Senior Python/Rust Engineer – Core Dev

Oxford Knight; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical

Paid parental leave

Group life assurance

Parking/Cycle schemes

Job summary

Oxford Knight is assisting a leading global HFT fund in hiring a Senior Python/Rust Engineer for its Core Dev team in London. The role combines startup energy with financial market scale, focusing on Python and Rust infrastructure and applications across multiple domains.

You will sit within the core development group, mentor junior engineers, coordinate critical projects and help grow the team. A willingness to learn Rust on the job is welcomed, with a strong emphasis on code quality and

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on Python development experience.
• Experience mentoring or in tech leadership.
• Proponent of best coding practices, with solid understanding of data architecture & software design.
• Relational or columnar database knowledge.
• Experience with messaging solutions, e.g. Kafka.

Responsibilities

• Mentor junior talent and grow the team.
• Coordinate critical projects and drive delivery.
• Work on infrastructure and applications in Python and Rust.
• Contribute to data architecture and software design decisions.

Skills

Python

Mentoring

Leadership

Data architecture

Software design

Databases

Kafka

Job description

Fantastic opportunity for a Python engineer with tech leadership experience to join one of the largest global HFT funds. Unique in their field, they combine the lively, positive spirit of a start-up with the stability of a longer-established player.

Sitting centrally within the core development team and using a sophisticated, diverse technology stack, you’ll work on a variety of infrastructure and applications written in Python and Rust across multiple functional areas. You’ll also mentor junior talent, with a view to growing the team around you in the future.

Rust experience would be ideal, but if you have solid Python skills and a willingness to learn Rust on the job, you’re encouraged to apply.

This role would suit someone who enjoys co-ordinating critical projects, sharing knowledge and solving difficult technical problems.

Requirements

• Minimum 4+ years’ hands-on Python development experience
• Previous experience mentoring or in tech leadership
• Proponent of best coding practices, with solid understanding of data architecture & software design
• Relational or columnar database knowledge
• Experience with messaging solutions, e.g. Kafka

NB: Please don’t apply if you’re a fresh graduate

• Competitive base salary & bonus
• Enormous opportunity to grow, learn and have a significant business impact
• Contributions are rewarded; career progression supported
• Substantial benefits package, including private medical, paid parental leave, group life assurance & parking/cycle schemes

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Senior Python/Rust Engineer – Core Dev London