Hedge Fund Trading - Contract Python Developer - Futures, FX, Credit, PnL, Data eng, AWS, Javascript
Posted 2 weeks ago by Scope AT Limited
Negotiable
Inside
Undetermined
London, UK
Summary: The role is for a Contract Python Developer within a Hedge Fund Trading team, focusing on developing high-performance software in a trading environment. The position requires collaboration with developers and traders, emphasizing knowledge of financial markets and trading workflows. Candidates should possess strong programming skills and an interest in trading concepts. The role is based in Central London and classified as inside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work in a technology team with other developers.
- Develop software using well-structured programming languages (e.g., Python, C++, C#, Java, Rust).
- Collaborate with experienced developers and traders.
- Write clean, testable code and manage version control (e.g., Git).
- Engage with CI/CD pipelines.
- Understand financial products and trading concepts.
- Contribute to data engineering tasks.
- Utilize cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS).
Key Skills:
- Proficiency in Python and other programming languages.
- Familiarity with Linux.
- Experience with scientific libraries (e.g., Pandas, NumPy).
- Knowledge of web technologies (e.g., Flask, FastAPI).
- Strong collaboration skills.
- Interest in financial concepts and trading workflows.
- Experience with JavaScript UI frameworks (e.g., React, Vue).
- Understanding of Docker and Kubernetes.
- Background in investment banking or hedge funds.
- Basic financial mathematics knowledge.
- Interest in systematic trading.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Hedge Fund Trading - Contract Python Developer - Futures, FX, Credit, PnL, Data eng, AWS, Javascript
Job Description
We are looking for a motivated Software Engineer to work directly in one of our Trading teams. This is an exciting opportunity to develop high-performance software in a dynamic trading environment, collaborate with experienced developers and traders, and deepen your knowledge of financial markets and trading workflows.
Required
- Working in a technology team with other developers.
- Proficiency in one or more well-structured programming languages (eg, Python, C++, C#, Java, Rust).
- Familiarity with Linux.
- Strong understanding of software development best practices, including:
- Writing clean, testable code.
- Version control (eg, Git).
- Exposure to CI/CD pipelines.
- Interest in working in a trading environment.
- Knowledge of financial products (eg, futures, FX, interest rate and credit in particular) and trading concepts (eg, transaction costs, PnL calculations).
- Strong collaboration skills and a desire to work with other software engineers.
- A passion for learning new skills, including financial concepts and trading workflows.
Candidate background
- Python development, including:
- Scientific libraries (eg, Pandas, Polars, NumPy, SciPy).
- Web technologies (eg, Flask, FastAPI).
- Data engineering experience.
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (eg, AWS).
Nice-to-Have
- JavaScript UI frameworks (eg, React, Vue, Angular).
- Docker and Kubernetes.
- Previous experience in investment banking or hedge funds.
- Understanding of basic financial mathematics (eg, portfolio optimization, risk metrics).
- Interest or experience in systematic trading.
5 days a week based in Central London - inside IR35 - top market rates - Hedge Fund/IB Background essential