Data Engineer

Hunter Bond; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 89,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunter Bond is partnering with a leading trading firm in London to hire a Python Data Engineer. You will join a cloud-first tech team working on greenfield data platforms, building pipelines and infrastructure to power buy-side trading decisions.

The role requires strong Python, Snowflake, Azure, SQL, and ETL/ELT experience, with finance exposure. This is a 6-month rolling contract with high extension likelihood in a hybrid London setting.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Python data engineering experience.
• Experience with Snowflake data modelling and pipeline integration.
• Experience with Azure cloud services.
• Strong SQL skills.
• Experience building ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Finance/trading/asset management experience.
• Strong communication with traders and quants.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Build and maintain data infrastructure powering buy-side trading decisions.
• Collaborate with traders and quants to understand data needs.

Skills

Python

ETL/ELT pipelines

SQL

Data modelling

Communication

Tools

Snowflake

Azure

Job description

Title: Data Engineer

Client: Leading Trading Firm

Rate: Up to £800 p/d

Duration: 6 Month - Rolling

Location: London - Hybrid

The role

We're partnering with a leading trading firm based in London to find a talented Python Data Engineer to join their growing technology function. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on greenfield data platform projects, building the pipelines and infrastructure that power buy-side trading and investment decisions at scale.

Our client operates at the cutting edge of the trading world, combining deep market expertise with a modern, cloud-first engineering culture. You'll be working alongside some of the sharpest developers and quants in the industry, in an environment that genuinely invests in its technology stack and its people.

This is a 6-month rolling contract with a very high likelihood of extension — a great opportunity to embed yourself in a high-performing team on a long-term basis.

Skills/experience

• Strong hands-on/commercial coding experience in Python
• Solid experience with Snowflake (data modelling, performance tuning, pipeline integration)
• Hands-on experience with Azure cloud services
• Strong experience with SQL
• Strong experience building and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines
• Experience within finance — trading, investment banking, asset management or similar
• Strong communication skills, comfortable working closely with traders, quants and other stakeholders
• A genuine passion for data and technology!