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# Senior Python Specialist - Trading pod

- **Company:** Quant Capital
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £160,000.0 - £250,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Databases, Query Languages, Python (Programming Language), NumPy, Redis, SciPy, Software Systems, SQL Databases, SQLAlchemy, Pandas, Statistics Packages
- **Published:** August 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2927734526-2

## About the Role

implement and analyse new automated electronic trading algorithms. The developer will play a key role in building and engineering the Firm's software infrastructure to support new and existing lines of business. In addition, the developer will expand the Firm's proprietary research platform to support new exchanges, products and functionality.Python Developers Must Have:Expert in writing production level Python code including numpy, pandas, scipy, statsmodels etc (Python packages for numerical and statistical analysis)Able to take high level requirements and lead with constructing the engineering concept to underpin that projectExperienced interacting with databases, ideally in SQLAlchemy (Python) and SQL (query language), proficient with Redis and DockerKnowledge of fixed income products including terminology, conventions and general constructionFluently worked with time series of varying frequency and experience of dealing with issues such as different time zones, gaps in data

## Description

Highly experienced Python Engineer - Tech Driven Fund160,000-250,000 + bonusOffice based in St James, LondonQuant Capital is urgently looking for a top-tier Python developer to join our high profile client.Our client is a well-known global systematic hedgefund. They have incredible performance figures and compensation packages.The firm is known globally for its attitudes and rigour more importantly, you will be surrounded by smart people deeply interested in teaching what they know, and in learning from you.Their Trading team looking to hire an expert Python developer to extend existing infrastructure to accommodate new systematic strategies trading interest rates and foreign exchange. The ideal candidate should have already built out similar solutions and have a pragmatic approach to development balancing the trade-offs from using existing libraries with the benefits of creating from scratch.The Python engineer will work in close collaboration with research teams to architect


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