Python Software Engineer – Data & Research Platforms

Client: Elite Proprietary Trading Firm

Compensation: Up to £250,000 Base + Bonus

Location: London (Hybrid)

Overview

Am elite proprietary trading firm is seeking an experienced Python Software Engineer to join a growing engineering team focused on building large-scale data and research platforms that underpin systematic investment research. This role sits at the core of the research stack, enabling quantitative researchers to work efficiently with vast datasets and complex models. The firm operates a technology-first culture, with strong emphasis on engineering quality, scalability, and reproducibility in research.

The Role

As a Python Software Engineer, you will design and build distributed systems and data tooling that support quantitative research at scale. <...