At a Glance
- Tasks: Build cutting-edge distributed systems for quantitative research and enhance trading strategies.
- Company: Leading quantitative investment firm focused on innovation and performance.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible work options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Confidential conversations and no finance experience required.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on trading performance while solving challenging engineering problems.
- Qualifications: Strong CS fundamentals and experience with Python, C++, or Java.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
A leading quantitative investment firm is building out the research platform that powers how its quantitative researchers develop, test and ultimately deploy new trading strategies.
The engineering goal is to make that research loop faster, more accurate and more scalable: enabling researchers to run more experiments, backtest ideas faster and with greater confidence, and move successful strategies into production sooner.
You'll work on the distributed systems, data and compute infrastructure behind that platform, solving large-scale engineering problems with a very direct connection between the systems you build and the firm's trading performance.
What You’ll Do
- Build distributed systems and infrastructure for large-scale quantitative research
- Increase the speed and scale of experimentation and backtesting
- Improve the accuracy, reliability and reproducibility of research workflows
- Build systems for processing and analysing large volumes of financial data
- Work directly with researchers to identify bottlenecks and engineer solutions
- Help reduce the time between a promising research idea and a live trading strategy
What We’re Looking For
- Strong CS fundamentals and experience building production systems
- Strong Python, C++ or Java
- Experience with distributed systems, large-scale data or compute-intensive infrastructure
- An interest in difficult engineering problems where performance and correctness matter
No quantitative finance experience required.
All conversations strictly confidential.
Software Engineer - Research Platform in City of London employer: Acquire Me
As a leading hedge fund, our client offers an exceptional work environment where technology and innovation are at the forefront of decision-making. Employees enjoy a collaborative culture that fosters direct interaction with investment teams, providing meaningful opportunities for professional growth and the chance to work on cutting-edge projects in a fast-paced, data-rich setting. With a focus on employee development and a commitment to leveraging modern AI tooling, this role promises not only impactful work but also a pathway to advance your career in a dynamic industry.
