environment. Short interview process.

You should have:

• 8+ years in software engineering, including team leadership
• Deep ML infra & distributed systems expertise
• Strong Python; working knowledge of C++/Java
• Proven ability to build and scale complex, production-grade systems

Not a fit for junior or first-time managers.

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Location: London, Amsterdam or Remote

About the Role:

Senior Deep Learning Researcher with a strong background in ML, mathematical statistics, and modern DL architectures. You will contribute to cutting-edge research in foundational models, including LLMs, multi-modal, multi-domain, and continual learning frameworks.

Key Requirements:

• Experience in top applied research labs (e.g. DeepMind, Google Brain, OpenAI, Meta).
• PhD in CS, EE, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Published research in A* conferences (ICML, NeurIPS, ICLR, AAAI, KDD).
• Hands-on experience with deep learning architectures and foundational models.
• Strong programming skills (Python preferred).

Interview Process:

1. Intro meeting with hiring manager (1 hour)
2. First technical interview (ML & research) (2 hours)
3. Second technical interview (research & coding) (4 hours)
4. Culture fit interview with recruiters (1 hour)

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Summary

Application Engineer or Software Engineer, with deep proficiency in both C++ and Java, to work within the Equities Engineering team at one of the top hedge funds in the world. The specific team is called ‘Portfolio Management Risk Trading’ – the engineer will design the applications that enable hundreds of equities investment professionals to move from research to execution by submitting trades, managing their risk, and understanding their portfolios.

In this role, you will:

• Be responsible for developing trading and risk systems, integrating of models/analytics, scenarios, and trades/positions into the system.
• Directly engage with business, product, and engineering leads to deliver modern, high-quality, extensible software systems. Collaborate with infrastructure and network teams to ensure optimal system performance.
• Architect, design, and develop features to improve the overall performance of our portfolio management and risk trading systems.

Hard Requirements

• 3-10 years of C++ & Java programming experience (both required at highly proficient level)
• Strong understanding of application architecture and object-orientated design patterns
• BSc / MSc / ideally PhD Computer Science, Engineering, Physics or Mathematics

Desirable

• Commitment to excellence, strong attention to detail, and excellent communication skills
• Motivation to work hard in a collaborative team environment that closely partners with other technology teams, product managers, and the business

Benefits

• Top of the market salary package
• State-of-the-art technologies & opportunities to work on highly complex problems

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Location: London

A leading quantitative trading firm is undertaking a strategic, firm-wide initiative to revamp its entire execution platform. We’re seeking a Senior Execution Technology Architect with deep C++ expertise to help drive this transformation.

What You’ll Do:

• Collaborate closely with the current execution technology team to redesign and rebuild core systems
• Architect and implement new execution workflows and infrastructure
• Play a hands-on, high-impact role as a senior individual contributor (non-managerial)
• Influence technical direction and contribute to performance-critical systems

Hard Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience with Execution Systems at Tier 1 Bank or Hedge Fund

Who You Are:

• A senior-level technologist with deep C++ experience in high-performance environments
• Experienced in building or optimizing execution systems within trading or finance
• Passionate about hands-on architecture and solving complex systems challenges
• Based in or open to relocating to London

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Location: London

About the Role: Quantitative Developer wanted to join a high-impact risk engineering team at a leading Quant Fund. This role focuses on building and optimizing computational frameworks that power portfolio construction, stress testing, and risk decomposition across multi-asset strategies. You will work closely with risk managers and investment teams to deliver actionable insights and production-ready analytics.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build scalable simulations and “what if” scenario engines for portfolio risk analysis
• Develop optimization tools for risk decomposition and portfolio rebalancing
• Enhance and maintain Python-based risk models and analytics libraries
• Support full revaluation pricing models and risk calculations across asset classes
• Partner with risk and front-office teams to deliver production-grade solutions

Hard Requirements:

• Strong programming skills in Python; experience with other languages is a plus
• Proven experience with financial risk systems or portfolio optimization tools
• Deep understanding of pricing, risk modelling, and front-office trade lifecycle
• Ability to build and deploy quantitative models in production environments
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field. PhD is a plus.

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Summary

Senior Quant Developer / Low-Latency C++ Engineer at a leading quant & systematic fund. Looking for an exceptional low-level C++ programmer with deep metaprogramming experience and a minimum of 7+ years’ professional C++ experience (since university/graduation).

In this role, you will:

• Develop, optimize, and maintain high-performance C++ code for ultra-low-latency trading systems.
• Work on strategy interaction with FPGA to ensure seamless integration.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and network teams to ensure optimal system performance.

Skills and Experience Required

• Minimum 7+ years’ C++ experience
• In-depth knowledge of memory management, multithreading, CPU cache optimization, and Linux
• Solid understanding of infrastructure and network basics

Desirable

• Ideally BSc, MSc and/or PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics or Physics
• Ideally HFT experience (client is open, however, to a non-finance background, especially if personal projects are finance-related)

Benefits

• Top of the market salary + bonuses + generous benefits package
• Latest technologies & opportunity to work on deeply complex problems with significant impact

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Summary

Front End / UI Engineer role within a leading HFT firm in London.

In this role, you will:

• Build high-performance front ends within a trading environment.

Skills and Experience Required

• 3 – 15 years’ UI engineering experience
• A deep passion for Front End development
• Proficiency with React, and ideally other FE technologies (Typescript, Javascript, React Hooks, ES6/ES7)
• BSc / MSc required, Computer Science preferred
• Ideally embedded within the ReactJS community + up to date with the latest features

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• State-of-the-art technology

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled Algo Engineer to design, develop, and optimize algorithmic trading strategies for a Commodities trading team at a leading quant fund. You will collaborate closely with portfolio managers, traders, researchers, and data teams to deliver key initiatives and drive performance improvements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain algorithmic trading strategies.
• Optimize trading algorithms to enhance performance and reduce costs.
• Conduct back-testing and simulation of trading strategies.
• Monitor and analyze algo performance, making real-time adjustments.
• Collaborate with trading, technology, and business teams to identify and implement solutions.

Qualifications:

• Strong programming skills in C++
• Proven experience in algorithmic trading and market microstructure.
• Exposure to commodity markets is required.
• Proficiency in data analysis and statistical modeling.
• Strong analytical skills and problem-solving ability.

Education:

• Required: Bachelor’s, Master’s and ideally PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field.

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Exciting opportunity at one of the fastest growing financial services firms around the world. They offer prime brokerage, clearing and financing across traditional and digital assets, and are now looking to hire world-class software engineers to help build on their success.

Responsibilities

• Design agentic automation framework in Python on AWS Bedrock
• Decompose Jira workflows into microservices and LLM agents
• Own end-to-end delivery of automation solutions across the business, e.g. Operations, Compliance, Risk
• Build secure, high-performance integrations with core internal systems
• Develop prompt strategies, retrieval augmentation, and guard-rail policies for Bedrock models
• Measure and tune agent output quality, latency, and cost
• Mentor junior engineers; drive coding standards, code reviews, CI/CD hygiene

Skills & Experience Required

• 8+ years’ experience of professional software engineering (Python preferred) with at least 3 years’ designing distributed, event-driven systems in AWS
• Proven production experience integrating or fine-tuning LLM/GenAI solutions (OpenAI, Bedrock, or similar)
• Deep knowledge of Jira data model, webhooks, and REST/GraphQL APIs
• Strong grasp of security for SaaS integrations: OAuth, secret rotation, data-in-transit/at-rest encryption
• Familiarity with financial or regulated environments and related control frameworks, e.g. SOC 2, model governance
• Hands-on with observability stacks (Grafana, Datadog) and CI/CD pipelines

Desirable

• Prior work on KYC / AML automation, sanctions screening, or client onboarding flows
• Experience with event sourcing, domain-driven design, or service-based architecture
• Familiarity with LangChain, Haystack, or other agent frameworks; Infrastructure-as-Code (CDK / Terraform) and/or container orchestration with Kubernetes

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Exciting opportunity at one of the fastest growing financial services firms around the world. They offer prime brokerage, clearing and financing across traditional and digital assets, and are now looking to hire world-class software engineers to help build on their success.

Responsibilities

• Help build out the data ingestion / query framework to add functionality and improve performance, scalability, robustness and ease of use
• Integrate new sources of pricing data
• Build visualization / UI tools to extend visibility and control of market data systems outside of the DS pod

Skills & Experience Required

• Minimum 5+ years’ experience developing large-scale or low-latency systems, preferably at a top-tier financial services firm
• Experience with market data or trading infrastructure
• BS degree or above in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field
• Proficiency with these relevant technologies: asyncio, Kafka, time series databases

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Exciting opportunity at one of the fastest growing financial services firms around the world. They offer prime brokerage, clearing and financing across traditional and digital assets, and are now looking to hire world-class software engineers to help build on their success.

Responsibilities

• Lead the integration of new exchanges into the trading platform, focusing on connectivity & functionality
• Collaborate with stakeholders to implement and maintain API connections
• Build custom solutions & tools to automate exchange integration processes
• Test and validate exchange integrations, including order execution, order book management, and trade settlement
• Monitor exchange API performance and reliability, identify and implement solutions to optimize trading efficiency
• Work closely with colleagues on integration projects (fellow software developers, product managers, compliance officers)

Skills & Experience Required

• 7+ years of finance experience
• Proven experience working with exchange APIs and protocols, with a strong understanding of order execution, market data, & trade lifecycle management
• Hands-on experience integrating digital asset exchanges into trading platforms, including API authentication, data normalization, and error handling
• Proficiency in programming languages (e.g. Python, Javascript or Go) for scripting and automation tasks
• Previous experience working in the cryptocurrency or fintech industry is required
• BS degree or above in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or related field.

