Engineering Manager – Custom I/O

G-Research; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive compensation plus annual discretionary bonus

Lunch provided via Just Eat for Business

35 days' annual leave

9% company pension contributions

Informal dress code

Comprehensive healthcare and life assurance

Cycle-to-work scheme

Monthly company events

Job summary

G-Research is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead strategy and engineering solutions at their London HQ. This role involves designing and building an in-house storage platform and leading a team of engineers. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in large-scale infrastructure and distributed systems, strong leadership capabilities, and the ability to drive continuous optimization. Attractive benefits include competitive compensation, annual leave, and comprehensive healthcare.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead strategy, design, delivery and operations for large-scale infrastructure.
• Experience managing and developing high-performing engineering teams.
• Strong track record owning end-to-end delivery of complex, multi-phase initiatives.
• Deep expertise in distributed systems, focusing on performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Experience driving continuous optimization and performance improvements in production environments.
• Great communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy, design, delivery and operations.
• Manage a team of high performing engineers.
• Drive the architecture and execution of storage solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Research and Technology.
• Influence long-term vision in partnership with Architecture.

Skills

Leadership in strategy, design, delivery

Management of high-performing engineering teams

End-to-end delivery of complex initiatives

Expertise in distributed systems

Optimization and reliability improvements

Communication and collaboration skills

Job description

We tackle the most complex problems in quantitative finance, by bringing scientific clarity to financial complexity.

From our London HQ, we unite world‑class researchers and engineers in an environment that values deep exploration and methodical execution - because the best ideas take time to evolve. Together we’re building a world‑class platform to amplify our teams’ most powerful ideas.

As part of our engineering team, you’ll shape the platforms and tools that drive high‑impact research - designing systems that scale, accelerate discovery and support innovation across the firm.

Take the next step in your career.

The role

This role sits within the Basecamp Technology group, providing specialised engineering capabilities and scalable components to our Research and Trade Technology groups. You will design, build and operate solutions that improve developer and research experience across the organisation.

As an Engineering Manager, you will lead the strategy, design and delivery of critical engineering and research‑facing systems. You will guide and grow a team of talented engineers working closely with stakeholders to build out our best‑in‑class tooling.

You will play a key role in building an in‑house storage platform, reducing reliance on external vendors and improving cost efficiency, performance and research capability. You will lead a high impact team delivering a phased roadmap from data orchestration and tiering to a fully productionised storage platform.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Leading strategy, design, delivery and operations
• Managing a team of high performing engineers
• Driving the architecture and execution of:
  • Storage abstraction layer
  • Tiering and data orchestration tooling
  • In‑house storage platform design and rollout
• Driving continuous optimisation, reliability and performance improvements across distributed systems
• Collaborating with stakeholders across Research and Technology
• Influencing long‑term vision in partnership with Architecture

Who are we looking for?

The ideal candidate will have the following experience:

• Proven ability to lead strategy, design, delivery and operations for large‑scale infrastructure
• Experience managing and developing high‑performing engineering teams
• Strong track record owning end‑to‑end delivery of complex, multi‑phase initiatives
• Deep expertise in distributed systems, with a focus on performance, scalability and reliability
• Experience driving continuous optimisation and performance improvements in production environments
• Great communication and collaboration skills

Why should you apply?

• Highly competitive compensation plus annual discretionary bonus
• Lunch provided (via Just Eat for Business) and dedicated barista bar
• 35 days' annual leave
• 9% company pension contributions
• Informal dress code and excellent work/life balance
• Comprehensive healthcare and life assurance
• Cycle‑to‑work scheme
• Monthly company events