Senior Quantitative Developer for High-Performance Trading

Hunter Bond; England; Hybrid; GBP 270,000 - 330,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading compensation

Career progression opportunities

Technical ownership in projects

Exposure to cutting-edge technology

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in London is seeking a talented Quantitative Developer to build next-generation trading platforms. You will develop and maintain trading systems using C++ and Python, implement quantitative models, and contribute to architectural decisions. This role offers market-leading compensation, excellent career progression, and the opportunity to work in a highly technical environment. Candidates should have experience in developing distributed systems, a strong academic background, and a passion for technology.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Quantitative Developer or in a closely related role.
• Commercial experience with C++ or Python; both is a plus.
• Strong understanding of high‑level system design and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain research and trading platforms.
• Implement quantitative models and trading signals.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and platform direction.

Skills

C++

Python

System design

Data pipelines

Education

Degree in quantitative or technical discipline

Tools

Polars

Pyarrow

Pandas

NumPy

Job description

A leading financial services firm in London is seeking a talented Quantitative Developer to build next-generation trading platforms. You will develop and maintain trading systems using C++ and Python, implement quantitative models, and contribute to architectural decisions. This role offers market-leading compensation, excellent career progression, and the opportunity to work in a highly technical environment. Candidates should have experience in developing distributed systems, a strong academic background, and a passion for technology.