Python Engineer for Front-Office Trading Platform

Oxford Knight; England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford Knight, a leading tech-driven trading firm, seeks exceptional Python engineers for its global multi-asset trading team.

In this front-office role you’ll influence design and architecture of a growing platform, delivering revenue-generating solutions and working closely with Traders and Quant Researchers. Candidates should have 3+ years of Python development, prior trading software experience, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional Python development.
• Experience with trading-related software or complex tech environments.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical specs.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Experience developing data-intensive systems.
• Ability to teach others.

Responsibilities

• As part of the global team, work on the automated trading platform.
• Improve existing code and develop new tools.
• Collaborate with traders and researchers to define solutions and technical specifications.
• Manage a technology backlog from ideation to deployment.
• Work with traders, researchers, software engineers, and support engineers across the business.

Skills

Python

Trading experience

Data-intensive systems

Communication skills

Mentoring/teaching

Job description

Oxford Knight, a leading tech-driven trading firm, seeks exceptional Python engineers for its global multi-asset trading team.

In this front-office role you’ll influence design and architecture of a growing platform, delivering revenue-generating solutions and working closely with Traders and Quant Researchers. Candidates should have 3+ years of Python development, prior trading software experience, and strong communication skills.