26 to 50 of 142 Backtesting Jobs in the UK

Senior Python / C++ Software Engineer

Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
learn C++. Experience in C++ is a strong plus Candidate must have strong interest and motivation to work with machine learning, deep learning, backtesting platform design and development technologies. Prior experience is not required but will be considered as a strong plus. Strong understanding and experience with Linux system programming ...

Senior Python Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
WorldQuant
Location
London, United Kingdom
Salary
£ 100 K
willing to learn C++. Experience in C++ is a strong plusCandidate must have strong interest and motivation to work with machine learning, deep learning, backtesting platform design and development technologies. Prior experience is not required but will be considered as a strong plus.Strong understanding and experience with Linux system programming ...

Senior Python / C++ Software Engineer

Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
learn C++. Experience in C++ is a strong plus Candidate must have strong interest and motivation to work with machine learning, deep learning, backtesting platform design and development technologies. Prior experience is not required but will be considered as a strong plus. Strong understanding and experience with Linux system programming ...

Lead Data Scientist - Treasury Markets Quant

Hiring Organisation
Wise
Location
London, United Kingdom
Salary
£ 70 K
forwards, vol surfaces)Pricing models for new instruments and productsTrading strategy development and optimisationRisk modelling alongside the Risk team (VaR, stress testing, scenario analysis)Backtesting frameworks and model validationCustomer behaviour modelling, pricing strategy and product launch supportCollaborating with product teams to translate quantitative insights into customer-facing decisionsQualificationsWhat ...

Senior Product Specialist

Hiring Organisation
London Stock Exchange Group
Location
London, United Kingdom
Salary
£ 80 K
strategies.Write corresponding index methodologiesCollaborate with IT in building an adapted front-to-back architecture, including back-testing, validation, calculation, and publication.Implement and expand Python backtesting engine using object-oriented programming principles for efficient and scalable solutionsAnalyse and optimize existing codebase for performance and maintainabilityWHAT YOU'LL BRING: Experience ...

Associate Director – SPIVA Analytics Lead, Index Investment Strategy

Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Qualifications Familiarity with modern data architectures, such as data lakes orlakehouseenvironments, and platforms including Databricks, Snowflake, or similar tools. Exposure toperformance analytics, benchmark analysis,backtesting, or investment research methodologies. Experience using AI-enabled tools or automation techniques to scale analytical workflows, improve efficiency, or enhance research output. Knowledge of index ...

Associate Director – SPIVA Analytics Lead, Index Investment Strategy

Hiring Organisation
S&P Global
Location
London, United Kingdom
Salary
£ 80 K
modern data architectures, such as data lakes or lakehouse environments, and platforms including Databricks, Snowflake, or similar tools. Exposure to performance analytics, benchmark analysis, backtesting, or investment research methodologies. Experience using AI-enabled tools or automation techniques to scale analytical workflows, improve efficiency, or enhance research output. Knowledge of index ...

Quantitative Researcher

Hiring Organisation
Point72
Location
London, United Kingdom
Salary
£ 60 K
trading spacePerform feature combination and monetization using various modeling techniquesManage the research pipeline end-to-end, including signal idea generation, data processing, modeling, strategy backtesting, and production implementationMaintain and improve portfolio trading in a production environmentContribute to the analysis framework for scalable researchREQUIREMENTSBackground in mathematics, statistics, machine learning, computer science ...

Cubist Portfolio Manager

Hiring Organisation
Point72
Location
London, United Kingdom
Salary
£ 100 K
equities, futures and/or FX.Hands on experience with all aspects of the research process, including methodology section, data collection and analysis, testing, prototyping, backtesting, and performance monitoring.Innovative, intellectually driven, with an intense curiosity about financial markets and human behavior. ...

Quantitative Researcher, Systematic Equities

Hiring Organisation
Millennium Management
Location
London, United Kingdom
Salary
£ 60 K
Principal ResponsibilitiesWorking alongside the SPM on alpha research, with a primary focus on: idea generation, data gathering and research/analysis, model implementation and backtesting for systematic equity strategiesCombine rigorous scientific methods and machine learning or statistical learning techniques to explore, analyze, and harness a large variety of datasets ...

Intraday Power Quant

Hiring Organisation
Thurn Partners
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
role in developing, and eventually trading, intraday algo strategies as the desk builds out its systematic footprint. Partner with the team on model validation, backtesting and risk analytics across the intraday book. Your profile: A minimum of 3+ years in the short-term prop power trading space. Strong Python proficiency. ...

Team Lead, Product Management – Quantitative Data Solutions

Hiring Organisation
Bloomberg
Location
London, United Kingdom
Salary
£ 80 K
agriculture, physical commodity markets or alternative data.A practical understanding of quantitative and systematic investment workflows, from data discovery and hypothesis formation through signal development, backtesting, portfolio construction and production use.Experience defining product strategy, evaluating market opportunities and making commercial trade-offs across pricing, packaging, investment and portfolio priorities.Evidence of building ...

