Python Developer - Systematic Trading

A UK headquartered hedge fund is looking to hire an experienced Python Developer to work on their systematic Commodities desk here in London. Working in a small team of Portfolio Managers and Quant Researchers, you will be responsible for building tooling, infrastructure and implementing models for the desk as they venture into new areas of Commodities.

This is a desk aligned role and requires a strong developer with extensive Python coding experience as well as an in depth knowledge of trading systems gained from working at a hedge fund, trading firm or other financial markets institution. Experience working in Commodities trading is desirable but not required.

As the sole developer on the desk, the successful candidate must have strong communication and stakeholder management skills and be comfortable working independently building software for front office users.

Key Requirements

• 2.1 degree or higher in Computer Science or similar field from a leading university
• 5+ years of Python Development experience in the financial markets space (Commodities experience is desirable but not required)
• Hands on experience building and deploying data pipelines
• Experience using modern infrastructure platforms such as CI/CD, Kafka, Airflow, Kubernetes and Cloud Technologies
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

This is a chance to join a growing Commodities trading desk as the sole developer in a brand new role for the team. The work you will be doing will have a lot of impact from day one and as such, you will be rewarded exceptionally well in terms of growth and compensation as the team expands.

*Please note, this is a fully office based role in the Central London office*