Senior Quantitative Developer - LONDON UK

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Maths, Statistics, or Operation Research
• £120k - £160k+ base (£250,000 - £600,000 overall)
• London (office based), * Designing and operating systems that deliver real-time market data to trading infrastructure, where speed and reliability are fundamental requirements
• Building integrated environments where quantitative researchers develop, test, and deploy predictive models - from feature engineering through execution
• Architecting cloud-based simulation and experimentation platforms that support large-scale quantitative research without becoming a bottleneck
• Standing up toolchains for new asset classes or trading strategies - the kind of foundational work where you’re defining what needs to exist
• Working across boundary of research and production - ensuring that what quants build in notebooks can actually run reliably at scale

The technology is primarily Python, with C++ where performance demands it. The infrastructure runs across both on-premises systems and cloud. ML is used as one tool among many - this is a systematic shop, not an AI-first fund.

MUST HAVE -Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or Operation ResearchAND from a top 20 internationally ranked university, * Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or Operation Research only AND from a top 20 internationally ranked university

• You have real buy-side experience- or experience in an environment with similar standards. You’ve worked at a systematic fund, a quant trading firm, or you’ve transitioned from a top tech company and proven yourself in a trading environment.People from firms like the ones you’d expect are what they’re looking for. They are looking for people from top tech or quant companies, NOT Banks.
• You are a strong Python Engineerwith good C++.
• You have quantitative judgment. you need to understand how data, models, and trading systems interact. You can work productively with quants and understand what they need from the engineering side.
• You are senior enough to take ownership. CTO wants people he can hand large initiatives to and trust the output. 6 to 15+ years of relevant experience, with meaningful time in high-standards environments.
• Your communication skills are excellent- both written and verbal. The bar for this is genuinely high. If you can’t articulate your thinking clearly, this isn’t the right place for you regardless of your technical strength.
• You’ve achieved things. Years of experience is not the only metric - for example 5 years out of Oxford and already operating at a level most people reach at 12, this is the level we are seeking., * C++ Programming (C+E)
• Derivatives Trading
• Financial Knowledge
• Information Technology Education
• Infrastructure Management
• Mathematics Knowledge
• Pricing Strategy Development
• Problem Solving (Process)
• Python Programming (Beginner)
• Trading Professionals

Base salary in London ranges from £120k - £160k+, but real number is total comp. Year 1 bonus is guaranteed, and for senior hires, total compensation ranges from £450k to well over £600k depending on experience and impact. The firm does not have rigid comp bands - if they see the value, they pay for it.

A leading systematic investment firm, managing over $6 billion in assets, is spinning out from the quantitative division of a globally recognized hedge fund to become an independent investment firm. This is a rare opportunity to join during a major growth phase and help build the firm’s long-term technology platform.