Quant Strategy Developer - Python - Systematic Trading : £300k

Hunter Bond

Greater London, UK

15 days ago

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Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Compensation

£300,000.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.collegerecruiter.com

Tech stack

C++ (Programming Language) Continuous Integration Python (Programming Language) Software Engineering Information Technology Service Stack Programming Languages

Job description

We’re working with a leading quantitative trading firm that is looking to add a Strategy-focused Software Engineer to one of its established intraday trading teams.

This is a role for someone who enjoys sitting at the intersection of software engineering, quantitative research and live trading - taking ideas from research through to robust, production-ready systems.

You’ll work closely with experienced quants and traders to develop, test and deploy new trading signals, while continuously improving the technology that supports the strategy lifecycle.

What you’ll be doing

Translate quantitative ideas and trading signals into scalable, production-quality code
Design, build and maintain strategy components used across research and live trading
Develop and enhance backtesting, simulation and research infrastructure
Work across data, research and production environments to get strategies from concept to deployment
Investigate and resolve technical issues across multiple platforms and technology stacks
Partner directly with quants and traders, balancing robustness, performance and speed of delivery
Help scale successful research and trading technology across the wider firm

Requirements

Experience building, deploying and supporting production systems
Comfortable working closely with trading, quantitative research or other highly technical teams
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to make pragmatic engineering decisions
Excellent communication skills and the confidence to operate in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
Exposure to multiple technologies or programming languages is highly desirable; C++ experience would be a plus
BSc or MSc in Computer Science or similar, * Experience working within systematic, quantitative or intraday trading
An understanding of statistical concepts and quantitative research methodologies
Experience with CI/CD and modern software engineering practices
Familiarity with AI-assisted development and coding tools
Experience building research platforms, backtesting frameworks or trading infrastructure