Trading-Focused Financial Engineer: AI Alpha Systems Remote

Harrington Starr

London (KY)

On-site

USD 122,000 - 163,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Harrington Starr is seeking a Financial Engineer/Software Engineer–Trading to join our trading and research technology team. The role is London/UK–FullyRemote, with 0–4 years of relevant experience and a strong interest in financial markets and AI-driven trading tooling.

You will work closely with traders and researchers to build alpha and signal research systems, develop production-ready software, and accelerate engineering with AI tools while理解ing trade execution in live markets.

Qualifications

0–4 years' commercial experience in software engineering or related field.
Strong fundamentals in software engineering.
Understanding of financial markets and trading concepts.
Interest in quantitative/systematic trading.
Comfortable in fast-moving, high-pressure markets.
Language-agnostic programming approach.
Experience with AI development tools is a plus.

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 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.