Financial Engineer: Trading Alpha Systems (Remote UK)

Harrington Starr

London (KY)

On-site

USD 88,000 - 129,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Harrington Starr in the UK is seeking a FinancialEngineer/SoftwareEngineer–Trading to join a fast-growing trading technology team. This remote role sits close to trading and alpha/signal research systems.

You'll build production-ready alpha and signal research systems, develop software and tooling used in investment and trading, and work with traders to understand strategies, using AI tooling to accelerate engineering and research.

Qualifications

0–4 years' commercial experience in software engineering, financial engineering, quantitative development or related field.
Strong fundamental software engineering ability.
A genuine understanding of financial markets, trading and investment concepts.
Strong interest in quantitative/systematic trading.
Comfortable operating in fast-moving and high-pressure markets.
Language agnostic—we're interested in engineering ability rather than one language.
Comfortable using modern AI development tools as part of your day-to-day engineering workflow.

Responsibilities

Building alpha and signal research systems.
Developing software and tooling used directly within the investment and trading process.
Working closely with traders and researchers to understand the strategies you're supporting.
Using AI tooling extensively to accelerate engineering and research.
Working with financial and market data to build robust, production-quality systems.
Developing an understanding of trade execution and market structure.
Solving problems where correctness, robustness and efficiency are critical.
Taking significant ownership in a small, fast-moving environment.