Lead Software Engineer – Risk Platform & P&L

慨正橡扯

Greater London

On-site

GBP 120,000 - 150,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

慨正橡扯 is seeking a Lead Software Engineer – Athena to shape our Risk platform and Aggregation system. You will design and build high-performance Python solutions for rates trading, risk metrics, and P&L analysis across trading desks and back-office functions.

You will collaborate with quantitative analysts, traders, risk managers and other tech teams to deliver scalable systems. Strong Python, OO design, and cross-team communication are essential for success.

Qualifications

10+ years of hands-on Python development.
Finance domain experience is preferred.
Solid understanding of OO design, testing methodologies, and version control.
Ability to write clean, maintainable code in large codebases.
Strong verbal and written communication; explain technical concepts clearly.
Proven ability to gather requirements and collaborate across teams.
Willingness to work on legacy applications when required.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain software solutions for rates trading activities.
Collaborate with analysts, traders, risk managers, product managers and other tech teams.
Develop scalable Python code to process market data and perform financial calculations.
Implement risk metrics, P&L attribution, and data pipelines to downstream systems.
Participate in architecture decisions, code reviews and design sessions.
Gather business requirements and translate into technical solutions.
Maintain and enhance existing applications as needed.