Backend Python Engineer – FinTech & Real-Time Trading

Hunter Bond; Greater London; On-site; GBP 102,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunter Bond is seeking a Backend Python Software Engineer in London to join a fast-paced, high-performance trading environment. The role focuses on building scalable backend services, Python-based APIs and distributed systems for mission-critical platforms.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years of software engineering experience, strong Python skills and a solid understanding of APIs, databases and software design. On-site work in London with a competitive compensation package is offered.

Qualifications

• 1-6+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience building APIs, backend services or microservices.
• Understanding of databases, data structures, algorithms and software design principles.
• Experience with distributed systems, cloud infrastructure or high-performance applications is advantageous.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a similar discipline preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain scalable, high-performance backend applications and services.
• Build robust Python-based APIs, microservices and distributed systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including traders, quantitative researchers and fellow engineers.
• Write clean, maintainable and efficient code, following best practices in software engineering.

Skills

Python

APIs

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Backend services

Job description

Hunter Bond is seeking a Backend Python Software Engineer in London to join a fast-paced, high-performance trading environment. The role focuses on building scalable backend services, Python-based APIs and distributed systems for mission-critical platforms.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years of software engineering experience, strong Python skills and a solid understanding of APIs, databases and software design. On-site work in London with a competitive compensation package is offered.