Python developer - trading team

Oxford Knight
London

Salary: Up to £200k + bonus

Summary

Lively, positive spirit of a start-up, with the stability of a longer-established player, this leading quant firm is looking for a dynamic quant developer skilled in Python development to join one of their growing trading teams.

You'll collaborate extensively with researchers and technologists to evolve, improve and maintain all elements of the team's infrastructure, including execution, signal generation, model building and backtesting.

Developers here are highly valued and well-rewarded for hard work; technology is viewed as crucial to the firm's continued success. The successful Python QD will be passionate about software, and enjoy solving difficult technical problems in a fast-paced and energetic environment. In return, you can expect a wide range of interesting and challenging problems involving data extraction, quant development, trading optimization and software design, plus exposure to cool cutting-edge technologies.

Requirements

  • Strong Python development experience
  • Solid analytical problem-solving skills, including debugging & code comprehension
  • Self-starter who can work independently and is able to drive a project from inception through delivery
  • Minimum bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or related)
  • Bonus points for trading industry experience and/or C++ skills

NB: Please don't apply if you're a fresh graduate.

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary & bonus
  • Enormous opportunity to grow, learn and have a significant business impact
  • Contributions are rewarded; career progression supported
  • Substantial benefits package, including private medical, paid parental leave, group life assurance & parking/cycle schemes

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Contact

If this sounds like you, or you'd like to know more, please get in touch:

Andy Stirling-Martin

[email protected]

020 3137 9579

linkedin.com/in/andrew-stirling-martin-7664a946


Posted 2025-09-30

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