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Software Engineer | London Hedge Fund | Front Office Trading Systems

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ID: #1810
Posted: 2026-03-19
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Join a hedge fund in a highly visibility front office role, sitting at the intersection of trading and engineering. This role sits across complex trading systems with ownership of how ideas translate into production technology - facing off directly to traders, quants, and engineers to shape and deliver end-to-end trading and research platforms. Position Overview: • Own the translation of trading and research requirements into functional and technical designs across multiple systems, through to modelling and implementation. • Drive system design across trading platforms, research tools, and macro services, including data models and architecture decisions. • Act as the bridge between business and engineering, ensuring solutions are both technically feasible and commercially impactful. • Exposure to how systems interact across the stack, connecting workflows across asset classes and domains. • Shape end-to-end trading solutions. Requirements: • 8+ years’ experience in finance • Good Python engineering skills • Strong communication skills - able to operate confidently with traders, quants, and engineers Nice to have: • Experience working on trading systems, research platforms, or data-heavy systems • Understanding of system design, data modelling, and distributed architectures • Familiarity with financial instruments (e.g. Equities, Futures, Options, Fixed Income)

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