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Exciting opportunity at one of the fastest growing financial services firms around the world. They offer prime brokerage, clearing and financing across traditional and digital assets, and are now looking to hire world-class software engineers to help build on their success.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and own a generalized system for generating business-critical reports from backend data platform
• High-impact role: reporting systems handle outputs for all products globally, and are necessary to launch and grow all business products
• Take ownership of correctness, reliability, and performance of reporting
• Develop a deep understanding of the business context in which the team operates
• Drive communication between engineers and stakeholders across the business

Skills & Experience Required

• Hands-on architecture experience building critical financial/regulatory/customer reporting or data transformation systems
• Direct experience building alerting, observability and monitoring into production systems, using tools such as Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus
• Experience designing tight SLO (>0.99) workflows on scheduling systems at scale (e.g. AirFlow)
• Expert-level programmer in Python, Pandas and SQL (Snowflake and Postgres)
• Superb code-review skills and strong instincts on how to write robust, maintainable, and generalizable code

Nice to have, but not required         

• Parallel computing patterns (multiprocessing, threading) experience and technologies (PySpark, Dask)
• Experience with ledger, trading, risk management, pricing, or other large-scale transaction/event-processing systems

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Exciting opportunity at one of the fastest growing financial services firms around the world. They offer prime brokerage, clearing and financing across traditional and digital assets, and are now looking to hire world-class Python software engineers to help build on their success.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring risk models are in a production-ready state by contributing to various parts of development, in particular the productionization
• Improving research tools and models, e.g. backtesting
• Developing APIs for internal and external customers with customized analytics
• Maintaining, improving and extending the scenario engine and risk engine code

Skills & Experience Required

• Minimum 5+ years’ quant software development experience, preferably at a top-tier financial services firm
• Ability to write production-grade (robust and maintainable) Python code
• BS degree or above in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field
• Previous hands-on experience of (some part of) a model-building pipeline (e.g. risk, alpha, etc.)
• Built large-scale, distributed systems

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Exciting opportunity at one of the fastest growing financial services firms around the world. They offer prime brokerage, clearing and financing across traditional and digital assets, and are now looking to hire world-class Python software engineers to help build on their success.

Responsibilities

• Improve core functionality of the systems, ensuring performance and accuracy
• Integrate new reference data source
• Setup ETLs for ingesting and processing data

Skills & Experience Required               

• Minimum 5+ years’ quant software development experience, preferably at a top-tier financial services firm
• Ability to write production-grade (robust and maintainable) Python code
• BS degree or above in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field
• Experience with data pipelines
• Ideally familiar with some streaming technology
• Built large-scale, distributed systems

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Total Comp: 250-600k

Fantastic opportunity for a modern C++ Developer (C++17/20) to join this crypto trading and investments firm. They leverage cutting-edge technology to trade with extreme precision and speed, essential to evolve in today’s fast-changing markets.

Looking to hire a talented engineer to focus on building ultra-low-latency, high-performance infrastructure, optimizing execution speed, and ensuring robust system reliability. You’ll collaborate with quant researchers, traders and infrastructure engineers to improve system performance, ensuring systems are robust and fault-tolerant for continuous trading operations.

The successful candidate will have deep expertise in modern C++, systems programming, and high-performance computing.

Requirements:

• Outstanding programming skills in C++, with a strong grasp of modern C++(17/20) features
• Extensive experience in low-latency, high-performance systems programming
• Deep understanding of networking (TCP/UDP), concurrency, and multithreading
• Strong experience in Linux-based development and performance tuning
• Experience with real-time, high-throughput systems where performance is critical

Desirable:

• Background in crypto or traditional finance a plus, but not required
• Experience with kernel bypass networking techniques (AF_XDP, DPDK, or similar)
• Familiarity with C# code generation for automated trading infrastructure

Benefits:

• Competitive salary (250-600k)
• Work with the smartest people in one of the fastest-growing and most exciting industries
• Greenfield work / big impact

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

This firm established a global footprint with the launch of their London office in 2009. With every passing year, the office has steadily grown with exceptional talent and has rooted itself as the hub for managing its European trading. The office is at the pinnacle of development, having landed a new member for virtually every team in the organization (Trading, Technology, Operations, Talent Acquisition, Legal/Compliance and Human Resources) and functioning as a true global operation. Working in the London office has the feel of a small start-up with the benefits of being part of one of the leading quantitative trading firms in the world.

Now looking to add a dynamic Software Engineer to one of the growing quantitative trading teams. You’ll collaborate extensively with traders and technologists to evolve, improve, and maintain all elements of the team infrastructure, including execution, signal generation, model building and back testing. The ideal candidate will be passionate about development and able to solve difficult technical problems in a fast-paced and energetic environment. You can expect exposure to a wide range of interesting and challenging problems involving high performance computing, software design and big data. Most problems require high-availability, high-throughput and low latency solutions.

The trading team sees technology as a key component of their continued success and candidates will be exposed to cool cutting-edge technologies.

Skills You’ll Need:

• Strong instincts around performance vs simplicity tradeoffs, engineering for maintainability, extensibility and debuggability
• Strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills, including debugging and code comprehension
• Strong C / C++ development experience, including low level and high level optimization
• Experience working on a Linux platform
• Self-directed and able to take ownership of projects and responsibilities
• Minimum academic qualification Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, or equivalent

Bonus Points:

• Experience with distributed systems, multithreading and/or operating systems
• Experience in developing extremely low-latency systems
• Exposure to Python or a willingness to quickly become proficient
• Experience dealing with exchange market data

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

My client is a leading diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience bringing sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to operate in markets around the world. They value autonomy and the ability to quickly pivot to capture opportunities, so they operate using their own capital and trading at their own risk.

Headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia, they trade a variety of asset classes including Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy across all major global markets. They have also leveraged their expertise and technology to expand into three non-traditional strategies: real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets.

Operating with respect, curiosity and open minds, the people who thrive here share the belief that it’s not just what you do that matters—it’s how you do it. This is a place of high expectations, integrity, innovation and a willingness to challenge consensus.

As an AI Engineer, you will be an integral member of a collaborative multi-asset trading team. You’ll work on high-impact machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives that are central to the business strategy. In this role, you will build critical infrastructure and tooling that leverages AI and ML technology to enhance productivity, efficiency, and discover innovative paths to challenging business and technology problems. Surrounded by cutting-edge technology and experienced trading teams, you will have the opportunity to tackle fascinating new projects while becoming a subject-matter expert in a critical and innovative role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive end-to-end development of AI infrastructure and AI-driven applications: from initial proof-of-concept to production deployment and ongoing maintenance.
• Collaborate with technologists, traders, quantitative researchers, and data scientists to identify high-impact opportunities for integrating AI and machine learning into technology and business use cases.
• Implement automated systems for continuous training, validation, and monitoring of models, minimizing downtime and ensuring reliability.
• Provide technical leadership in selecting, integrating, and optimizing AI and ML frameworks, libraries, and tools across diverse hardware and software environments.
• Create and maintain feature pipelines, feature stores, and model stores.
• Develop frameworks to enable scalable, reproducible research.
• Proactively troubleshoot performance bottlenecks, conduct root-cause analyses, and implement solutions to optimize GPU or CPU resource usage.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience working with machine learning and artificial intelligence technology.
• Strong understanding of core machine learning and artificial intelligence concepts.
• Excellent programming skills in Python.
• Demonstrated experience in building, validating, deploying, monitoring, and updating production ML and AI models.
• Hands-on experience with MLOps and AIOps infrastructure and tooling.
• Proficient in problem-solving and analytical reasoning.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience with ML frameworks, such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, TensorRT, or ONNX.
• Experience with Large Language Models, including RAG and fine-tuning techniques.
• Familiarity with compute infrastructure necessary to support operating AI and ML technology.

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Salary: up to $300,000 USD base + discretionary bonus

Summary

Exciting opportunity to work at one of the world’s leading HFT firms with offices across NYC and Chicago. You will be working with a small team of extremely talented and motivated individuals to collaborate with each other and compete in the world’s financial markets.

Seeking an ultra-low-latency C++ expert with a solid track record in quantitative finance to work on strategy development and code optimization.

Requirements

• Build and optimize research pipelines and strategy development.
• Identify and implement performance enhancements.
• Develop infrastructure for new trading strategies.
• Collaborate directly with traders and developers to provide project timelines and ensure team accountability.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ professional experience working on strategy development and code optimization.
• Strong understanding of optimizing and profiling strategies.
• A strong academic background from a top institution is preferred with an emphasis on Computer Science, Engineering, and Physics.
• Proficiency in C++ is a must.
• Professional experience coding in Python.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize multiple projects at one time.

NB: Please only apply if you meet the above criteria.

Benefits and Incentives 

• Annual bonus.
• Health insurance and other benefits.
• Paid time off and parental leave.
• A retirement plan with a company match.
• And more!

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Salary: up to $300,000 USD base + annual bonus

Summary

Exciting opportunity to work at one of the world’s leading propriety trading firms with offices across the globe. You will be working with an elite global team of top minds in machine learning and engineering to help drive the direction of their ML platform.

Seeking accomplished engineers with expertise in machine learning and robust mathematical foundations to work on building the firm-wired machine learning infrastructure and/or working with quantitative researchers on building end-to-end machine learning models.

Requirements

• Experience building and maintaining ML infrastructure from concept to production.
• Strong experience in model training and mathematical concepts like optimization theory, regularization techniques and linear algebra.
• Eagerness to stay updated on cutting-edge ML advancements.
• Ability to create and maintain organized, reproducible research code.
• Expertise in ML frameworks, particularly PyTorch, or Jax, TensorFlow or similar.
• Innovative mindset, with a focus on questioning and improving methods.

NB: Please only apply if you meet the above criteria.

Benefits and Incentives 

• Annual bonus.
• Health insurance and other benefits.
• Paid time off and parental leave.
• A retirement plan with a company match.
• And more!

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Salary: up to $300,000 USD base + discretionary bonus

Summary

Exciting opportunity to work at one of the world’s leading HFT firms with offices across NYC and Chicago. You will be working with a small, collaborative team of extremely talented and motivated individuals across the whole HFT system.

Seeking an ultra-low-latency C++ expert with a solid track record in quantitative finance to work on all aspects of a HFT system.

Requirements

• Develop and deploy trading system features.
• Monitor trading system performance and resolve issues.
• Collaborate with traders and developers on system improvements.
• Investigate and troubleshoot trading system problems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ professional experience working on HFT systems.
• A strong academic background from a top institution is preferred with an emphasis on Computer Science, Engineering, and Physics.
• Proficiency in C++ is a must.
• Professional experience coding in Python.
• Knowledge of third-party libraries (i.e. STL and Boost), linux environments, git

NB: Please only apply if you meet the above criteria.

Benefits and Incentives 

• Annual bonus.
• Health insurance and other benefits.
• Paid time off and parental leave.
• A retirement plan with a company match.
• And more!

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Salary: up to $300,000 USD base + annual bonus

Summary

Exciting opportunity to work at one of the world’s leading proprietary trading firms with offices across the globe. You will be working with an elite global team of top minds in machine learning and engineering to optimize the performance of their models – both training and inference.

Seeking a machine learning engineer with expertise in low-level systems programming and optimization to join a world-class ML team. The team optimizes large-scale AI systems, from low-latency real-time inference to high-throughput research. This involves whole-system tuning, including CUDA, storage, networking, and detailed hardware analysis.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of modern ML techniques and toolsets.
• Experience debugging training performance.
• Deep understanding of low-level GPU concepts e.g., PTX, SASS, warps, cooperative groups, Tensor Cores, and the memory hierarchy.
• Proficiency in CUDA debugging and optimization tools e.g., CUDA GDB, NSight Systems, NSight Compute
• Familiarity with core GPU libraries e.g., Triton, CUTLASS, CUB, Thrust, cuDNN, and cuBLAS
• Strong intuition about CUDA performance characteristics.
• Background in GPU networking technologies e.g, Infiniband, RoCE, GPUDirect, PXN, rail optimization, and NVLink, and how to use these networking technologies to link up GPU clusters
• Understanding of distributed GPU training algorithms.
• Ability to question and innovate.

NB: Please only apply if you meet the above criteria.

Benefits and Incentives 

• Annual bonus.
• Health insurance and other benefits.
• Paid time off and parental leave.
• A retirement plan with a company match.
• And more!

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Summary

Not your standard hedge fund, the scientists, technologists and academics at this innovative company look beyond traditional finance to develop creative solutions and sophisticated trading models.

They’re looking to hire talented software engineers who are interested in varied, challenging work for positions across all their engineering groups. You will work on world-class trading systems, creating infrastructure for your software engineering colleagues, and building and maintaining a whole host of analysis tools for quant researchers. You’ll also build technologies to boost the trading businesses, drive productivity and reduce risk across the company.

This is a great opportunity for a software engineers with outstanding programming skills in Java, Python, C or C++.

Requirements

• At least 2+ years of full-time experience required
• Good understanding of data structures and algorithms, with demonstrable experience in large-scale systems
• Engineering experience in Java, (or other JVM languages), Python, C or C++
• Superb programming and development skills
• Minimum BS/BA in a technical or quantitative field
• Candidates must have US citizenship/Greencard or a valid H1B/TN Visa

Benefits

• Market-leading base salaries + bonus
• Outstanding benefits package
• Truly collaborative culture and growth opportunities throughout the firm
• Flexible work environment
• Tuition reimbursement, conference and training sponsorship

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Salary: Very competitive

This is a unique opportunity at one of the largest crypto-native algo trading firms in digital assets. Looking to further expand with a Frontend Engineer who is passionate about building useful products & applications that users love.

Working closely across multiple teams – product, marketing, trading, engineering – you’ll be developing frontend applications for the firm’s new trading products and client-facing portals. You’ll also create and drive the vision for a platform/portal from scratch, with oversight/project management of the frontend experience across a range of customer lifecycle stages.

There are no legacy systems, no multiple levels of approvals, no bureaucracy; you will have the opportunity to grow and make a direct impact on trading, with huge amounts of autonomy and responsibility right away.

Requirements

• 5+ years of frontend development experience
• In-depth knowledge of frontend tech stack: node.js, npm, javascript, typescript, plus popular frameworks, e.g. React
• Good understanding of frontend/servers infrastructure, e.g. CDN, Cloudflare or similar, web servers
• Experience developing secure frontend code (strong understanding of common security vulnerabilities like cross-site scripting, cross-site request forgery, other OWASP risks and best practices for testing & mitigating them)

Desirable

• Interest in algorithmic trading
• Experience in client facing financial or other professional services products

Rewards and Incentives 

• Great base salaries and industry-leading bonuses
• Flat, non-hierarchical structure with independence & autonomy to deliver solutions
• Join a high-growth startup with a great work culture
• Loads of social events, onsite gym, unlimited food & drinks in the office

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Salary: €100-250k

My client is a tech-focused market-maker with groundbreaking success in the high frequency trading space. Seeking a decisive, logical thinker to join their Production Engineering team, who manage the reliability, scalability and performance of the live trading systems – all built in-house.

This role is critical to the firm’s trading activities. Sitting on the trading floor, and working closely with users, your remit covers everything from market access, to strategy evaluation and management, through to performance tuning and trading automation. This is an engineering position – not support – so you’ll set the standards for the production environment.

Here they operate with tight feedback loops and quick development cycles, and you can make a real, direct impact on trading results from day one.

You’ll need to have a user-first approach to problem-solving where you can adapt and choose the right tool based on each problem’s requirements. In return, you’ll enjoy a relaxed culture working alongside some of the best professionals in the industry from over 40 countries.

Requirements

• Experience managing day-to-day operations of software and hardware infrastructure
• Solid experience with Unix/Linux systems
• The ability to automate tasks using Python
• Strong design, debugging, and problem-solving skills
• Experience with relational databases – they use PostgreSQL, but welcome experience with any other database
• Collaborative communication skills; not afraid to challenge or defend a strategy

Rewards and Incentives 

• Incredible salary + profit-sharing structure
• Truly flat structure and highly collaborative culture, within a fun, stimulating office environment
• Outstanding benefits package
• Relocation assistance + visa sponsorship provided where necessary

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

My client is a global quantitative and systematic trading firm that operates in all liquid asset across all the major Asian, EMEA and US markets. The firm is looking for an experienced FPGA Engineer to join their London team and provide technical project management and guidance whilst remaining hands on with key infrastructure projects across the EMEA region and globally.

This is an opportunity to join an existing team that truly takes a scientific approach to investing and a firm that sees technology as central to their continued success.

Requirement:

• 3+ years’ experience in RTL design and verification for FPGAs using Verilog, SystemVerilog or VHDL
• Experience in FPGA toolchains using Xilinx Vivado (preferred) or Intel Quartus
• Experience of simulation environments, Modelsim/Questa preferred
• Knowledge of C++ for writing hardware APIs
• Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or related degree

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of Market Data protocol
• Experience with strategy implementation

Benefits:

• Extremely competitive salary and bonus structure – Market leading
• Hybrid working arrangements
• Ability to have a direct and observable impact
• Tech-first culture

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

My client is a leading systematic trading firm that operates in all liquid asset across most major markets. They are looking for a highly experienced developer to join one of their core teams responsible for building and enhancing key components that directly affect their algorithmic trading and data management systems.

This role is an excellent opportunity to work directly with Traders & Researchers on bespoke tooling and their most immediate requirements whilst leveraging state-of-the-art tools and components.

Requirements:

• 4+ years of experience in financial services from either a tier-1 investment bank or fund
• Excellent C++ and Python experience on Linux
• Knowledge of real-time systems, high performance computing and quantitative applications

Nice to have:

• Experience working with more than one asset class
• Experience working within a mature CI/CD process, DevOps experience

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and bonus structure – market-leading
• Hybrid working arrangements
• Relaxed culture and no red-tape
• Opportunity to work on business-critical, complex problems

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Summary:

My client, a prop trading firm active across a wide range of asset classes and regions, is looking for highly talented developers with expert-level C++ skills to join their London office.

You’ll be part of a passionate team developing C++ code for the core trading engine, solving complex problems on the engine for all exchange-traded asset classes. You’ll collaborate with quant researchers, creating software to support research, analysis, backtesting, and live trading. You’ll also help design and architect world-class low-latency trading solutions by understanding networks, server architecture, and how software can best take advantage of the hardware.

Requirements:

• 3+ years’ C++ coding experience, focused on high-performance or low-latency server programming
• In-depth knowledge of Linux systems, network programming, & CPU architecture
• Knowledge of market data protocols & order entry for global exchanges
• Experience profiling and optimization code
• Bonus points for finance experience

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation packages
• Collaborative, friendly working environment
• Have an impact from day one right across the firm

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Summary:

Exciting opportunity to work at a tech-centric prop trading fund which trades a wide range of financial products, with offices across the globe. Looking for an experienced ML Engineer with strong mathematical foundations to join their growing ML team and help drive the direction of the ML platform.

In this role, you’ll draw on your in-depth knowledge of the ML ecosystem and understanding of varying approaches to aid decision-making, choosing the right tool for the problem. Your work will also focus on enhancing research workflows to tighten feedback cycles. Successful ML engineers will be able to understand the mechanics behind various modeling techniques, while also being able to break down the mathematics behind them.

The successful candidate will be passionate about the craft of software engineering, who enjoys designing APIs systems that colleagues love to use. If you also have a great appetite for learning new things, this role is for you!

Requirements:

• A strong mathematical background, in addition to experience with ML techniques and infrastructure
• You have previously built and maintained training and inference infrastructure
• A robust understanding of what it takes to move from concept to production
• Strong experience in model training & mathematical concepts, e.g. linear algebra, greek alphabet, choice of loss functions, regularization techniques, model architecture, optimizer, learning rate schedules, etc.
• Thorough understanding of Python tools and libraries, keen to offer advice on best practices
• Experience using Jax, Tensorflow or similar ML frameworks a huge plus

Benefits:

• Market-leading salaries
• Generous benefits package, including physical & mental health benefits, excellent holiday entitlement, significant parental leave, retirement benefits, private on-site gym
• Focus on learning & development with tuition reimbursement
• Recreation spaces with breakfast, lunch, snacks and treats

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Summary:

Leading HFT fund looking for exceptional FPGA engineers to join an elite global team to design and build the next generation of hardware solutions.

Collaborating with technologists and traders, you will provide hardware systems in areas such as fast networking, high performance compute and real-time acceleration. You will be expected to solve difficult technical problems in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, with a focus on co-designing hybrid hardware/software solutions.

The ideal candidate will have a mix of traditional RTL development and software skills, strong work ethic, and the drive to continually learn and improve.

