Software Engineer – Finance Platforms & Trading

Capstone Investment Advisors; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development opportunities

Wellness resources

Time off

Gym reimbursement

Job summary

Capstone Investment Advisors is seeking a skilled software engineer to join the Enterprise Engineering team in London. You will partner with treasury, middle office, fund accounting, and investor relations to deliver cutting-edge software for investment workflows.

The ideal candidate brings at least 4+ years in finance, strong Python, Java/C#, and SQL, plus a collaborative mindset and clear communication. This role offers exposure to multiple asset classes and opportunities to innovate in a

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Experience in building production level software in Python.
• Experience with an object‑oriented language such as Java or C#.
• Experience working with at least one financial asset class.
• Experience with SQL databases.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Collaborative team player with strong verbal communication skills.
• 4+ years working experience in the financial industry (buy side preferred).
• Industry experience in similar roles is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Create state-of-the-art software that empowers decision making across various investment strategies.
• Design, build and maintain key software solutions that support the firm’s core teams, with a clear focus on performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Own the end-to-end development process by working closely with stakeholders to understand problems, creating a strategy of execution, and delivering thoroughly tested and elegant solutions.
• Collaborate with other highly skilled engineers across the technology team and the firm to tackle complex technical challenges.

Skills

Python

Java

C#

SQL databases

Analytical thinking

Communication

Team player

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Python

Java

C#

SQL

Job description

Capstone Investment Advisors is seeking a skilled software engineer to join the Enterprise Engineering team in London. You will partner with treasury, middle office, fund accounting, and investor relations to deliver cutting-edge software for investment workflows.

The ideal candidate brings at least 4+ years in finance, strong Python, Java/C#, and SQL, plus a collaborative mindset and clear communication. This role offers exposure to multiple asset classes and opportunities to innovate in a