Chief Technology Officer (CTO) - Hedge Fund - London

Mondrian Alpha; England; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading equities-focused hedge fund is seeking a hands-on Chief Technology Officer to drive the firm’s innovation. In this role, you will modernize trading infrastructure and harness AI to enhance decision-making. The ideal candidate will blend engineering credibility with inspiring leadership, collaborating with senior teams to transform a world-class equities platform in London.

Qualifications

• Credible engineer with strong coding skills.
• Experience in leading engineering teams.
• Proficient in modern software architecture and complex systems.

Responsibilities

• Re-architect and scale the firm's trading and research platform.
• Oversee modernization of core trading and data infrastructure.
• Collaborate with portfolio managers and data scientists.

Skills

Engineering excellence

Leadership

AI and machine learning

Software development

Job description

A leading equities-focused hedge fund is seeking a hands-on, engineering-driven Chief Technology Officer to shape the firm’s next era of innovation. This is a rare opportunity to join a technology-first investment manager where engineering excellence and creativity define performance.

The incoming CTO will be empowered to re-architect and scale a platform that sits at the heart of the firm’s trading and research operations — driving speed, stability, and insight across the investment lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will be a credible engineer and inspiring leader: someone who can write code as comfortably as they can set vision. You’ll oversee the modernisation of core trading and data infrastructure, harness AI and machine learning to power decision-making, and build an engineering culture that rivals the best technology companies in the world.

This role offers a chance to set technical direction from first principles — not to maintain, but to reimagine. You’ll collaborate directly with portfolio managers, data scientists, and senior leadership in an environment that prizes autonomy, agility, and impact.

If you’re driven by complex systems, modern architecture, and the challenge of scaling a world-class equities platform, this is one of the most exciting CTO mandates in London today.