Unique in their field, this firm combines the lively, positive spirit of a start-up with the stability of a longer-established player. Developers here are highly valued and well-rewarded for hard work, and as a result, are some of the brightest minds from across the trading, tech, academic and start-up industries.

Requirements:

• 3+ years’ proven track record of hands-on FPGA development where you have taken ownership
• In-depth knowledge of building reliable, high performance FPGA hardware systems
• 3+ years of RTL experience (SystemVerilog/Verilog/VHDL)
• Good understanding of technology trade-offs, with a pragmatic approach to problem solving
• 2+ years’ software development experience
• Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science (or related)
• Finance experience not required

Desirable:

• Any of the following: Linux, scripting language proficiency (preferably Python), high level synthesis flows, familiarity with Jenkins CI / Github / ctypes / SWIG

Benefits:

• Competitive base salary & bonus
• Enormous opportunity to grow, learn and have a significant business impact
• Contributions are rewarded; career progression supported
• Substantial benefits package, including private medical, paid parental leave, group life assurance & parking/cycle schemes

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Experience: 2 – 20 years

Summary:

Our client is a leading tech-driven quant and systematic hedge fund trading with offices across the globe. They leverage deep knowledge in data, research, technology and trading to deliver high-quality returns. This opportunity offers a dynamic and fast-paced environment with excellent scope for career growth.

As a DevOps Engineer, your primary focus will be building and implementing new development tools and infrastructure. Working with software engineers to ensure development follows best practice, your workload will be varied. Tasks include: automating & improving development & release processes, managing environment deployments & upgrades, identifying CI/CD pipeline problems & developing updates/fixes, and building tools and APIs to improve customer experience.

For this role, they welcome applications from engineers across all experience levels: from 2 to 20 years.

Requirements:

• Solid DevOps experience in a similar role
• Good knowledge of Git and Windows & Linux scripting (Batch files/Powershell/Bash)
• Strong Python knowledge, plus familiarity with C/C++, Make, CMake
• Working knowledge of Postgres or SQL in general
• Team player essential with excellent communication skills

Desirable:

• Experience with configuration management tools, e.g. Ansible
• Experience working within a mature CI/CD process
• Experience with cloud infrastructure provisioning

Benefits:

• Great opportunity to be part of a collaborative, creative environment where you can feel valued for your input
• Competitive salary + generous benefits
• Professional and personal development
• Relaxed, casual culture, with a healthy work-life balance

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Summary:

My client is a leading quant and systematic hedge fund, leveraging their deep knowledge of trading, technology and operations to deliver high-quality, uncorrelated returns. Seeking a Software Developer with C/C++ experience to join the team in London.

Your main responsibility is to create, implement and test front-to-back trading infrastructure for global frameworks for algorithmic trading, real-time risk management, market connectivity, trade reporting and trade surveillance. To do this, you’ll collaborate closely with quant researchers and other technologist to ensure consistency and maximize re-use of software globally.

The successful candidate will be comfortable working in a rapidly changing environment, capable of delivering high quality work in collaboration with colleagues across the globe.

Requirements:

• 3+ years’ C/C++ development experience on Linux
• 3+ years’ understanding of code optimization and high performing applications
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related subject

Desirable:

• Experience with order management, exchange connectivity or market data handling for Equities, FX or fixed income products
• Advanced degree in Mathematics or Computer Engineering (MSc)
• Python, SQL and/or scripting experience
• Interest in automated trading systems. Knowledge of trading, settlement and/or market interfaces considered

Benefits:

• Great opportunity to be part of a tech-driven environment with close collaboration between desks
• Market-leading compensation + generous benefits
• Relaxed, friendly culture, with a regular socials

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Summary:

This is a leading multi-asset fund focused on global macro asset classes to generate uncorrelated returns. They value technology highly and are looking to add an outstanding Software Developer to their Enterprise Technology team.

This highly impactful role offers the opportunity to work across all aspects of development projects (from establishing business requirements and design development, to testing and release management). You’ll gain exposure to and work closely with many key areas of the firm, including front office, quantitative analytics, risk management, economic research and middle office.

If you’re enthusiastic about programming and technology, with an entrepreneurial approach, we would encourage you to apply!

Requirements:

• Strong programming skills, including an in-depth understanding of and recent programming experience in C#/.Net or other OO languages (e.g. Java or Python)
• Experience working with SQL databases
• Comfortable with ownership of development projects from start through to completion
• Minimum 2.1 degree in Computer Science – or a related field – from a top-tier university and A-levels at grade A*/A/B (or international equivalent)

Benefits:

• Thrive in a collaborative working environment, where everyone can significantly impact the team and wider organization
• Dynamic and integrated team of brilliant technologists
• Strong emphasis on professional and personal development
• Generous benefits package – on-site facilities, healthcare, dental, pension, etc.

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Summary:

Our client is a leading tech-driven quant and systematic hedge fund trading with offices across the globe. They leverage deep knowledge in data, research, technology and trading to deliver high-quality returns. This opportunity offers a dynamic and fast-paced environment with excellent opportunities for career growth.

They’re now seeking a Data Scraping Specialist to join the growing team. Your primary focus is to develop and maintain web scraping tools to build datasets for research and trading. You will integrate datasets from internal and external providers and manage the multiple and extensive datasets used on the research & trading platform.

Requirements:

• 2+ years’ experience in web scraping
• A polyglot developer; with good Python knowledge in particular
• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices
• Outstanding communication skills at all levels of technical competence

Desirable:

• Structured and unstructured data management expertise
• Knowledge of the financial data of equity/derivatives

Benefits:

• Great opportunity to be part of a collaborative, creative environment where you can feel valued for your input
• Competitive salary + generous benefits
• Professional and personal development
• Relaxed, casual culture, with a healthy work-life balance

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Summary:

Research at this leading investment firm is key to continued success: based on rigorous and innovative research, they design and implement systematic, computer-driven trading strategies across multiple liquid asset classes.

They’re looking to add an exceptional Quant Developer to a small engineering team within the central research technology team. Working directly with systematic Portfolio Managers – and closely associated with their success – you’ll  build, operate and evolve the tech stack through analyzing business requirements and identifying solutions.

The ideal candidate will have a background in a technically demanding industry (e.g. HFT, computer hardware, gaming) and be ready to solve all the challenges that come with the development of a modular system – data pipelines, intraday signal research tools, mid- & high-frequency trading, real-time market data, etc.

Requirements:

• 2-6 years’ development experience in a similar role
• Strong programming skills in C++ (plus some Python would be ideal)
• Solid Linux admin experience
• Bachelor’s (or higher) in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
• A motivated self-starter, with creative & analytical problem-solving skills

Desirable:

• Familiarity with computer architecture, databases, real time systems, and distributed computing

Benefits:

• Market-leading base + bonuses + generous benefits
• Meritocratic environment working with some of the smartest minds in industry
• Excellent professional development (tuition assistance)
• Plenty of opportunity to give back through volunteering & charity work

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Salary: £250-600k TC

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in the London office of this tech-focused market maker with groundbreaking success in the high frequency trading space. Now looking for an engineer with an entrepreneurial mindset to design and build the software necessary for trading new products, in new markets, in new and innovative ways.

Joining a close-knit multidisciplinary team of traders, software developers, and infrastructure engineers, your workload will be varied and exciting. Examples of this include: building new autotrading strategies, developing pricing systems & infrastructure to price new products, and building systems to integrate into new markets and market structures in the best possible way.

This role would suit someone who relishes the challenges that come with an extremely fast-paced environment and can hit the ground running, making a tangible impact from day one.

Requirements:

• Fantastic engineering instincts with solid understanding of CompSci fundamentals
• Strong software development skills in C#, C++, C & Python
• Proven track record in writing scalable, reliable, high quality clean code
• Keen proponent of continuous improvement and test-driven design plus innovative, big-picture thinking grounded in real-world pragmatism
• As comfortable working independently as with Traders, Researchers, and other stakeholders to deliver complex business initiatives
• Experience connecting prop trading systems to trading venues & exchanges, plus building a trading system that covers the entire lifecycle of a trade

Desirable:

• Experience building OTC trading systems
• Keen interest in derivatives and trading, ideally with previous experience in hedge funds/market-making industry

Benefits:

• Incredible salary + profit-sharing structure
• Opportunity to work in a work in a start-up dynamic while being well-placed to lead global technical initiatives
• Direct business impact with short feedback loop
• Benefits include: >25 days’ vacation, daily onsite breakfast + lunch, paid commuting expenses, and continuous learning opportunities

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Salary: Market-competitive

This is a unique opportunity to join a growing crypto-native algo trading firm in a fully remote role. Looking to further expand with a Senior Trader / Portfolio Manager to develop automated CeFi trading strategies based on the advanced mathematical & statistical models that you’ve built.

You’ll bring your own strats, provide support to the other traders and collaborate with developers to optimize and enhance trading systems. There is the potential for this role to scale into the Head of Trading over time.

There are no legacy systems, no multiple levels of approvals, no bureaucracy; you will have the opportunity to grow, with huge amounts of ownership and responsibility right away.

This role would be perfect for someone who relishes the challenges that come with an extremely fast-paced environment and can hit the ground running, making a tangible impact from day one.

Requirements

• 5-6 years of experience in quant trading, with ideally 2-3 years in crypto
• Demonstrable track record of developing and running profitable trading strategies
• Proficient in C++ or other relevant programming language(s)
• Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal

Rewards and Incentives

• Competitive salaries + generous bonuses
• Work with the smartest people in one of the fastest-growing and most exciting industries
• Flat, non-hierarchical structure with autonomy to deliver solutions
• Join a high-growth startup with a great work culture

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Summary

Fantastic opportunity to join a brand-new FPGA team, reporting to the CTO at this tech-savvy algorithmic trading firm. A highly impactful role, with high levels of ownership, you’ll contribute to the design and delivery of a multi-year roadmap of new projects.

Working in a small, high-quality team with a broad remit, you will work on large, algorithmically complex designs that fully utilize high-capacity FPGAs, incorporating high-speed serial interfaces, external memory interfaces, and PCI Express. You’ll also plan, optimize, and implement FPGA architectures for efficient resource utilization and high throughput keeping in mind trade-offs among speed, area, and power consumption.

