1 to 25 of 46 Systematic Trading Jobs in the UK

Are you ready to be part of something truly special as the first quant developer for a brand-new trading team? In short: We’re working with an elite global trading firm known for its success in high-frequency trading (HFT) but operating under the radar (they aren't the typical firm you hear … about). They’re setting up a brand-new trading desk in London, led by a top PM with a proven track record. This is a rare opportunity to be the first quant developer on the team and help shape the future of their trading stack with the freedom to innovate while sharing in the potential … FX, Modelling, Strategies, Trading Signals, Multithreading, Linux, Unix, High-Performance, Operating Systems, Real-Time, Algorithms, Algorithmic Trading, Electronic Trading, E-Trading, Systematic Trading, High-Frequency Trading, HFT, High Frequency, Startup, Scaleup, Prop Trading, Execution, Algo Trading, Quant Trading, Parallel Computing, Optimisations More ❯

Are you ready to be part of something truly special as the first quant developer for a brand-new trading team? In short: We’re working with an elite global trading firm known for its success in high-frequency trading (HFT) but operating under the radar (they aren't the typical firm you hear … about). They’re setting up a brand-new trading desk in London, led by a top PM with a proven track record. This is a rare opportunity to be the first quant developer on the team and help shape the future of their trading stack with the freedom to innovate while sharing in the potential … FX, Modelling, Strategies, Trading Signals, Multithreading, Linux, Unix, High-Performance, Operating Systems, Real-Time, Algorithms, Algorithmic Trading, Electronic Trading, E-Trading, Systematic Trading, High-Frequency Trading, HFT, High Frequency, Startup, Scaleup, Prop Trading, Execution, Algo Trading, Quant Trading, Parallel Computing, Optimisations More ❯

Junior Quant Developer – Multi-Strategy Systematic Trading Location - London (or NYC) A leading investment firm specialising in multi-strategy systematic trading is seeking a Junior Quant Developer to join its front-office execution team in London. The firm integrates diverse strategies across asset classes to capitalise on market opportunities. As a Junior Quant Developer … years of experience), you will: Develop and enhance high-performance trading systems. Optimise execution algorithms for systematic trading. Contribute to research and simulation frameworks. Key Requirements Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or closely related field Interesting internship(s) within trading Proficiency in C++ or Python (the firm’s tech stack includes both). Strong More ❯

Junior Quant Developer – Multi-Strategy Systematic Trading Location - London (or NYC) A leading investment firm specialising in multi-strategy systematic trading is seeking a Junior Quant Developer to join its front-office execution team in London. The firm integrates diverse strategies across asset classes to capitalise on market opportunities. As a Junior Quant Developer … years of experience), you will: Develop and enhance high-performance trading systems. Optimise execution algorithms for systematic trading. Contribute to research and simulation frameworks. Key Requirements Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or closely related field Interesting internship(s) within trading Proficiency in C++ or Python (the firm’s tech stack includes both). Strong More ❯

with a passion for the markets, comprised of individuals who thrive in fast-paced, changing environments and are energized by a bustling trading floor. OUR IMPACT The Systematic Trading Strategies (STS) Group is a global team responsible for creating systematic quantitative strategies and indices for a wide range of clients. We develop sophisticated proprietary … across different asset classes and geographical regions to ensure a powerful and consistent approach in designing and maintaining our strategies. Responsibilities Deliver direct commercial impact through developing and improving systematic trading strategies and risk management. Gain exposure to various asset classes our clients transact in, with a focus on equity volatility. Connect with traders, salespeople, and multiple … Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Comfortable working under pressure, managing multiple stakeholders, demonstrating initiative, and showing commercial impact. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Experience in research or development of signals and systematic trading strategies. Knowledge of derivative pricing, preferably in the space of equity derivatives such as flow volatility. Experience in developing and supporting risk systems in the front More ❯

markets, technology, and innovation. With offices across North America, Europe, and Asia, they bring together world-class engineers and researchers to solve some of the most complex challenges in systematic trading. Their London-based systematic team is expanding and seeking a Trading Developer to play a pivotal role in building and enhancing their core trading … technologists (currently 2 in London, with further growth planned in the US), working directly alongside researchers and trading leads. Take full ownership of the firm’s primary systematic trading platform, ensuring stability and scalability across all components — market data, execution, and trading algorithms . Play a central role in the ongoing transition to … and technical excellence are equally valued. What They’re Looking For Proven experience building complex, high-performance systems in C++ (deep, practical knowledge — not just theoretical). Exposure to systematic trading environments (front-to-back awareness: data ingestion, strategy implementation, execution, and risk). Strong problem-solving ability, with the autonomy to drive projects end-to-end. More ❯

markets, technology, and innovation. With offices across North America, Europe, and Asia, they bring together world-class engineers and researchers to solve some of the most complex challenges in systematic trading. Their London-based systematic team is expanding and seeking a Trading Developer to play a pivotal role in building and enhancing their core trading … technologists (currently 2 in London, with further growth planned in the US), working directly alongside researchers and trading leads. Take full ownership of the firm’s primary systematic trading platform, ensuring stability and scalability across all components — market data, execution, and trading algorithms . Play a central role in the ongoing transition to … and technical excellence are equally valued. What They’re Looking For Proven experience building complex, high-performance systems in C++ (deep, practical knowledge — not just theoretical). Exposure to systematic trading environments (front-to-back awareness: data ingestion, strategy implementation, execution, and risk). Strong problem-solving ability, with the autonomy to drive projects end-to-end. More ❯

Developer – Prague, Czech Republic - 1 year working with team in Prague, then option to work remotely afterwards. 1–3 years’ experience | Competitive Compensation | Relocation Support Available Join a leading systematic trading firm with a strong presence in equities and futures. We’re looking for a Junior Quantitative Developer with a solid software engineering foundation and a growing … interest in quantitative trading. This role is ideal for someone who’s moved from development into quant dev work — combining strong coding skills with curiosity about systematic strategies. The Role You’ll build and optimise back-testing tooling, research infrastructure, and algorithmic trading systems that support the firm’s systematic traders. While your focus will be … development experience (Python preferred) Experience building or maintaining back-testing systems , APIs, or data tools Strong understanding of algorithms, data structures, and performance optimisation Analytical mindset with interest in systematic trading and quantitative research Nice to Have Exposure to trading systems, market data, or algo/bot development Familiarity with numerical libraries (NumPy, Pandas, Numba More ❯

Developer – Prague, Czech Republic - 1 year working with team in Prague, then option to work remotely afterwards. 1–3 years’ experience | Competitive Compensation | Relocation Support Available Join a leading systematic trading firm with a strong presence in equities and futures. We’re looking for a Junior Quantitative Developer with a solid software engineering foundation and a growing … interest in quantitative trading. This role is ideal for someone who’s moved from development into quant dev work — combining strong coding skills with curiosity about systematic strategies. The Role You’ll build and optimise back-testing tooling, research infrastructure, and algorithmic trading systems that support the firm’s systematic traders. While your focus will be … development experience (Python preferred) Experience building or maintaining back-testing systems , APIs, or data tools Strong understanding of algorithms, data structures, and performance optimisation Analytical mindset with interest in systematic trading and quantitative research Nice to Have Exposure to trading systems, market data, or algo/bot development Familiarity with numerical libraries (NumPy, Pandas, Numba More ❯

more. The Trading Operations group at Voleon sits at the crossroads of finance and applied science, collaborating with research and other production staff to supervise and improve systematic trading strategies. The team ensures that the outputs of our research efforts are successfully implemented in the real world. Domains of contribution include algorithmic execution, securities lending … Staff, you will rotate across our credit, equity, forex, and derivatives desks to learn each asset class and region we trade, and eventually assume ownership of our systematic trading programs. You will directly interact with both internal stakeholders and the broker dealer community. The collaboration and rotation amongst the team will enable you to become … an expert in market microstructure and trading operations. Under mentorship from senior traders, you will build analytics and automation that enhance the level of sophistication and scale at which the firmwide trading program operates. Responsibilities: Monitor high-volume execution algorithms and portfolio risk Track real-time market developments Interface with external brokers and trading More ❯

A leading global investment firm is seeking a Market Data Engineer to join its London-based team and help build robust, scalable tick data infrastructure that powers systematic trading strategies across asset classes. This is a high-impact engineering role focused on designing and optimizing real-time and historical market data pipelines in a cloud-native environment. … You'll work closely with trading and quant teams to ensure data is clean, fast, and accessible - enabling research, signal generation, and execution at scale. What You'll Do Build and maintain high-performance tick data pipelines for ingesting, processing, and storing large volumes of market data. Work with time-series databases (e.g., KDB, OneTick) and Parquet-based … in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where engineering excellence drives trading performance. If you're passionate about market data, scalable systems, and working at the core of systematic investing - we'd love to hear from you. More ❯

C++ Performance Software Engineer Salary: £150k-200k Total compensation: £250k-500k+ (depending on performance and seniority) A leading global systematic trading firm is seeking a performance-focused Software Engineer to build ultra-low-latency infrastructure bridging hardware and software for quantitative trading systems. You will bridge cutting-edge hardware (FPGAs, network cards, PCIe) with optimized … software to enable systematic trading strategies across global markets. The Role: Develop high-performance APIs for FPGA-based trading platforms Design and implement Linux device drivers for low-latency, high-throughput environments Optimize Network Interface Card (NIC) functionality for nanosecond-level performance Build PCIe interfacing solutions for seamless hardware-software data transfer Collaborate with FPGA More ❯

C++ Performance Software Engineer Salary: £150k-200k Total compensation: £250k-500k+ (depending on performance and seniority) A leading global systematic trading firm is seeking a performance-focused Software Engineer to build ultra-low-latency infrastructure bridging hardware and software for quantitative trading systems. You will bridge cutting-edge hardware (FPGAs, network cards, PCIe) with optimized … software to enable systematic trading strategies across global markets. The Role: Develop high-performance APIs for FPGA-based trading platforms Design and implement Linux device drivers for low-latency, high-throughput environments Optimize Network Interface Card (NIC) functionality for nanosecond-level performance Build PCIe interfacing solutions for seamless hardware-software data transfer Collaborate with FPGA More ❯

Network Engineer - Systematic Trading Firm | Up to £150K Base A high-growth systematic trading firm is looking for a highly skilled Network Engineer to help scale and modernise their infrastructure. You’ll play a critical role in designing and implementing advanced networking solutions across LAN, WAN, Data Centre, Colo, Campus, and Cloud environments. Upcoming … international data centre builds. This hire will also be responsible for proactively finding opportunities for network automation, improving the likes of monitoring capabilities. Company Highlights: Over £100bn AUM, trading a broad range of asset classes Software firm first - Massively data and tech driven, ML/AI is integrated into all of their trading strategies Significant investment …/performance tooling experience (netcat, tcptrace, wireshark, etc) Understanding of network security concepts: AAA (Radius/TACACS), device hardening, control plane protection Exposure to fast-paced industries — ideally trading, finance, or high-performance tech If the described opportunity sounds of relevance to your profile and interests please apply and share your CV More ❯

We are partnering with one of London’s most selective and highest-performing quantitative investment funds to appoint a Quant Developer to their core systematic trading group. This is a confidential mandate for a team renowned for world-class engineering standards, scientific rigour, and a culture built around high impact and low ego. The successful candidate will … work at the intersection of quantitative research, data engineering, and high-performance software development — with code that moves rapidly from prototype to production and directly influences trading performance. The Role As a Quant Developer, you will: Collaborate closely with quant researchers to productionise models and design scalable research/tooling infrastructure Develop high-performance, robust code across Python … in Python and/or C++, with a focus on writing clean, performant production code Strong understanding of core CS fundamentals (algorithms, distributed systems, profiling, testing) Experience in a systematic trading environment or quantitative data domain is highly advantageous, though not essential A problem-solver with the ability to work collaboratively in a highly technical, research-driven More ❯

Robert Half Technology are assisting a rapidly growing hedge fund to recruit a Quantitative Developer on a contract basis A leading hedge fund with a strong track record in systematic and quantitative trading. The firm combines advanced research, technology, and data to deliver market-leading performance across multiple asset classes. They are seeking a Quantitative Developer on a … month contract to support the ongoing development of research tools, trading models, and infrastructure enhancements within their core systematic strategies team. Role The Quantitative Developer will collaborate with researchers to implement, test, and deploy quantitative trading strategies and risk models. Build and enhance data pipelines and backtesting frameworks for large-scale market data. Integrate new … research and deployment cycles. Support production systems and ensure smooth handover of deliverables. Profile Proven experience as a Quantitative Developer within a hedge fund, prop trading, or systematic trading environment. Strong programming expertise in Python (C++ or Java also advantageous). Excellent understanding of data structures, algorithms, and numerical computing. Experience with time-series data More ❯

Company Description BHFT is a proprietary algorithmic trading firm. Our team manages the full trading cycle, from software development to creating and coding strategies and algorithms. Our trading operations cover key exchanges. The firm trades across a broad range of asset classes, including equities, equity derivatives, options, commodity futures, rates futures, etc. We employ … a diverse and growing array of algorithmic trading strategies, utilizing both High-Frequency Trading (HFT) and Medium-Frequency Trading (MFT) approaches. Looking ahead, we are expanding into new markets and products. As a dynamic company, we continuously experiment with new markets, tools, and technologies. We've got a team of 200+ professionals, with a … in building inventory-aware models where quoted prices adjust based on live risk metrics and our options position; Practical experience with VaR simulations and SPAN margin optimizations; Experience supporting systematic trading strategies with holding periods from minutes to several hours, including near-expiry trading (non-latency sensitive); Background in single-name equity or equity index More ❯

Developer – Prague, Czech Republic - 1 year working with team in Prague, then option to work remotely afterwards. 4–5 years’ experience | High Compensation | Relocation Costs Covered Join a leading systematic trading firm with a strong presence across equities and futures. We’re looking for a hands-on Python Quant Developer to lead and expand the centralised back … testing and research infrastructure that powers all systematic strategies. The Role This position is ideal for someone who began their career as a software developer and has evolved into a quantitative developer, combining deep technical expertise with a strong grasp of trading logic. You’ll take ownership of building and optimising back-testing frameworks , APIs , and algorithmic … best-in-class. While the primary focus is on engineering and infrastructure, you’ll also contribute to strategy development and idea testing from time to time, collaborating closely with systematic traders. Key Responsibilities Lead the design and optimisation of back-testing and research infrastructure for systematic strategies Build and maintain APIs and automation tooling to support trading More ❯

Developer – Prague, Czech Republic - 1 year working with team in Prague, then option to work remotely afterwards. 4–5 years’ experience | High Compensation | Relocation Costs Covered Join a leading systematic trading firm with a strong presence across equities and futures. We’re looking for a hands-on Python Quant Developer to lead and expand the centralised back … testing and research infrastructure that powers all systematic strategies. The Role This position is ideal for someone who began their career as a software developer and has evolved into a quantitative developer, combining deep technical expertise with a strong grasp of trading logic. You’ll take ownership of building and optimising back-testing frameworks , APIs , and algorithmic … best-in-class. While the primary focus is on engineering and infrastructure, you’ll also contribute to strategy development and idea testing from time to time, collaborating closely with systematic traders. Key Responsibilities Lead the design and optimisation of back-testing and research infrastructure for systematic strategies Build and maintain APIs and automation tooling to support trading More ❯

TypeScript Developer will be to joining a small, tight-knit team, working closely with the quantitative researchers and alongside other extremely talented and driven engineers to build and support systematic trading models. The successful fullstack python/typescript developer will write high-quality asynchronous Python code to interact with external websites and APIs, build responsive, data-rich … real-time data handling DevOps tooling (Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible) Data science packages (pandas, numpy, matplotlib) Modern C++ knowledge (C++17 and later) Interest in sports betting, financial services or trading platforms Benefits: Working alongside other extremely talented and driven engineers Extremely lucrative salary, bonus and benefits Greenfield C Python work, both challenging and rewarding Option to work from home More ❯

TypeScript Developer will be to joining a small, tight-knit team, working closely with the quantitative researchers and alongside other extremely talented and driven engineers to build and support systematic trading models. The successful fullstack python/typescript developer will write high-quality asynchronous Python code to interact with external websites and APIs, build responsive, data-rich … real-time data handling DevOps tooling (Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible) Data science packages (pandas, numpy, matplotlib) Modern C++ knowledge (C++17 and later) Interest in sports betting, financial services or trading platforms Benefits: Working alongside other extremely talented and driven engineers Extremely lucrative salary, bonus and benefits Greenfield C Python work, both challenging and rewarding Option to work from home More ❯

I'm working with a systematic trading firm with multiple successful strategies operating globally. They have a trading team currently in need of a front office engineer to focus on real time UIs and UX development for trading systems. They're open an array of engineers from financial backgrounds. who want to join … a successful and driven trading technology team, and help productionise research and build modern interfaces for trading systems and tools. Stack: React, Javascript, Typescript, AWS, Figma The company have a modern tech and research driven culture, and also offer 1 days a week remote and industry leading salaries. If you have UI/UX Proficiency combined More ❯

I'm working with a systematic trading firm with multiple successful strategies operating globally. They have a trading team currently in need of a front office engineer to focus on real time UIs and UX development for trading systems. They're open an array of engineers from financial backgrounds. who want to join … a successful and driven trading technology team, and help productionise research and build modern interfaces for trading systems and tools. Stack: React, Javascript, Typescript, AWS, Figma The company have a modern tech and research driven culture, and also offer 1 days a week remote and industry leading salaries. If you have UI/UX Proficiency combined More ❯

A leading quantitative trading firm is seeking a highly skilled Python Developer to join their innovative … team. This role—based either in their Singapore office or fully remote—offers a unique opportunity to shape trading infrastructure and systems that power high-frequency and systematic trading strategies. Responsibilities: Develop and maintain robust, low-latency trading systems and infrastructure. Collaborate with traders and quantitative researchers to translate strategies into production-ready … code. Optimize data pipelines, analytics tools, and backtesting frameworks for maximum efficiency and scalability. Contribute to the design and implementation of automated trading platforms and real-time monitoring systems. Requirements: Strong proficiency in Python, with experience in production-grade code and software engineering best practices. Solid understanding of financial markets, particularly equities, derivatives, or FX. Experience building scalable More ❯

A leading quantitative trading firm is seeking a highly skilled Python Developer to join their innovative … team. This role—based either in their Singapore office or fully remote—offers a unique opportunity to shape trading infrastructure and systems that power high-frequency and systematic trading strategies. Responsibilities: Develop and maintain robust, low-latency trading systems and infrastructure. Collaborate with traders and quantitative researchers to translate strategies into production-ready … code. Optimize data pipelines, analytics tools, and backtesting frameworks for maximum efficiency and scalability. Contribute to the design and implementation of automated trading platforms and real-time monitoring systems. Requirements: Strong proficiency in Python, with experience in production-grade code and software engineering best practices. Solid understanding of financial markets, particularly equities, derivatives, or FX. Experience building scalable More ❯