Java Software Engineer - Quant Hedge Fund

Winston Fox; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading quantitative hedge fund in London seeks a mid-level Java Software Engineer with 3-6 years of experience. The role involves implementing applications across various business functions, requiring strong Java skills and knowledge of CI/CD and software engineering principles. This firm promotes a supportive culture with excellent benefits, including a salary range of £70-120K, an annual bonus, and opportunities for career growth. Applicants must work onsite in Central London at least 3 days a week.

Benefits

Excellent benefits

Company pension contributions

Annual bonus

Participation in Management Incentive Scheme

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of professional, post-graduate experience in software engineering.
• Exposure to modern software engineering techniques such as CI/CD.
• Strong academic background from a leading university.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for applications from front-to-back office including Order Management and Trading Execution.
• Directly collaborate with business users for analysis, design, architecture, and implementation.

Skills

Java

Python

SQL

CI/CD

Concurrency

Java Generics

Excellent communication skills

Education

Degree in Computing / Computer Science

Job description

Java Software Engineer with around 3-6 years professional, post-graduate experience sought by one of the original Quantitative Hedge Funds, with a 20+ year track-record.

The firm are renowned for a healthy, supportive, and collegiate working environment and culture, with no siloes, boasting an industry-leading staff tenure. This hire will be part of a core Software Engineering team, responsible for the vast majority of all applications in the business from front-to-back office. This includes Order Management & Trading Execution, Risk & Finance, Straight-Through-Processing and Corporate Functions. The team deal directly with business users right across the firm, taking ownership of analysis, design, architecture, and implementation, working primarily with Java, but also with Python, SQL and to a lesser extent, MATLAB.

They currently have an opening for a mid-level hire in the team, with around 4-6 years’ experience. The successful applicant should have exposure to modern software engineering techniques such as CI/CD as well as excellent Computer Science Fundamentals, OOP, Concurrency, and Java Generics. Excellent communication skills are also extremely important for the team, and a strong academic background in a numerate discipline, especially Computing / Computer Science, preferably from a leading University.

This hire has been budgeted at a salary of £70-120K, plus excellent benefits and company pension contributions, along with a healthy annual bonus and an opportunity to participate in their Management Incentive Scheme. Applicants must be able to work onsite in Central London 3 or more days per week.

This is an incredible opportunity to join a world-class firm and to forge a long‑term career in a genuinely supportive and learning‑focused working environment. Please apply below or contact [e-mail] for more information.