Data & Operations Engineer

Job Title: Data & Operations Engineer

Location: Hybrid (London)

Reports To: Head of Data Technology

Compensation: £55-£65k

Equity Participation: Share options scheme aligned with tenure and/or milestones

About LoopFX:

LoopFX is a liquidity network that allows banks and asset managers to match large foreign exchange transactions without information leakage. We are seeking a Data & Operations Analyst with 2+ years of experience working with large data sets, maintaining data pipelines, and turning data into actionable insights.You will own data processes and support the technical operations of the business – from client onboarding to trading support. While experience in financial markets is a plus, we are ultimately looking for someone who can understand our workflow end-to-end, identifying opportunities to improve performance and client outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Data Analytics & Modelling

o Design and build analytical tools to support business, risk, and compliance functions

o Own end-to-end data flows from ingestion to output

o Provide technical assistance to the sales team in the form of ad-hoc queries, dashboards, reports, or applications

2. Infrastructure & Architecture

o Monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot cloud-hosted infrastructure and containerized services,

including Kubernetes-based workloads

o Contribute to SDLC best practices, including writing technical specifications, testing, and change

management

3. Trading Operations

o Support daily trading activity and manage incidents in a time-sensitive environment

o Develop methods to streamline identification and response to issues

4. Client Support & Onboarding

o Guide clients through technical onboarding, conformance, account setup, and FIX protocol

connectivity

o Troubleshoot client connectivity or trading issues, working cross-functionally with internal and

external teams

5. Regulatory & Compliance

o Monitor trade reporting obligations and support regulatory inquiries as needed

o Assist in reconciling post-trade workflows and market surveillance functions

Qualifications

Must Have:

• 2+ years of experience in a data or technical role

• Fluent in data types, structures, and pipelines

• Proficiency with Python, SQL

• Ability to work within existing codebases and integrate new languages or tooling where needed

• Docker, GitHub or equivalent tools

• Experience with GCP or equivalent cloud platforms

• Ability to communicate technical details to wide audiences and translate requirements

Nice to Have:

• Familiar with financial markets

• Exposure to client connectivity, FIX API, and FX trading workflows

• Experience with time series databases (e.g. kdb+)