Python Software Engineer

Title: Python Software Engineer

Location: London (Hybrid)

Salary: £160k + Bonus + Benefits

Client: Elite Quantitative Trading Firm

🚀 Python Software Engineer | Elite Quant Trading | London

I'm working with an elite quantitative trading firm looking for exceptional Python Engineers to build sophisticated, high-performance technology at the heart of its investment operations.

This is a particularly exciting opportunity for engineers looking to get closer to the traders, working on complex systems across a multi-asset trading environment alongside some seriously talented quantitative and investment professionals.

Think high-performance Python, cutting-edge infrastructure, genuine technical ownership and serious financial upside.

The role

💻 Build high-performance Python systems

Develop sophisticated backend applications which are at the core of the global trading environment.

⚡ Solve challenging engineering problems

Work with complex financial datasets, optimising performance, scalability and reliability across business-critical systems.

📊 Get close to the front office

Collaborate with quantitative and investment teams, building technology key to trading activity.

🔧 Have genuine ownership

Influence architecture, drive technical decisions and take projects from concept through to production, without endless layers of bureaucracy.

Who we're looking for

🧑 💻 4+ years of strong Python development experience, ideally within an investment bank, hedge fund or trading firm.

⚡ Excellent backend engineering fundamentals, with experience building complex, production-grade systems.

📊 Good understanding of financial markets and traded products (Equities, FX, Credit, Rates etc.).

🧠 Engineers who enjoy solving difficult technical problems, care about performance and want greater exposure to the investment side of the business.

If you're a strong Python engineer looking for more interesting technology, closer proximity to the investment business and an environment where exceptional engineering is genuinely rewarded, this is well worth a conversation.

📩 Apply directly or reach out at kcline@hunterbond.com for more details.