Engineering Manager - Custom I/O

G-Research; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive compensation plus annual discretionary bonus

Lunch provided

35 days annual leave

9% company pension contributions

Comprehensive healthcare and life assurance

Job summary

G-Research in Greater London is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead strategy and delivery for large-scale engineering systems. The ideal candidate will have proven leadership capabilities, experience managing high-performing teams, and deep expertise in distributed systems. You will design and implement improvements while collaborating with various stakeholders. Benefits include competitive compensation, 35 days annual leave, and comprehensive healthcare coverage.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead strategy, design, delivery and operations for large-scale infrastructure.
• Experience managing and developing high-performing engineering teams.
• Deep expertise in distributed systems focusing on performance and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy, design, delivery and operations for engineering systems.
• Manage a team of high performing engineers.
• Drive architecture and execution of storage systems.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Research and Technology.

Skills

Leadership

Distributed systems

Collaboration

Performance optimisation

Scalability

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 and 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