This role would suit an FPGA engineer with a deep understanding of hardware design principles; you’re able to take high-level functional requirements and translate them into efficient hardware architectures, always keeping an eye on what gets physically synthesized.

Requirements

• Capable of thinking ‘beyond the RTL’ to design efficient, resource-conscious circuits
• Sound proficiency in Verilog or SystemVerilog
• Good understanding of modern FPGA architectures and their abilities & limitations
• Knowledge of high-speed serial interfaces, e.g. Ethernet, USB 3.1, or Fibre Channel

Nice to have

• Familiarity with Cocotb is preferred
• Experience working on trading-related applications is a plus but is not required

Benefits

• Generous compensation package – you are making a direct impact on the PnL
• Flat hierarchy, focus on teamwork, where people are rewarded on merit and excellence
• Outstanding benefits, including onsite gym/sauna/fitness classes, extensive medical cover, and excellent professional development opportunities
• Autonomy to work in the manner and using the software & hardware that you see fit

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Summary

Our client is a leading tech-driven quant and systematic hedge fund trading with offices across the globe. They leverage deep knowledge in data, research, technology and trading to deliver high-quality returns. This opportunity offers a dynamic and fast-paced environment with excellent opportunities for career growth.

You will be a key member of the development team, working closely with quant analysts/developers, traders and operations staff to build and enhance low-latency algorithmic trading strategies. You’ll collaborate over the design and implementation of cutting-edge systems, covering all aspects of the trading strategies: from exchange price feeds and financial indicators, to back testing & tick data management, through to production environment support.

2025 is a big year of growth for this firm, making now the perfect time to apply!

Requirements

• 5+ years’ experience in low-latency Linux development using C/C++, STL, Boost
• Market data experience is a must-have
• Solid experience in design and implementation of multithreaded and distributed systems
• Strong communication skills, especially understanding user requirements
• Good knowledge of distributed network architecture
• Comfortable working autonomously within a global team

Benefits

• Great opportunity to be part of a collaborative, creative environment where you can feel valued for your input
• Competitive salary + generous benefits
• Professional and personal development
• Relaxed, casual culture, with a healthy work-life balance

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Salary: £160k base + strong PnL-tied bonus

Unique oppportunity for a Data Scientist / data-heavy Quant to join one of the world’s most prestigious and successful hedge funds.

The successful candidate will join a small macro trading pod, working directly with the Portfolio Manager and will directly impact trading decisions and bottom line of money-making. This role will involve:

• Developing and testing quant signals and algorithms (typically Python)
• Feeding signals through the PM’s models to monetise them
• Working on massive datasets
• A wide range of signals: from standard technical signals (price / volume), all the way through to more unusual signals, e.g. “hotel wifi connections” to estimate occupancy, etc.

Benefits & Incentives

• Significant salary + potential for very strong bonuses as will be tied to the profits made from your input
• Greenfield work / big impact in a small team
• Positive, friendly culture and rewarding place to work

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Salary: £160,000 base + profit share bonus (TC can be north of £500k)

Job Description: 

One of the world’s most prestigious hedge funds is looking for an outstanding Python Quant Developer to join one of their Fixed Income trading pods.

You’ll join a small fixed-income PM team of 10 that enjoys huge autonomy and is looking to grow their risk-taking. Working directly with the PM/trader, you’ll be expected to work on a range of tasks, ranging from; data acquisition, turning risk taker ideas to production level code, and helping less experienced coders (i.e. risk takers).

To be successful in this role, you’ll need to have knowledge of Fixed Income / Rates markets and market dynamics, the ability to turn a risk-taker / trader’s ideas into production-level code, and work as part of a tight-knit team.

Skills and Experience Required

• Minimum 4 years’ experience, ideally more
• Deep understanding of Python and common quant libraries
• Familiarity with SQL
• Knowledge of Fixed Income / Rates (at least 3+ years)

Desirable

• Advanced academic background in STEM, e.g. Masters or PhD

Benefits & Incentives

• Significant salary + a bonus tied to profits / trading strategy success
• Greenfield work / big impact
• Very collaborative and friendly culture where ideas from everyone are implemented
• Small team with large AUM

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Salary: up to £160k base, £250k TC

Job description:

One of the world’s most prestigious hedge funds is looking for an experienced backend engineer to join a brand-new team pioneering sophisticated technology and innovative investment strategies for their top-performing Portfolio Managers.

You will help to build a Python-based platform to integrate datasets, analytics/pricing systems and tech platforms across the firm. You’ll also be part of an elite group deploying the platform to PMs, building & maintaining robust APIs and services to support them in trading, risk management, tech analysis & research.

Successful candidates will likely have front-office experience in a similar role working with PMs, where you have demonstrated that you can adapt to steep learning curves and communicate well with both the business and technology.

Skills and Experience Required

• 7+ years’ experience, including 4+ years of Python
• Solid experience building a product and rapidly iterating according to user feedback
• Good eye for API design, focused on scalability and reliability
• Familiarity with equity and/or fixed income products (in particular pricing/analytics)

Desirable

• Front-office hedge fund experience
• Use of data-driven approaches

Benefits & Incentives

• Strong salary + bonuses
• Collaborative culture and an energetic, dynamic engineering atmosphere
• Build and share knowledge alongside top-tier engineers

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Salary: £150k // £250k TC

Experience: 2-6 years

Summary:

Great opportunity for an alpha-strategy-focussed Python Quant Researcher to join one of the world’s most prestigious hedge funds.

This is a new specialized team at the firm – Volatility Alpha Development – made up of engineers, quants and data scientists, and you’ll work closely with different Portfolio Managers and their trading pods. You will be building a Vol Alpha library for PMs; existing vol PMs on the discretionary side and being part of the build-out and expansion of new systematic vol PMs to help decrease their onboarding time.

The successful Quant Researcher will enjoy facing off to the business and have exceptional communication skills.

Skills and Experience Required:

• 2-6 years’ Python programming experience; some KDB & SQL is useful
• Substantial experience with equity derivatives modelling, vol surface fitting and backtesting systems
• Experience with QIS Strategies, Equity Derivatives, Equity vol
• Some knowledge of developing classic volatility trading strategies, e.g. dispersion, relative value, VIX complex

Rewards and Incentives:

• Significant salary + bonus and growth
• Greenfield work / big impact
• Very collaborative culture, ideas are implemented
• Work-life balance is highly valued

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Salary: up to £150k + £60k bonus (3-8 years of experience)

Client

One of the world’s most prestigious hedge funds is looking for a Python developer to join their growing Commodities Rapid Application Development (RAD) team.

This is a specialist team of engineers, quantitative developers and data scientists that develops and supports the data, research & trading platform and tools for Commodities Portfolio Managers. Primarily developing end-to-end solutions in Python, you’ll work closely with a variety of PM teams; making a direct impact on the success of their trading strategies.

To be successful in this role, you will enjoy facing off to the business, have a desire to work on fast-paced projects and have outstanding communication skills with both financial and technical people.

Skills and Experience Required

• 3-8 years’ experience, ideally developing with Python (pandas/numpy)
• Solid analytical problem-solving skills
• React/Angular experience developing web frontends
• Working knowledge of SQL and other database technologies.

Desirable Experience/Skills

• Financial markets experience in Commodities
• Python data science stack and/or cloud technologies

Benefits & Incentives

• Strong salary + bonuses
• Working closely with PMs and revenue-generators
• Collaborative culture and an energetic, dynamic engineering atmosphere
• Build and share knowledge alongside top-tier engineers

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Salary: £160,000 base + profit share bonus (TC can be north of £500k)

Job Description:

One of the world’s most prestigious hedge funds is looking for an outstanding Python Developer to join one of their their Fixed Income trading pods.

You’ll join a small fixed-income PM team of 10 that enjoys huge autonomy and is looking to grow their risk-taking. Working directly with the PM/trader, you’ll support the team’s entire tech stack. You will have to demonstrate ability to make the trade-offs between long-term stability and sustainability of the tech stack and the immediate needs of the risk takers. Tech stack is primarily Python and they make heavy use of cloud resources and containerization to get things done.

Responsibilities:

• Stability of daily production (incl. data ingestion and processing, production services)
• Maintain the team’s infrastructure (SQL databases, Linux servers, CI, services, etc.)
• Enforce best practices in coding and provide guidance to other team members
• Turn user ideas into production level code and help risk-takers write better code

Skills and Experience Required

• Minimum 5+ years’ development experience (ideally more!)
• Deep understanding of Python
• Experience managing SQL databases (in particular dealing with time series data)
• Technical background (Maths/ Comp Sci/Engineering)
  • Finance is not a hard requirement

Desirable

• Advanced academic background in STEM, e.g. Masters or PhD
• Previous experience in Fixed Income

Benefits & Incentives

• Significant salary + a bonus tied to profits / trading strategy success
• Greenfield work / big impact
• Very collaborative and friendly culture where ideas from everyone are implemented
• Small team with large AUM

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Summary

Lively, positive spirit of a start-up, with the stability of a longer-established player, this leading quant fund is looking for a highly proactive C++/Python engineer to join their rapidly expanding crypto division as they help shape the future of the industry.

In this role, your work will include building and optimizing trading strategies; researching new protocols; researching new data sources; designing and improving our research and trading systems; and collaborating with others inside and outside of the team to advance the team’s dual mission of being the top crypto trader in the world and a major contributor in the crypto ecosystem.

The ideal candidate will be a hybrid quant/dev with high personal coding standards. You’ll leverage existing utilities and open-source software effectively, and make decisions to optimize the team’s productivity, not afraid to take the longer road if it makes the code more extensible/testable.

Requirements

• At least 2+ years’ programming experience in C++/Python
• Excellent understanding of Unix and git
• Proponent of cleanly architected systems
• Ability to work creatively and independently on long-term projects

Desirable

• Distributed systems experience
• Interest in open-source software and/or cryptocurrencies

Benefits

• Competitive base salary & bonus
• Enormous opportunity to grow, learn and have a significant business impact
• Contributions are rewarded; career progression supported
• Substantial benefits package, including private medical, paid parental leave, group life assurance & parking/cycle schemes

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Summary

Leading global HFT firm is looking for a pragmatic C/C++ Engineer to join the Core Development team. Despite serving as the hub for managing the substantial operations across the UK, Europe and the Middle East, the London office retains a lively, positive environment of a start-up with the stability of a longer-established player.

