Quantitative Developer - Hybrid Working - Up to £300,000 Base (+ Bonus)

Quantitative Developer - Hybrid Working - Up to £300,000 Base (+ Bonus)

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Senior Quantitative Technology Consultant at Hunter Bond

Quantitative Developer (C++ or Python)

Compensation: Up to £300,000 Base + Bonus

Location: London (Hybrid)

Overview

An elite prop trading firm is seeking a talented Quantitative Developer to join a highly technical team building next-generation, high-performance trading platforms. The firm brings together exceptional engineers and quantitative researchers from top-tier technology companies, startups, and quantitative finance, all focused on pushing the boundaries of trading system performance. This is a technology-first environment offering genuine ownership over design decisions and a meaningful voice in the direction of core trading infrastructure.

The Role

As a Quantitative Developer, you will work across a broad range of performance-critical projects, contributing end-to-end from system design through to production deployment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and maintaining research and trading platforms, building tools and libraries in Python and/or C++
• Implementing quantitative models and trading signals, translating research ideas into robust, production-ready code
• Designing and automating large-scale data pipelines for financial datasets using tools such as Polars, Pyarrow, Pandas and NumPy
• Working closely with researchers, traders, and DevOps teams to integrate models into live trading environments
• Contributing to architectural decisions and the long-term technical direction of the platform

What’s on Offer

• Market-leading compensation and bonus structure
• The opportunity to work with technology years ahead of competitors
• Excellent career progression and learning opportunities alongside elite developers, quants, and traders
• A highly technical, low-bureaucracy environment with real engineering ownership
• Exposure to cutting-edge performance and distributed systems

Requirements

• Experience as a Quantitative Developer or in a closely related role (e.g. Software Engineer)
• Commercial experience with C++ or Python (experience with both is a plus)
• Experience building distributed, scalable, and robust systems
• Strong understanding of high-level system design and architecture
• Strong academic background in a quantitative or technical discipline preferred
• A curious, technology-driven mindset with an entrepreneurial approach

If you are a Quantitative Developer looking to work at the forefront of trading technology, please apply directly or email for more information.

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Information Technology, Engineering, and Finance

Industries

Financial Services, Software Development, and Information Services

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• Experience as a Quantitative Developer or in a closely related role (e.g. Software Engineer)
• Commercial experience with C++ or Python (experience with both is a plus)
• Experience building distributed, scalable, and robust systems
• Strong understanding of high-level system design and architecture
• Strong academic background in a quantitative or technical discipline preferred
• A curious, technology-driven mindset with an entrepreneurial approach

• Market-leading compensation and bonus structure
• The opportunity to work with technology years ahead of competitors
• Excellent career progression and learning opportunities alongside elite developers, quants, and traders
• A highly technical, low-bureaucracy environment with real engineering ownership
• Exposure to cutting-edge performance and distributed systems