Front-Office AI Engineer for Trading Tools

eFinancialCareers; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

eFinancialCareers in London seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer to join a leading Equity Long/Short hedge fund's central Data & AI team. You will translate complex business challenges into scalable technical solutions, building AI and data infrastructure for front-office investment teams.

You’ll collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and investment professionals to automate workflows and deploy AI-powered tools in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of software engineering experience.
• Strong programming skills.
• Interest in AI, machine learning, and modern data platforms.
• Excellent problem-solving ability and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Partner with portfolio managers, analysts, and researchers to understand investment workflows and automation opportunities.
• Design, build, and deploy AI-powered applications and data tools for front-office teams.
• Develop solutions that integrate large-scale data, machine learning models, and modern software practices.
• Collaborate within the central Data & AI team and contribute to strategic initiatives.

Skills

Software engineering

Programming

AI / ML interest

Data platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer science, Mathematics, Engineering, Physics

Job description

eFinancialCareers in London seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer to join a leading Equity Long/Short hedge fund's central Data & AI team. You will translate complex business challenges into scalable technical solutions, building AI and data infrastructure for front-office investment teams.

You’ll collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and investment professionals to automate workflows and deploy AI-powered tools in a fast-paced environment.