Senior Software Engineer Front Office

Vertus Partners; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial solutions provider is seeking a skilled Python Developer to support their Quant Research and Trading teams in the United Kingdom. The developer will build and maintain tools that enhance model deployment, analytics, and trading workflow efficiency. The ideal candidate should have strong Python skills, experience in a front-office financial environment, and the ability to develop APIs connecting trading systems. Strong collaboration skills are essential for working closely with quantitative analysts and traders.

Qualifications

• Strong Python skills with experience using relevant libraries.
• Solid understanding of software engineering and system design.
• Experience working in a front-office financial environment.

Responsibilities

• Work with quants to turn research prototypes into reliable production systems.
• Build Python tools for model deployment and analytics.
• Develop APIs to connect models with trading systems.

Skills

Strong Python skills

Understanding of software engineering

Experience in front-office financial environment

Knowledge of SQL

Good communication skills

Job description

We are looking for a skilled Python Developer to support our client's Quant Research and Trading teams. You will build and maintain tools that help quants and traders deploy models, run analytics, and operate efficiently in a fast‑paced front‑office environment.

What You'll Do

• Work with quants to turn research prototypes into reliable production systems
• Build Python tools for model deployment, backtesting, simulation, and analytics
• Create simple, effective front‑end or visualisation components for monitoring and insights
• Develop APIs and services to connect models with trading systems and data pipelines
• Improve performance for low‑latency, high‑throughput workloads

What You Need

• Strong Python skills; experience working with Python Libraries
• Solid understanding of software engineering and system design
• Experience working in a front‑office financial environment
• Familiarity with market data
• Knowledge of SQL
• Exposure to distributed systems, messaging tools, and event‑driven systems.
• Good communication skills and ability to work closely with quants, traders, and tech teams