Software Engineer

A technology-driven trading firm operating across global financial markets, is looking for a talented Software Data Engineer to help design, build, and maintain the data platforms that power our trading, research, and operational systems.

The Role

As a Software Data Engineer, you will work closely with software engineers, quantitative researchers, traders, and infrastructure teams to develop robust, scalable, and high-performance data solutions. You will be responsible for building data pipelines, improving data quality, and developing systems that support both real-time and historical market data processing.

This is a hands-on engineering role that requires strong software development skills alongside expertise in data engineering and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and processing frameworks.
• Build and optimise systems for ingesting, storing, and distributing market and trading data.
• Develop software solutions for real-time and batch data processing.
• Ensure the accuracy, consistency, and availability of critical datasets.
• Implement monitoring, validation, and alerting frameworks to maintain data quality.
• Collaborate with quantitative researchers and traders to deliver reliable datasets and analytics.
• Improve performance, scalability, and resilience of existing data infrastructure.
• Contribute to architecture decisions and engineering best practices.
• Support cloud and on-premises data platforms as required.

Requirements

• Strong software engineering experience using Python or C++.
• Experience building production-grade data pipelines and distributed data systems.
• Strong understanding of databases, data modelling, and data architecture.
• Experience with SQL and large-scale data processing technologies.
• Familiarity with messaging and streaming technologies such as Kafka or similar platforms.
• Understanding of software development best practices
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.