Desk-Aligned Python Engineer

Oxford Knight; England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford Knight, a leading tech-driven trading firm, seeks exceptional Python engineers for its global multi-asset trading team.

In this front-office role you’ll influence design and architecture of a growing platform, delivering revenue-generating solutions and working closely with Traders and Quant Researchers. Candidates should have 3+ years of Python development, prior trading software experience, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional Python development.
• Experience with trading-related software or complex tech environments.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical specs.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Experience developing data-intensive systems.
• Ability to teach others.

Responsibilities

• As part of the global team, work on the automated trading platform.
• Improve existing code and develop new tools.
• Collaborate with traders and researchers to define solutions and technical specifications.
• Manage a technology backlog from ideation to deployment.
• Work with traders, researchers, software engineers, and support engineers across the business.

Skills

Python

Trading experience

Data-intensive systems

Communication skills

Mentoring/teaching

Job description

My client is a leading tech-driven diversified trading firm, trading their own capital across a broad range of asset classes, instruments and strategies in markets worldwide. They are looking for exceptional Python engineers to join an established multi-asset trading team with a global presence.

The position offers a unique opportunity to influence the design and architecture of a growing system and ensure efficient development and deployment of revenue-generating solutions as part of an innovative front-office team. Candidates should have strong initiative and have proven experience of independently driving projects to completion.

Working from high-level requirements, programmers are expected to gain an intimate understanding of the business and work directly with Traders and Quantitative Researchers on a daily basis.

Responsibilities

• As part of the global team of Software Engineers embedded in our Global Delta One business, you’ll work on its automated trading platform
• Improve existing code and develop new tools
• Collaborate directly with traders & researchers to identify solutions and/or create technical specifications and clearly articulate value add of new capabilities
• Manage a technology backlog from ideation to deployment
• Work closely with traders, researchers, software engineers, and support engineers across the business

Qualifications

• Strong preference for experience developing trading-related software or coming from a complex technology-based organization
• Minimum of 3 years of professional development, demonstrating excellent, detailed understanding of Python
• Able to analyze business requests and translate to technical specifications and solutions
• Able to teach others
• Experience of data-intensive systems development
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Must be able to come into London office 5 days per week

NB: Applications only accepted from those located in the US or Europe

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