Front Office Data Engineer | Multi Manager Hedge Fund

Paragon Alpha - Hedge Fund Talent Business; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Paragon Alpha — Hedge Fund Talent Business in London is seeking a data engineer to join a high-impact trading tech team. You'll build core analytics and data pipelines that support front-office investment decisions across multiple asset classes, working alongside portfolio managers and quantitative researchers.

You'll own end-to-end projects—from architecture through production—shaping a modern trading platform and gaining visibility into how data infrastructure drives trading strategies, risk,

Qualifications

• Strong Python skills with data engineering experience.
• Experience building data infra or distributed systems.
• Exposure to streaming/data platforms and databases.

Responsibilities

• Build trading infrastructure and analytics to support front-office decisions.
• Own end-to-end projects from architecture through production.
• Collaborate with portfolio managers and quantitative researchers to shape data solutions.

Skills

Python

Data engineering

Distributed systems

Cloud computing

Tools

Kafka

Kubernetes

Redis

PostgreSQL

Job description

Partnered with a leading multi manager fund, scaling their multi-asset arbitrage team.

This Data Engineering seat sits directly alongside portfolio managers and quantitative researchers, building the trading infrastructure and analytics that support front-office investment decisions across multiple asset classes.

It's a genuinely high-impact engineering role where you'll own projects end-to-end, from architecture and implementation through to production, and have the opportunity to shape a modern trading platform rather than simply maintain existing systems.

They're particularly interested in engineers with strong Python/Data skills, experience building data infra or distributed systems, and exposure to technologies such as Kafka, Kubernetes, Redis or PostgreSQL.