Data Engineer – Hedge Fund – London

Oxford Knight; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A market-leading quant trading hedge fund in London is seeking a Data Engineer to join their operations team. The successful candidate will work on building data and trading pipelines, developing ETL processes in Python and SQL, and gain valuable experience in a front office trading environment. This role offers a competitive salary with a hedge fund-style bonus and a comprehensive corporate benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive salary including hedge fund-style bonus

Corporate benefits package, including healthcare and pension

Qualifications

• Experience building ETL pipelines.
• Preference for Computer Science, Physics, or Maths background.
• Experience with Python, Pandas and SQL.

Responsibilities

• Developing ETL pipelines in Python and SQL.
• Building data and trading pipelines from scratch.
• Working in an agile environment with software engineers.

Skills

Python

SQL

Pandas

Education

STEM education (Computer Science, Physics or Maths)

Tools

AWS

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Data Engineer – Hedge Fund – London, London

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Client:

Oxford Knight

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

02.06.2025

Expiry Date:

17.07.2025

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Job Description:

Summary:

A market-leading quant trading hedge fund are looking for a data engineer to join their London-based operations team, building data and trading pipelines from scratch. The successful data engineer will be developing Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) pipelines in Python and SQL, alongside exceptional software engineers in a highly agile environment that significantly impacts the business and trade generation.

Requirements:

• STEM education – preference for Computer Science, Physics or Maths
• Experience with Python, Pandas and SQL
• Experience building ETL pipelines

Nice to have:

• Experience with cloud architecture (AWS) and SQL databases
• Interest in front office trading

Benefits and Incentives:

• Competitive and market-leading salary including hedge fund-style bonus
• Gain commercial experience in a front office trading environment with an agile development team
• Corporate benefits package, including healthcare, pension, bonuses