Core Dev is a global group of technologists who architect, build and maintain the algorithmic trading platform. This is a fast-paced area, where taking ideas through to deployment must be fast and accurate. As a high performance software engineer, you’ll work with technologists & traders to build the next generation of software solutions in areas such as fast networking, high performance computing, and real-time acceleration.

Technology is prized by the traders as crucial to their continued success. This role would suit someone who has a combination of low-level software engineer skills paired with computer architecture understanding, and exposure to low-level network architecture. This will enable you to fully contribute to co-designing hybrid hardware/software applications.

Requirements

• Strong C/C++ design and programming skills with good API design
• Broad knowledge of algorithms and basic understanding of statistics and algebra
• Experience with Python, Matlab, or R for data analytics; Matplotlib, numpy are also preferred
• Experience developing low-level and/or embedded software applications
• Proven individual contributor in a dynamic environment
• Degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science (or related)

Benefits

• Competitive base salary & bonus
• Enormous opportunity to grow, learn and have a significant business impact
• Contributions are rewarded; career progression supported
• Substantial benefits package, including private medical, paid parental leave, group life assurance & parking/cycle schemes

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Summary

Lively, positive spirit of a start-up, with the stability of a longer-established player, this leading quant firm is looking for a dynamic engineer skilled in C++ on Linux to join one of their growing quant trading teams.

You’ll collaborate extensively with traders and technologists to evolve, improve and maintain all elements of the team’s infrastructure, including execution, signal generation, model building and back testing.

Developers here are highly valued and well-rewarded for hard work; technology is viewed as crucial to the firm’s continued success. The successful C++ Software Engineer will be passionate about development, and enjoy solving difficult technical problems in a fast-paced and energetic environment. In return, you can expect exposure to a wide range of interesting and challenging problems involving high performance computing, software design and big data.

Requirements

• Strong C / C++ development experience, including low level and high level optimization
• Fantastic instincts around performance vs simplicity tradeoffs, engineering for maintainability, extensibility and debuggability
• Solid experience of working on a Linux platform
• Self-starter who can work independently and is able to drive a project from inception through delivery
• Minimum bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering
• Bonus points for trading industry experience and/or Python skills

Benefits

• Competitive base salary & bonus
• Enormous opportunity to grow, learn and have a significant business impact
• Contributions are rewarded; career progression supported
• Substantial benefits package, including private medical, paid parental leave, group life assurance & parking/cycle schemes

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Summary

Leading global quant firm is looking for a pragmatic data engineer with experience of ETL/ELT pipelines to join the Vendor Data Group. Despite serving as the hub for managing the substantial operations across the UK, Europe and the Middle East, the London office retains a lively, positive environment of a start-up with the stability of a longer-established player.

You will be joining a very dynamic environment offering exposure to all aspects of the firm, as you collaborate with one of the trading teams to build and maintain mission-critical data integration pipelines and associated tools for alternative commodity and macro data. You’ll develop scalable data architectures and enhance data processing while optimizing workflows.

Here, technology is viewed as crucial to their continued success. The successful Senior Data Engineer will be passionate about data accuracy, and able to solve difficult technical problems in a real-time environment.

Requirements

• At least 3+ years’ experience as a Data Engineer
• Proficient in Python development, Devops, and Linux environments
• Expert-level experience in data pipeline development, specifically ETL/ELT pipelines
• Familiarity with data analytics tools and libraries, e.g. Pandas and NumPy

Preferred

• Commodities and Macro alternative/fundamental data experience
• Skilled with relational and non-relational database management

Benefits

• Competitive base salary & bonus
• Enormous opportunity to grow, learn and have a significant business impact
• Contributions are rewarded; career progression supported
• Substantial benefits package, including private medical, paid parental leave, group life assurance & parking/cycle schemes

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Summary

Leading HFT fund looking for an experienced Front End Developer to join their core UI platform team.

This is a high impact role where your primary focus is building and extending the core UI platform, using it to develop business-critical applications. You’ll collaborate extensively with a wide variety of teams, helping them use the platform to build their own applications. You’ll aim for simplicity where possible, but you’ll also build cutting-edge UIs when required.

Technology is prized by the traders as crucial to their continued success. Unique in their field, this global firm combines the lively, positive spirit of a start-up with the stability of a longer-established player.

The successful Web Platform Engineer will be comfortable within the modern web development environment (tools & techniques, with a deep empathy for the developers who’ll use your platform, always looking for improvements to increase their productivity.

Requirements

• Minimum 4+ years of professional experience building web-based UIs
• Extensive experience with React, Typescript, WebSocket protocols, REST, and UI unit-testing
• Very comfortable working in a highly agile, collaborative methodology (sprints, pair-programming, testing, estimation, etc.)
• Bonus points for Kubernetes, Helm, containers, CI/CD pipelines and/or experience working in trading / finance

Benefits

• Competitive base salary & bonus
• Enormous opportunity to grow, learn and have a significant business impact
• Contributions are rewarded; career progression supported
• Substantial benefits package, including private medical, paid parental leave, group life assurance & parking/cycle schemes

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Our client is a leading tech-driven quant and systematic hedge fund trading with offices across the globe. They leverage deep knowledge in data, research, technology and trading to deliver high-quality returns. This opportunity offers a dynamic and fast-paced environment with excellent scope for career growth.

Looking for a C++ developer to join the Quant Dev team. You’ll work within a trading desk with a direct and immediate impact on the desk’s success. Working closely with traders and researchers, this role offers exposure to many aspects of algorithmic trading, including ultra-low-latency trading engine (tracking nanoseconds), research platform (Terabytes of data per day), and analytics infrastructure (Massive cloud computing)

The successful candidate will enjoy taking ownership of projects from an idea through to completed solution. You can expect opportunities to solve hard technical challenges critical to the desk’s success.

Requirements

• Strong academic background, ideally in Computer Science
• 3+ years’ experience in finance
• Fantastic C++ skills that you are using currently (Python experience highly desirable)
• Good understanding of what is happening ‘under the hood’ – be it CPU, memory, OS, network, etc.
• Outstanding communication skills suitable for a dynamic, fast-paced environment

Preferred

• Low latency experience
• Good low-level knowledge would be ideal

Benefits

• Great opportunity to be part of a collaborative, creative environment where you can feel valued for your input
• Competitive salary + generous benefits
• Professional and personal development
• Relaxed, casual culture, with a healthy work-life balance

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Our client is a leading tech-driven quant and systematic hedge fund trading with offices across the globe. They leverage deep knowledge in data, research, technology and trading to deliver high-quality returns. This opportunity offers a dynamic and fast-paced environment with excellent scope for career growth.

As a pivotal member of the crypto desk specialising in Python, your primary focus will be building and enhancing the quant technology stack for systematic trading. Collaborating with traders and quants, you’ll build front-office systems and integrate with DeFi venues, including onboarding real-time on-chain data feeds.

You’ll work on greenfield projects as well as the existing sophisticated tech stack. You’ll also mentor junior members of the team, helping to set high quality standards for code.

Requirements:

• 3 – 10 years’ experience in Python (C++ a plus)
• Passionate about crypto and DeFi
• Very high standards in code quality and good development practices
• Good knowledge of real-time systems, robust, scalable & quantitative applications
• Ability to architect high-throughput end-to-end systems

Preferred:

• Systematic trading background
• DevOps, CI/CD, AWS experience

Benefits

• Great opportunity to be part of a collaborative, creative environment where you can feel valued for your input
• Competitive salary + generous benefits
• Professional and personal development
• Relaxed, casual culture, with a healthy work-life balance

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Salary: total comp can hit £600k-£1 million a year

Client

Research at this leading investment firm is key to continued success: based on rigorous and innovative research, they design and implement systematic, computer-driven trading strategies across multiple liquid asset classes.

Working within a small ‘trading pod’ as the right-hand person to the Portfolio Manager, you will do systematic macro trading within FX, running both intra-day strategies and building HFT strategies to run passively.

Role

They’re looking to add an exceptional Quantitative Researcher with Python experience to their growing London team. You’ll be tasked with discovering systematic anomalies in FX markets and identifying & evaluating new datasets. You’ll also take on end-to-end development: from generating alpha ideas to strategy backtesting and optimization, through to production implementation.

With lots of project ownership and a collaborative start-up environment, this is a fantastic place to work.

Requirements:

• 3+ years’ experience in a similar role (e.g. systematic alpha research in FX)
• Strong programming skills Python
• Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Maths, or other quantitative fields, from a leading university
• Excellent grasp of foundations of applied statistics, linear algebra and time series models

Desirable:

• Experience developing short-term alpha signals
• Demonstrated proficiency with large, raw data sources

Benefits:

• Market-leading base + bonuses + generous benefits
• Meritocratic environment working with some of the smartest minds in industry
• Excellent professional development (tuition assistance)
• Plenty of opportunity to give back through volunteering & charity work
• Flexible hybrid working model

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Compensation: $300-600 Singapore

Industry-leading investment firm using innovative and cutting-edge technology, with data at the core of the investment process. They are seeking top-level software engineers – well-versed in Python – to join their Commodities team where you’ll focus on developing core analytics and delivering key initiatives for the business.

Within this hands-on role, you’ll collaborate with trading, research and data teams to understand business challenges and design technical/quantitative solutions. This will involve working with large datasets, building data analytics trading tools and improving model frameworks and performance.

The successful candidate will have fantastic technology skills, ideally in multiple programming languages.

Requirements​

• Minimum 3 – 7 years of software engineering experience
• Fluent in Python (or comparable language)
• Minimum BS degree in Computer Science/Engineering; or equivalent experience
• Experience with complex, multi-site systems architecures, strong Unix operating system
• Exposure to a variety of database technologies

Rewards and Incentives 

• Significant salary + bonus + benefits
• Work with the latest technologies on complex problems
• Positive, friendly culture

Location: London

Established HFT firm looking for an experienced C++ developer with a passion for high-performance, low-latency systems. The role is ‘Senior Quantitative Developer’, offering the opportunity to work with the best in the business, on a range of highly challenging technical work – low-latency C++ development, HFT algo development – as well as latency and hardware optimisation.

