Software Engineer – AI Tooling

Jump Trading; Greater London; On-site; GBP 130,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech-driven financial firm in Greater London is seeking a software engineer to architect LLM-powered tools and collaborate with engineering teams. The ideal candidate has over 2 years of experience in software engineering, fluency in Python, and strong analytical skills. This position offers a dynamic work environment with a focus on innovation and collaboration, along with a competitive salary range of $175,000–$250,000 USD. Benefits include insurance options, a retirement plan, and wellness programs.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus eligibility

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid vacation plus paid holidays

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience integrating LLM APIs or building with agent/automation frameworks.
• Strong focus on developer experience and usability.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and maintain LLM-powered tools.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to deliver scalable solutions.
• Champion engineering standards across tech landscape.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Fluency in Python

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Familiarity with Linux

Understanding of operating systems

Tools

Docker

CI/CD

Version control tools

Job description

Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems.

We are growing our engineering‑focused R&D group dedicated to building next‑generation AI tools and automation for developers and quantitative researchers. This team partners closely with platform and infrastructure engineers to shape robust, agent‑enabled tooling used by trading and research groups across Jump.

What You’ll Do:

• Architect, build, and maintain LLM‑powered and agent‑based tools to streamline developer workflows and automate complex tasks
• Collaborate with core platform and infrastructure teams to identify use cases and deliver reliable, scalable solutions
• Apply best practices in prompt engineering, tool/plugin integration, access control, and observability
• Take ownership throughout the product lifecycle, from prototyping to deployment, rollout, and documentation
• Champion modern engineering standards and help drive continuous improvement across Jump’s diverse tech landscape
• Other duties as assigned or needed

Skills You’ll Need:

• 2+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Fluency in Python, with experience integrating LLM APIs or building with agent/automation frameworks
• Understanding of operating systems, networking, automation, and core software engineering fundamentals
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, focused on developer experience and usability
• Familiarity with Linux and version control tools
• Reliable and predictable availability

Bonus:

• C++ experience
• Exposure to developer infrastructure (Docker, CI/CD, observability platforms)
• Interest or experience in agent systems or secure enterprise automation

Benefits

• Discretionary bonus eligibility
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options
• Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Life & AD&D insurance
• Paid vacation plus paid holidays
• Retirement plan with employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness Programs

Annual Base Salary Range: $175,000–$250,000 USD

How to Apply

Interested in this position? Please submit your resume and cover letter through the application portal.