Hybrid Python Backend Engineer for Real-Time Trading

Mustard Systems Ltd.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Bonus potential

Health insurance

Sabbatical leave

33 days annual leave

Pension match

Job summary

Mustard Systems Ltd. in London is seeking a software engineer to join our sports analytics platform. You will build low-latency data pipelines, scrape data sources, and collaborate with traders and quants to translate business needs into reliable software.

We value rapid delivery and pragmatic design, with hybrid working and strong emphasis on production readiness, code quality, and scalable architecture. You should have 3+ years in software development and a CS or numerically focused degree.

Qualifications

• Degree in computer science or numerically focused field.
• 3+ years software development experience.
• Strong Python experience and ability to ship quickly.
• Excellent communication and ability to explain complex ideas clearly.
• Experience with web scraping and bot-protection tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and build features that align with business goals and deliver value.
• Review and test code to ensure quality, performance, and maintainability.
• Own production software in production and address issues promptly.
• Collaborate with traders and quants on cross-functional projects.
• Participate in out-of-hours support for software systems.

Skills

Python

Web scraping

Reverse engineering

Communication

Decision making

Education

CS degree

Numerical subject degree

Tools

RabbitMQ

Kafka

PostgreSQL

Redis

Linux

Job description

Mustard Systems Ltd. in London is seeking a software engineer to join our sports analytics platform. You will build low-latency data pipelines, scrape data sources, and collaborate with traders and quants to translate business needs into reliable software.

We value rapid delivery and pragmatic design, with hybrid working and strong emphasis on production readiness, code quality, and scalable architecture. You should have 3+ years in software development and a CS or numerically focused degree.