Data Software Engineer - London-based hedge fund- Top-Tier Global Trading Firm

Oxford Knight; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global trading firm seeks a skilled Data Software Engineer to join their London-based Global Data Engineering team. You will architect and implement a high-performance framework for financial instruments, working with complex datasets to drive strategic decision-making in trading.

Benefits

Market Leading Compensation

Bonus guarantee

Sign-on + extensive benefits

Innovative Environment

Career Growth

Work-Life Balance

Qualifications

• Advanced programming skills in Python for data-heavy applications.
• Strong system design and data modelling expertise, ideally with financial instruments.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy a scalable, high-throughput data model.
• Build and optimize data pipelines for global data ingestion.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align data solutions.

Skills

Python

Communication

Job description

Data Software Engineer - London-based hedge fund

Location: London, UK

A top-tier global trading firm is seeking a skilled Data Software Engineer to join its London-based Global Data Engineering team. In this role, you'll architect and implement a high-performance framework for modelling financial instruments, working with a complex ecosystem of financial and alternative datasets to drive strategic decision-making in low- to high-frequency trading.

Role Overview

As a key contributor to the data engineering team, you'll tackle some of the most challenging problems at the intersection of financial data and technology, including:

1. Designing and deploying a scalable, high-throughput data model to unify financial instrument identifiers across vendors, markets, and timeframes.
2. Building and optimizing data pipelines for global data ingestion, processing, and validation with Python.
3. Leveraging cloud technologies (e.g., S3) to handle massive datasets while maintaining performance standards.
4. Collaborating with cross-functional teams worldwide to align data solutions with trading objectives and technical requirements, ensuring consistency and precision in data handling.

Your Skill Set

• Advanced programming skills in Python, with an emphasis on performance and efficiency in data-heavy applications.
• Strong system design and data modelling expertise, ideally with financial instruments, allowing you to build robust, scalable data architectures.
• Knowledge of cloud storage and deployment, with experience handling large datasets at a global scale.
• Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration with engineering and trading teams, translating business requirements into technical solutions.

What's On Offer

• Market Leading Compensation: Bonus guarantee, sign-on + extensive benefits
• Innovative Environment: Work in a team that values creativity, experimentation, and technical excellence
• Career Growth: Opportunities to lead technical initiatives and mentor emerging talent
• Work-Life Balance: Hybrid working and a range of flexibility initiatives to support your well-being

Contact

If this sounds like you, or you would like more information, please contact:

Alex Betteridge

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