About the Role:

• As a Senior C++ Quantitative Developer, you will work with an elite group of developers and quantitative experts to design, develop, and optimize ultra-low-latency trading algorithms.
• This position requires a strong foundation in high-performance programming and systems architecture, focusing on CPU cache optimization, memory management, and threading.
• You will also collaborate closely with FPGA systems and lead initiatives to refine trading infrastructure, ultimately driving success for clients and investors.

Role Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of C++ experience, focusing on low-level C++ and metaprogramming for high-performance applications
• Expertise in CPU architecture, memory management, multithreading, and Linux systems
• Prior experience with high-frequency trading or market order execution systems
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with an eye for precision and testing
• Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative, team-oriented mindset

What’s On Offer:

• Market Leading Compensation: Bonus guarantee, sign on + extensive benefits
• Innovative Environment: Work in a team that values creativity, experimentation, and technical excellence
• Career Growth: Opportunities to lead technical initiatives and mentor emerging talent
• Work-Life Balance: Hybrid working and a range of flexibility initiatives to support your wellbeing

This is a technology-driven, diversified principal trading firm, trading their own capital at their own risk, across a broad range of asset classes, instruments and strategies, in financial markets around the world. As the markets have evolved over the past 25 years, so have they – maximizing opportunities to include real estate, cryptoassets and venture capital. With over 1,000 employees around the world, they work together to solve complex problems, challenge consensus and deliver meaningful results. It’s a place of high expectations, deep curiosity and thoughtful collaboration.

Now looking for outstanding Software Engineers with expertise in C++. In this role, you will be a part of the Core Infrastructure team, responsible for designing, developing and maintaining the low-latency trading platform deployed globally. You will be tasked with working on various areas of the technical stack including order routing, market data, and risk systems.

Requirements:

• Strong preference for candidates with experience in proprietary finance, high-frequency trading (HFT) and/or market-making
• Significant experience developing high-availability systems in C++ and Python with very tight resource/latency constraints
• Background in multi-threaded programming and a strong understanding of hardware/software interaction
• Comfortable working “under the hood” and you are quite skilled in performance tuning (applications, Linux, socket I/O, etc.) and troubleshooting
• Experience working with C++ libraries like STL and Boost
• Up to date on C++11/C++20 standards and have opinions about them
• You’ve worked on challenging projects that involved things like building a custom compiler, writing a matching engine, or working with large amounts of data in real time
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Bonus points if you have:

• Experience working in the trading industry or another ultra-low latency sensitive business that involves solving remarkably complex problems
• Experience working with Research teams and Quants
• Full life-cycle software development utilizing exotic hardware/software architectures for ultra-low latency trading systems

Salary: Variable – they are market leaders in compensation & pay talent based on their technical ability and what they deserve. They do not base offers on your current earnings or average pay for years of experience.

My client is a leading global market maker across a broad array of fixed income and equity securities. Their world-class capabilities position them to meet the liquidity demands of a diverse group of institutional clients in all market conditions. In partnering with them, clients – including asset managers, banks, broker-dealers, hedge funds, government agencies and public pension programs – are able to gain a powerful trading advantage and are better positioned to meet their investment goals.

In their mission to be the most successful investment team in the world, they hire the brightest minds in technology, research, and finance to create innovative solutions that impact the financial markets and take data analysis to new levels. Software Engineers create next-generation software solutions to support business areas across the firm. Software Engineers work closely with business leaders to develop and deliver custom software solutions that optimize performance and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy elegant software solutions across the firm
• Partner with business leaders to define priorities and deliver custom technology solutions
• Analyze complex business and technical problems
• Make sound decisions proactively and in a self-directed manner
• Provide timely systems support for trading activities

Qualifications

• Strong preference for candidates with experience in proprietary finance, high-frequency trading (HFT) and/or market-making.
• In-depth experience working in Python
• The ambition to solve open-ended problems using analytical methods
• Knowledge of Linux systems
• Strong scripting experience with an ability to integrate various components and systems (in-house and third-party)
• Professional experience working with distributed systems
• Knowledge of SDLC methodologies
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills applicable to a dynamic trading environment
• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or related field)
• A deep passion for technology and software development

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with proprietary trading and market making
• Experience with Kafka, KdB, SQL Server, Javascript, C++

Salary: Variable – they are market leaders in compensation and pay talent based on technical ability and what they deserve. They do not base offers on your current earnings or average pay for years of experience.

This is a fantastic position on a commodities team that seeks to generate alpha through directional and relative value strategies across both physical and financial commodities markets. They evaluate opportunities in natural gas, power, crude, and refined products, and agriculture, primarily in North America and Europe.

My client is a leading global market maker across a broad array of fixed income and equity securities. Their world-class capabilities position them to meet the liquidity demands of a diverse group of institutional clients in all market conditions. In partnering with them, clients – including asset managers, banks, broker-dealers, hedge funds, government agencies and public pension programs – are able to gain a powerful trading advantage and are better positioned to meet their investment goals.

In their mission to be the most successful investment team in the world, they hire the brightest minds in technology, research, and finance to create innovative solutions that impact the financial markets and take data analysis to new levels. Software Engineers create next-generation software solutions to support business areas across the firm. Software Engineers work closely with business leaders to develop and deliver custom software solutions that optimize performance and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain and support one of the world’s most powerful trading platforms while continuously improving performance, functionality and stability of the system
• Design, develop, test, and deploy elegant software solutions across the firm
• Partner with business leaders to define priorities and deliver custom solutions
• Analyze complex business and technical problems
• Make sound decisions proactively and in a self-directed manner
• Provide timely systems support for trading activities

Qualifications

• Strong preference for candidates with experience in proprietary finance, high-frequency trading (HFT) and/or market-making.
• In-depth experience working in C++
• The ambition to solve open-ended problems using analytical methods
• Sound understanding of multi-threaded application design and development
• Professional experience working with distributed systems
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills applicable to a dynamic trading environment
• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or related field)
• A deep passion for technology and software development

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with proprietary trading

Salary: Variable – they are market leaders in compensation and pay talent based on technical ability and what they deserve. They do not base offers on your current earnings or average pay for years of experience.

This is a top-tier global hedge fund with a strong commitment to leveraging innovations in technology and data science to solve complex problems for the business.

Now looking for a Quantitative Developer to join the team who is passionate about designing, architecting, and implementing low-latency C++ systems that are not only robust, resilient, and accurate, but also exceptionally fast. You’ll work directly with the firm’s central trading teams. By constructing and maintaining this high-performance infrastructure used by these teams, you will enable new trading opportunities across businesses and regions, allowing the best possible execution performance.

Job Duties

• Development of execution algorithms, order management systems, strategy containers, connectivity, and messaging systems.
• Work directly with central trading teams to optimize the firm’s overall execution performance.
• Enhance the platform’s efficiency by utilizing network and systems programming, along with other advanced techniques to reduce latency.
• Create systems, interfaces, and tools for historical market data and trading simulations to boost research productivity and system testability.
• Assist in building and maintaining automated tests, performance benchmark framework, and other tools
• Collaborate closely with trading teams to gather requirements and develop solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in a front-office, financial services environment as a senior contributor.
• 10+ years’ cumulative professional experience. Strong preference for candidates with experience in proprietary finance, high-frequency trading (HFT) and/or market-making.
• Strong background in data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming in C++, including:
  • Proficiency with new features of C++17 and C++20
  • Proficiency with multithreading and asynchronous environments
• Strong understanding of low-latency and real-time system design and implementation
• Strong understanding of Linux system internals and networking
• Strong financial experience across multiple asset classes, with a focus on real-time low-latency trading systems for equities and futures
• Familiarity with python for quantitative research and data-oriented processing
• Familiarity with analysis of execution algorithm performance

Salary: Variable – they are market leaders in compensation and pay talent based on technical ability and what they deserve. They do not base offers on your current earnings or average pay for years of experience.

The Company

My client is a technology-driven company, pushing on ultra-low-latency real-time systems at large scale globally. Challenges abound, and you should have a desire to learn new technologies, and demonstrate an ability to solve unstructured problems.

Working here has the feel of a small start-up with the benefits of being part of one of the leading quantitative trading firms in the world. They’re currently looking for talented engineers to join the global FPGA team.

This team works with technologists and traders to provide hardware solutions in areas such as fast networking, high performance compute, and real-time acceleration. This is a fast-paced area, where taking ideas through to deployment must be fast and accurate. Seeking FPGA development engineers who can help build the next generation of hardware solutions. You will have excellent knowledge of building reliable, high performance FPGA hardware systems. Ideally, you will have a combination of skills in traditional RTL development and complementary software skills. This will enable you to fully contribute to co-designing hybrid hardware/software applications.

As a resourceful individual you will make a difference to a growing company, with your contributions recognized, valued and rewarded. They will support your career progression in a well-resourced, fast-moving environment. Together you can make a significant impact and help define the future of trading acceleration using FPGA technology.

What you’ll do:

• Work within the FPGA development team to roll out new hardware to the trading community
• Interact with development teams to coordinate technology introduction
• Develop high performance FPGA systems in SystemVerilog and/or HLS
• Contribute to the development of productivity tooling that supports hardware development efforts
• Stay informed of industry hardware (including the latest System-on-Chip and System-in-Package)
• Interpret high-level requirements to create exceptional solutions for the trading community
• Build your skills in the finance industry and FPGA development flows 

Skills you’ll need:

• Strong preference for candidates with experience in proprietary finance, high-frequency trading (HFT) and/or market-making
• Hands-on FPGA development successes, taking ownership of significant systems and subsystems
• Sound understanding of technology tradeoffs, and a pragmatic approach to problem solving
• At least 3+ years of experience working as a FPGA development engineer in a team environment
• At least 3+ years of RTL experience (SystemVerilog/Verilog/VHDL)
• At least 2+ years of software development experience
• Quantitative appreciation of low-level hardware/software interaction
• Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science (or related subject)
• Passion for development, strong work ethic, and drive to continually learn and improve

Bonus points for:

• Linux experience
• Scripting language proficiency (preferably Python)
• High-level Synthesis flows
• Familiarity with some of: Jenkins CI, Github, ctypes, SWIG
• Experience of automated testing
• Embedded processors
• Networking (Ethernet, TCP/IP, IB)
• Financial protocol and algorithmic experience
• High speed networking / serial protocols / transceivers / PCIe

Salary: Variable – they are market leaders in compensation & pay talent based on their technical ability and what they deserve. They do not base offers on your current earnings or average pay for years of experience.

