Python/SQL Software Engineer – Market Data Platform

Client Server; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Pension

Self development and career as growth

Job summary

Client Server in London is seeking a Software Engineer / Developer (Python SQL) to join a hedge fund-backed data platform project. You will contribute across data engineering, distributed systems, and infrastructure, ensuring ownership and impact within a small collaborative team.

The role emphasizes hands-on development with Python, ETL pipelines, and modern data platform components, with strong emphasis on reliability and performance.

Qualifications

• Backend development with Python and SQL on data platforms.
• Experience with financial/market data is required.
• Ability to design and operate distributed data-intensive systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and build data platform components using Python.
• Develop and optimise ETL pipelines, Data Lakes/Lakehouses and distributed systems.
• Improve infrastructure, observability and CI/CD practices.
• Maintain and evolve existing systems (microservices, ETL, Excel add-ins).
• Support platform operations, ensuring reliability and performance.

Skills

Python

Data pipelines

Distributed systems

Databases

Stakeholder management

Full lifecycle ownership

Backend development

Education

2.1 in STEM or MSc

Tools

CI/CD

Job description

Client Server in London is seeking a Software Engineer / Developer (Python SQL) to join a hedge fund-backed data platform project. You will contribute across data engineering, distributed systems, and infrastructure, ensuring ownership and impact within a small collaborative team.

The role emphasizes hands-on development with Python, ETL pipelines, and modern data platform components, with strong emphasis on reliability and performance.