Python Developer

VirtueTech Recruitment Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FTSE 250 benefits package

Flexible hybrid

Job summary

VirtueTech Recruitment Group is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in London to own backend architecture, data models, and end-to-end delivery for a trading intelligence platform.

You will design robust data pipelines, integrate LangChain and ML workflows, and collaborate with traders and quants in a hybrid office setting. A strong systems mindset and 5+ years of backend experience are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years commercial backend experience.
• Strong understanding of Python, memory models, GIL, concurrency.
• Experience designing relational databases (PostgreSQL).
• End-to-end delivery from concept to production.
• Interest in AI, LangChain and real-time streaming.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of backend architecture and data models.
• Architect data ingestion pipelines from multi-channel messaging.
• Integrate LangChain and ML pipelines for real-time alerts.
• Champion engineering practices and platform reliability.

Skills

5+ Years Backend Experience

Systems mindset

Relational DB Design

End-to-End Delivery

Applied AI Interest

Education

Degree in Computing/CS

Tools

LangChain

Django

PostgreSQL

Job description

Senior Software Engineer | Trading Intelligence Startup - Up to £120,000 + min. 15% Bonus + FTSE 250 Benefits Package

London (Tower Bridge | Office-based 3-month probation ➔ Flexible Hybrid)

They need a true Systems & Software Engineer, someone who thinks in terms of computer architecture, data flow, runtime mechanics, and scalable design. Combining the agility and speed of a startup team with the balance sheet, corporate benefits, and bonus backing of a FTSE 250 maritime and commodity brokerage giant, they are redefining how institutional brokers and trading desks execute in the market.

Founded by a hedge fund leader and commodity tech pioneer, the platform replaces fragmented manual spreadsheets and disparate client chats with a unified, AI-driven terminal. By ingesting real-time communication feeds (WhatsApp, market commentary) alongside live commodity data, the platform leverages ML and agentic workflows to flag automated buy/sell signals directly to institutional traders and brokerages.

Senior Software Engineer:

Up to £120,000 + Min. 15% Bonus + FTSE 250 Benefits Package

Office-based during 3-month probation (Tower Bridge / St Katharine Docks) ➔ Flexible hybrid thereafter

Technical Landscape: Deep Python engineering alongside Rust, Go, or Core Java; systems architecture & computing fundamentals (memory, runtimes, OS); relational data modeling; modern frameworks ; LLM tool-calling (LangChain); and real-time streaming APIs.

Please note: We are sorry, but visa sponsorship is not available for this role (valid UK right to work is required).

Why You’ll Want to Join:

• True Engineering Ownership, Not Just Feature Coding: Direct architectural control across the full software lifecycle. You will make key design decisions, evaluate technical trade-offs, and take complex systems problems from whiteboard architecture through to live production deployment.
• Startup Autonomy + FTSE Stability: Enjoy the flat hierarchy, rapid decision-making, and zero-bureaucracy culture of a 5-person team, backed by the job security, comprehensive benefits, and guaranteed bonus pool of a multi-billion-pound brokerage house.
• Genuinely Innovative AI in Production: This is not a superficial chatbot wrapper. You will design and deploy real-time intelligence engines connecting LangChain, ML trend-detection models, and automated trading signal feeds used daily by commercial desks.
• High-Impact Collaborative Culture: Work directly alongside the founding CEO, quant experts, and commercial brokers in a culture that rewards technical autonomy, experimentation, and sound engineering principles.

What You Bring:

• 5+ Years Commercial Experience: Battle-tested background architecting, building, and maintaining high-throughput backend services.
• Under-the-Hood Computing Mindset: You understand how computers actually work, how Python was built, runtime execution, memory allocation, the GIL, concurrency, and I/O. A degree in Computing or Computer Science (or equivalent foundational depth) is strongly preferred.
• Relational Database Design: Extensive experience architecting and optimising relational databases (PostgreSQL schema design, query optimisation, indexing strategies, and data integrity).
• End-to-End Delivery: A proven track record of taking complex backend systems from concept to delivery .
• Curiosity for Applied AI: Hands-on exposure to or a strong technical interest in integrating LLM orchestration frameworks (e.g. LangChain, tool calling, structured outputs, agentic workflows).

As a Senior Engineer, you will:

• Take ownership of backend architecture, scaling data models, and system design using Python, Django, PostgreSQL, and modern systems tooling.
• Architect robust data ingestion pipelines that aggregate unstructured, multi-channel messaging into high-integrity data streams.
• Integrate LangChain and machine learning pipelines to detect market movements and deliver real-time buy/sell alerts to live traders.
• Champion engineering best practices, maintain system reliability, and help steer technical decisions as the platform expands into new asset classes.

Please note: We are sorry, but visa sponsorship is not available for this role—candidates must hold existing right to work in the UK.