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# Python Developer - Data & Analytics Team - Options Market Making

- **Company:** Maven
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Salary:** £98,083.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Algorithmic Trading, Automation of Tests, Big Data, Code Review, Databases, Middleware, Python (Programming Language), DataOps, SQL Databases, Data Streaming, TypeScript, Application Enhancement Tool, ReactJS, Containerization, Kubernetes, Data Analytics, Front End Software Development, Data Lakehouse, Data Pipelines, Docker
- **Published:** October 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5386763297

## About the Role

* Excellent Python skills, with significant experience designing, developing, testing, and deploying complex and robust production systems
 * Solid experience with SQL and modern database technologies
 * Very strong business communication skills and the ability to present information clearly and concisely
 * Enthusiasm to rapidly learn new technologies and skills
 * An efficient and diligent approach with a strong attention to detail
 * The ability to solve new and unfamiliar problems quickly and creatively
 * An interest in trading and finance, * Handling large data sets and time series data
 * Data engineering best practices for both batch and streaming data pipelines
 * Knowledge of data serialisation formats, messaging middleware, data lakehouse technologies etc
 * Containerisation and orchestration techniques (Docker, Kubernetes)
 * Modern C++ programming
 * Front end development with React and Typescript
 * Knowledge of financial markets & securities, especially equities and options
 * Experience using AI-powered tools to improve efficiency and workflows.

We pride ourselves on being able to rapidly deliver well-engineered software into production. You will be able to see the impact of your work immediately and will be in a unique position to have a direct impact on trading revenue. We make extensive use of automated testing and peer code review to ensure quality and maintainability while keeping time-to-market short.

## Description

You will work alongside traders, quant researchers and other developers to help us design and build reliable, timely and accurate data and analytics to our trading and research teams. Our data pipelines handle terabytes of exchange traffic, performing numerous transformations in real-time. We perform analysis ranging from nanosecond-level investigations on low-latency trading systems to research on pricing algorithms and trading strategies.