Location: London, UK

A top-tier global trading firm is seeking a skilled Data Software Engineer to join its London-based Global Data Engineering team. In this role, you’ll architect and implement a high-performance framework for modelling financial instruments, working with a complex ecosystem of financial and alternative datasets to drive strategic decision-making in low- to high-frequency trading.

Role Overview

As a key contributor to the data engineering team, you’ll tackle some of the most challenging problems at the intersection of financial data and technology, including:

• Designing and deploying a scalable, high-throughput data model to unify financial instrument identifiers across vendors, markets, and timeframes.
• Building and optimizing data pipelines for global data ingestion, processing, and validation with Python
• Leveraging cloud technologies (e.g. S3) to handle massive datasets while maintaining performance standards.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams worldwide to align data solutions with trading objectives and technical requirements, ensuring consistency and precision in data handling.

Your Skill Set

• Advanced programming skills in Python, with an emphasis on performance and efficiency in data-heavy applications.
• Strong system design and data modelling expertise, ideally with financial instruments, allowing you to build robust, scalable data architectures.
• Knowledge of cloud storage and deployment, with experience handling large datasets at a global scale.
• Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration with engineering and trading teams, translating business requirements into technical solutions.

What’s On Offer

• Market Leading Compensation: Bonus guarantee, sign on + extensive benefits
• Innovative Environment: Work in a team that values creativity, experimentation, and technical excellence
• Career Growth: Opportunities to lead technical initiatives and mentor emerging talent
• Work-Life Balance: Hybrid working and a range of flexibility initiatives to support your well-being

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Salary: up to £200k base + bonus

Summary

Leading global HFT firm is looking for a pragmatic C++ Engineer to join the Core Development team. Despite serving as the hub for managing the substantial operations across the UK, Europe and the Middle East, the London office retains a lively, positive environment of a start-up with the stability of a longer-established player.

Core Dev is a global group of technologists who architect, build and maintain the algorithmic trading platform. As a C++ Engineer you will design, build and test the infrastructure, tools and systems that drive trading and business needs.

Technology is prized by the traders as crucial to their continued success. This role would suit someone who enjoys collaborating on difficult technical problems in a fast-paced and energetic environment.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years’ modern C++ programming experience in a Linux environment
• Solid understanding of computer systems – operating systems, networks, performance optimization, etc.
• Deep-level knowledge of object-oriented design and multithreaded programming
• Experience in creating/supporting cross-platform multithreaded applications
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering (or related field)

NB Please don’t apply if you are a fresh graduate.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary & bonus
• Enormous opportunity to grow, learn and have a significant business impact
• Contributions are rewarded; career progression supported
• Substantial benefits package, including private medical, paid parental leave, group life assurance & parking/cycle schemes

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Summary:

Our client is a leading tech-driven quant and systematic hedge fund trading with offices across the globe. They leverage deep knowledge in data, research, technology and trading to deliver high-quality returns. This opportunity offers a dynamic and fast-paced environment with excellent scope for career growth.

Joining the global infrastructure team, you’ll be responsible for architecting, engineering and delivering all aspects of the network infrastructure, with a particular focus on colocation. You’ll partner closely with project management teams to enable full lifecycle management of network components across core network switching, firewalls, load balancers, instrumentation/telemetry, network CMDB and automation.

To be successful in this role, it is crucial that you must be able to demonstrate delivery of complex networks at scale, delivered through a software- and automation-driven mindset.

Requirements:

• Deep knowledge of high-performance networking, e.g. product capabilities & roadmaps from Cisco, Arista, Fortinet, etc.
• Direct experience delivering networks supporting high-performance corporate infrastructure and low-latency computing architectures
• Outstanding problem-solving skills and collaborative communication abilities
• Solid knowledge of the network vendor ecosystem and demonstrable experience of building relationships at senior layers with vendor product & engineering teams
• Keen interest in industry trends and emerging technologies

Benefits:

• Great opportunity to be part of a collaborative, creative environment where you can feel valued for your input
• Competitive salary + generous benefits
• Professional and personal development
• Relaxed, casual culture, with a healthy work-life balance

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Summary:

My client is a leading quantitative investment management firm trading evolving portfolios across the world’s major liquid asset classes. Technology teams work in a stimulating and varied environment, where both cross-team and cross-functional interaction is essential for the firm’s continued success.

Now looking to expand their Platform Operations team with a highly motivated Python Developer to contribute to and lead engineering projects for their best-in-class quantitative investment platform. You’ll work closely with Strategy Managers and Researchers to develop tools & frameworks that facilitate the day-to-day operation of trading pipelines.

They use Amazon S3 for data storage, Python libraries (e.g. Pandas) for data manipulation, Kafka for event-based data transformations, which are deployed using Octopus Deploy. Familiarity with some or all of these will be beneficial but not essential.

This role offers a great opportunity to grow your knowledge – e.g. asset classes & strategies – and to work with and learn from a variety of different strategy managers.

Requirements:

• 1-2 years of Python programming experience in a commercial setting
• A desire to work in a hybrid technical and operational role at the heart of a dynamic data-centric business
• Outstanding problem-solving skills and collaborative communication abilities
• Keen interest in quantitative finance and proficiency in handling financial data
• Strong academic background, with minimum Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics (or equivalent technical field)

Benefits:

• Competitive salary + generous benefits
• Regular social and sports events
• Collaborative and creative culture, with a healthy work-life balance
• Top-notch offices in Knightsbridge (gym, on-site barista, breakfast & lunch, games room, roof terrace)

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Summary:

Fantastic opportunity for an experienced software engineer with solid Fixed Income product knowledge to join front office engineering at one of the world’s most successful hedge funds.

In this role, you’ll contribute to the state-of-the-art cross-asset risk & trading platform, enabling risk management and decision-making across the global investment teams. You’ll partner with your fellow engineers and other stakeholders to develop global pricing technology, specifically in the fixed income derivatives space.

The successful candidate has exceptional problem-solving skills, a collaborative mentality, and an ability to bring innovative ideas to life. This role offers great exposure to the many and varied areas of the fund.

Requirements:

• 5+ years’ experience in financial industry (buy or sell side)
• Demonstrable fixed income product knowledge/experience is a must-have
• Java and Python experience building production-level software
• Some C++ and/or SQL experience would be beneficial
• Outstanding problem-solving skills and collaborative communication abilities
• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or related technical field)

Benefits:

• Competitive salary + substantial benefits program, including training & development, wellness resources (physical, mental and financial), commuter benefits, gym reimbursement & other discounts
• Dynamic culture and an exciting place to work
• Work with some of the smartest minds on complex, impactful challenges

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Salary: up to £600k total comp

Job description:

Client:

This premier investment firm undertake rigorous research and deploy systematic, computer-driven trading strategies across multiple liquid asset classes. Technology is central to their success. Systematic macro trading within equities, FX and Futures, they run both intra-day strategies and build long-term systematic HFT strategies.

Role:

They’re looking for a strong software engineer to join their growing development team in London. Working on critical greenfield projects, you’ll build high-performance components for both live trading and simulation, as well as increasing automation and robustness of the research infrastructure, including alpha estimation, risk modelling, and backtesting. With lots of project ownership and a collaborative start-up environment, this is a fantastic place to work.

Requirements:

• 3+ years’ development experience in a similar role
• Strong programming skills in C++ (and some Python would be ideal)
• Bachelors (or higher) in Computer Science or other quantitative discipline
• A motivated self-starter, with creative & analytical problem-solving skills
• Equally comfortable working independently as in a small team

Desirable:

• Experience working as part of a small trading team
• Skills/experience in any of the following: SQL, MongoDB, Bash, Git, Docker, Linux/Unix

Benefits:

• Market-leading base + bonuses
• Meritocratic work culture and environment
• Excellent professional development
• Outstanding opportunities for project ownership

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Salary: up to £160k base + £150-200k bonus

Job Description: 

One of the world’s most prestigious hedge funds is looking for a Python Quant Researcher to join one of their Fixed Income / Rates trading pods.

This is a brand-new high-impact role, joining a small PM team of 10 that enjoys huge autonomy who are looking to grow their risk-taking capabilities. You’ll work closely with the Portfolio Manager, drawing on your Rates experience to understand and model market behaviour in the short, medium and longer term.

If you’re looking for a dynamic, entrepreneurial and supportive environment and you enjoy seeing the impact of your work on a daily basis, then this is the role for you!

Skills and Experience Required

• 2-6 years’ quant research or risk-taking experience
• Deep understanding of Python and its ecosystem
• Familiarity with SQL
• Knowledge of rates markets is essential
• Technical background (Maths/ Comp Sci/Engineering)

Desirable

• Advanced academic background, e.g. PhD
• Pricing, bond curves and risk models experience useful

Benefits & Incentives

• Significant salary + a bonus tied to profits / trading strategy success
• Greenfield work / big impact
• Very collaborative culture, ideas are implemented
• Small team with large AUM

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Salary: £110 – 160k base

Experience: C++ Graduate level – 20+ years of experience

Summary:

Are you a C++ specialist who wants to work with a firm that have created their own pioneering C++ library? Do you want to reverse engineer Microsoft’s code?

This is the market-leading firm for data visualisation software for business presentations, yet they operate with a small, elite team.

They are looking to hire exceptional, creative C++ developers at all levels.

Role:

Using the latest versions of C++, you will work on challenging visualization problems, reverse engineering of Microsoft’s code, and reinventing the user-interface. They are the only German company funding a C++ ISO committee delegation, so were you to join there is a good chance components you invent will find their way into the standard. The two founders are Computer Science PhDs – so everyone understands development from the top.

Requirements:

• Exceptional C++ skills
• Willingness to complete their C++ task as a first interview (based on a real-life problem they faced + solved!)

On offer:

• Competitive salaries + generous benefits package
• Flat, transparent organisation; where everyone’s ideas are encouraged
• High degree of autonomy over code you write
• All the equipment you need to work remotely; or relocation + visa sponsorship for their Berlin office

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.