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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Engineer, Systematic Data - **Company:** The Borough - **Location:** UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Java (Programming Language), Airflow, Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, C Sharp (Programming Language), Code Review, Databases, Continuous Integration, Software Design Patterns, Linux, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Enterprise Messaging Systems, Microsoft SQL Server, Nagios, Object-Oriented Software Development, Prometheus, Software Construction, Systems Architecture, Network Storage, Google Cloud, Snowflake, Grafana, Apache Spark, Containerization, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Sentry, Dask, Apache Kafka, Slurm, Cloudwatch, Code Restructuring, Software Version Control, Docker, Service Stack - **Published:** September 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/senior-engineer-systematic-data/47784511 ## About the Role priorities, You are highly collaborative and will build strong working relationships within our team and with our stakeholders. You are naturally curious, analytical in your approach to problems and able to deal positively with conflicting views. You are constantly looking for opportunities to further accelerate alpha discovery, reduce time to market and improve operational scale/stability through enhancements to our platform and processes, and through ensuring optimal alignment and integration with the systematic research process. REQUIREMENTS: Essential Degree in Computer Science or a related field with computational focus 7+ years of hands-on development experience building and supporting production systems Highly skilled in Python, comfortable with different programming styles (e.g. OO, functional) and strong on design patterns Strong understanding of system architecture and the full technology stack (software, OS, CPU/memory, local/network storage, networking, etc.) Proponent of collaborative software development approaches: version control, CI/CD, automated testing, code review, refactoring, and related approaches Craftsman-like approach to building software, taking pride in clean and efficient code, and instilling these values in others Strong knowledge of one or more relevant database technologies (e.g. Postgres/MSSQL, Redshift/Snowflake, KDB/OneTick) Solid understanding of time-series data and temporal queries Linux platforms and related scripting Understanding of financial markets and instruments (particularly cash equities) Experience in a front office trading environment (e.g. hedge fund or investment bank) - ideally systematic/quantitative in nature Beneficial Proficient in one or more OO programming languages (e.g. Java/C#) Experience with datasets used for cash equity research and trading Experience with distributed computing (e.g. Spark/Dask, Slurm/HTCondor) Experience with event-driven, asynchronous architectures and related messaging technologies (e.g. Kafka, MQ) Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure) Experience with orchestration and container technologies (e.g. Airflow, Kubernetes, Docker) Experience with monitoring and alerting tools (e.g. CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, Sentry/OTel) ## Related Videos - [Running Secure Life Science Research at Scale using Hybrid GPU HPC and Kubernetes 🧬](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100355-running-secure-life-science-research-at-scale-using-hybrid-gpu-hpc-and-kubernetes) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [Docker exec without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1094-docker-exec-without-docker) - [Microservices architecture as a key element in building trading systems for global finance markets](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1196-microservices-architecture-as-a-key-element-in-building-trading-systems-for-global-finance-markets) - [Discover the open source trio you didn’t expect: .NET and PostgreSQL on Linux](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2042-discover-the-open-source-trio-you-didn-t-expect-net-and-postgresql-on-linux) ## Related Articles - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [Software Engineer Salary London](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/252-software-engineer-salary-london) - [Software Engineer Salary in The UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/231-software-engineer-salary-in-the-uk) - [Fullstack Developer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/251-fullstack-developer-salary-uk)