Python Developer - Data & Analytics Team - Options Market Making Mavensecuritiesholdingltd · London

Iwantanew

Greater London

Hybrid

GBP 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Group pension

Discretionary bonus

Catered meals

25 days leave

Casual dress

Private health & life

Cycle-to-work

Company events

Gym access

Job summary

Maven, a market-leading proprietary trading firm, is building data analytics and real-time data pipelines to empower trading and research teams in London. You will design, test, and deploy robust Python-based production systems handling terabytes of exchange traffic.

Ideal candidates have strong Python, SQL, and communication skills, with a passion for trading and a bias for learning new technologies. We offer a competitive package and a comprehensive benefits program.

Qualifications

Excellent Python skills and experience building robust production systems.
Strong SQL and database technology experience.
Excellent business communication and clear presentation of information.
Quick learner with enthusiasm for new technologies.
Meticulous, efficient, and detail-oriented.
Creative problem solving and fast adaptation to new challenges.
Interest in trading and finance.

Responsibilities

Design, build, test, and deploy data pipelines for trading analytics.
Collaborate with traders, quants and developers to deliver reliable data products.
Maintain scalable systems with automated testing and fast time-to-market.
Work across real-time and batch processing for large data sets.

Skills

Python programming

SQL/database

Communication

Learning agility

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Interest in trading

Education

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

React

TypeScript

C++

Job description

Maven is a market-leading proprietary trading firm deploying its own capital across discretionary, systematic, and market-making strategies. Backed by deep expertise in trading, technology, and research, we are relentlessly focused on improving liquidity across global listed derivatives. Through advanced execution and pricing technologies, we improve how financial markets operate.

You will work alongside traders, quant researchers and other developers to help us design and build reliable, timely and accurate data and analytics to our trading and research teams. Our data pipelines handle terabytes of exchange traffic, performing numerous transformations in real-time. We perform analysis ranging from nanosecond-level investigations on low-latency trading systems to research on pricing algorithms and trading strategies.

The Skills you will have

Excellent Python skills, with significant experience designing, developing, testing, and deploying complex and robust production systems
Solid experience with SQL and modern database technologies
Very strong business communication skills and the ability to present information clearly and concisely
Enthusiasm to rapidly learn new technologies and skills
An efficient and diligent approach with a strong attention to detail
The ability to solve new and unfamiliar problems quickly and creatively
An interest in trading and finance

IDEAL EXPERIENCE WOULD INCLUDE

Handling large data sets and time series data
Data engineering best practices for both batch and streaming data pipelines
Knowledge of data serialisation formats, messaging middleware, data lakehouse technologies etc
Containerisation and orchestration techniques (Docker, Kubernetes)
Modern C++ programming
Front end development with React and Typescript
Knowledge of financial markets & securities, especially equities and options

We pride ourselves on being able to rapidly deliver well-engineered software into production. You will be able to see the impact of your work immediately and will be in a unique position to have a direct impact on trading revenue. We make extensive use of automated testing and peer code review to ensure quality and maintainability while keeping time-to-market short.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU