Software Engineer

We’re partnered with a leading global hedge fund managing multi-billion AUM, now looking to hire a Software Engineer – Trading Analytics to join their high-performing technology team and build out a next-generation analytics platform used by the front office.

🧩 The Role

You’ll play a key role in building a centralised Trading Analytics Platform, working closely with portfolio managers, traders, and risk teams to deliver real-time insights across the trading lifecycle.

This is a highly impactful engineering role focused on data-intensive systems, analytics, and cloud-based architecture, where you’ll design and build solutions for risk, P&L attribution, and execution analytics.

You’ll work across both new development and system migration, helping move legacy systems into a modern, event-driven, cloud-based environment.

✅ What You’ll Bring

🔹 5+ years’ experience building backend or data-intensive systems

🔹 Strong skills in Java and Python (core Java / JVM understanding)

🔹 Experience with distributed systems, data pipelines, and large datasets

🔹 Solid knowledge of SQL and analytical databases (Snowflake a plus)

🔹 Experience with AWS / cloud technologies (Batch, Step Functions, Docker, etc.)

🔹 Understanding of event-driven architectures (Kafka, Kinesis, etc. beneficial)

🔹 Experience in financial markets / trading / risk / P&L analytics preferred

🔹 Strong communication skills and ability to work with front-office stakeholders

💼 Perks & Benefits

💰 Market leading salary + bonus + benefits

📈 Direct exposure to front-office trading and decision-making

🧠 High ownership and impact on core trading systems

🌍 Collaborative, international environment

🚀 Opportunity to work on modern cloud, data, and real-time analytics platforms

📍 Location

Central London

👉 Build the analytics that drive trading decisions - if this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.