Application Security Engineer - HFT - £300K

A leading tech-driven hedge fund — renowned for its investment in technology, collaborative culture, and forward-thinking research — is expanding its London office and hiring a Senior Product Security Engineer.

This firm blends world-class engineering with finance, hiring as readily from top technology companies as from within the financial sector. Technology sits at the core of the business, powering a broad ecosystem that includes AWS cloud platforms, high-performance C++ low-latency systems, and large-scale Python data infrastructure.

They’re looking for an experienced Security Engineer to:

• Drive automation across security processes
• Shape and influence system architecture
• Partner closely with Cloud and Data Engineering teams
• Embed product security best practices across the SDLC

What they’re looking for:

• 5+ years’ experience in security engineering
• Strong background in threat modelling, product security, and system architecture
• Hands-on experience with: Python, AWS, Linux, and SAST tools

The culture is modern, research-driven, and highly collaborative — engineers are central to decision-making and innovation, not an afterthought.

If you’re excited by the opportunity to secure complex, high-performance systems in a tech-first environment, please do apply!