Team Lead, Product Management – Quantitative Data Solutions

Location
City Of London, England, United Kingdom
physical commodity markets or alternative data. A practical understanding of quantitative and systematic investment workflows, from data discovery and hypothesis formation through signal development, backtesting , portfolio construction and production use. Experience defining product strategy, evaluating market opportunities and making commercial trade-offs across pricing, packaging, investment and portfolio priorities. Evidence ...

Team Lead, Product Management – Quantitative Data Solutions London, GBR Posted today

Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
physical commodity markets or alternative data. A practical understanding of quantitative and systematic investment workflows, from data discovery and hypothesis formation through signal development, backtesting, portfolio construction and production use. Experience defining product strategy, evaluating market opportunities and making commercial trade-offs across pricing, packaging, investment and portfolio priorities. Evidence ...

AI eTrading Quant Data Analyst

Hiring Organisation
UBS
Location
London, United Kingdom
Salary
£ 80 K
Job Reference #341931BRCityLondonJob TypeFull Time Key responsibilitiesWe are looking for an etrading quant to join our algorithmic trading team in UBS Global Markets. This is a front-office role specializing in FX and Interest Rate ...

Senior Python & C++ Engineer for Scalable Quant Systems

Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
research and portfolio production in a Linux environment. You will contribute to a multi‐year platform initiative designed to support large‐scale data processing, backtesting, and ML workflows. The role emphasizes writing production‐quality Python, with opportunities to apply C++ expertise. Strong collaboration with researchers and PMs is essential ...

Junior Quant Analyst

Hiring Organisation
Quant Capital
Location
London, United Kingdom
Salary
£ 60 K
test your hypotheses in a live environment.On a day-to-day basis your responsibilities will include:Building and improving sports prediction modelsImplementing and backtesting new statistical arbitrage strategiesDeveloping and improving clients’ high frequency strategiesSupporting the trading desk with analysis of strategy performance or A/B testing data.Quant Analysts Must ...

Junior Quant Analyst – Stats

Hiring Organisation
Quant Capital
Location
London, United Kingdom
Salary
£ 70 K
your hypotheses in a live environment. On a day-to-day basis your responsibilities will include: • Building and improving sports prediction models • Implementing and backtesting new statistical arbitrage strategies • Developing and improving clients’ high frequency strategies • Supporting the trading desk with analysis of strategy performance or A/B testing ...

Senior Quant AI Researcher

Hiring Organisation
Cantor Fitzgerald
Location
London, United Kingdom
Salary
£ 80 K
sentiment analysis, and market classification. Construct LLM/RAG/tool-calling agents to enhance market intelligence and streamline client workflows. Oversee model evaluation, backtesting, hallucination testing, and release gates, ensuring the highest standards of accuracy and governance. Integrate quant signals, trusted data sources, and human-review controls for robust ...

Quant Developer – Prop trading

Hiring Organisation
Quant Capital
Location
London, United Kingdom
Salary
£ 100 K
Frequency Trading Team is a fully automated trading team, trading multiple products across global markets. The team’s framework facilitates live trading and historical backtesting and includes the data processing pipelines and research tools necessary for new alpha research. The codebase is predominantly in Python leveraging a number of industry ...

Quantitative Researcher

Location
Islington, North London, United Kingdom
identify and validate alpha opportunities within global equity markets. Take ownership of the full research lifecycle, including signal generation, data analysis, strategy development, backtesting, optimisation, and deployment into production. Source, assess, and integrate new datasets to enhance predictive models and improve stock return forecasting. Monitor, maintain, and enhance live trading ...

Senior Machine Learning Scientist (Experiences)

Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
using techniques like quantization and distillation. Operational Frameworks & Rigor: Tailor Golden Datasets and leaderboards with minimal supervision, and implement rigorous validation automation (such as backtesting and slice-based evaluation) to prevent data leakage, over‐fitting, and production regressions. Engineering Partnership & Handovers: Collaborate closely with Engineering Leads to ensure compute/ ...

Senior Machine Learning Scientist (Experiences)

Hiring Organisation
TripAdvisor
Location
London, United Kingdom
Salary
Confidential
production using techniques like quantization and distillation.Operational Frameworks & Rigor: Tailor Golden Datasets and leaderboards with minimal supervision, and implement rigorous validation automation (such as backtesting and slice-based evaluation) to prevent data leakage, over-fitting, and production regressions.Engineering Partnership & Handovers: Collaborate closely with Engineering Leads to ensure compute/ ...

Quant Developer: AI-Driven Trading Platform (London, Hybrid)

Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
will help turn hypotheses into production trading systems while collaborating with senior researchers and investment professionals. The role focuses on Python-based research, backtesting, large data handling, and building reusable pipelines in a hybrid London setting. #J-18808-Ljbffr ...

Forward Deployed Engineer – Fixed Income and Macro Technology

Hiring Organisation
Balyasny Asset Management
Location
London, United Kingdom
Salary
£ 100 K
leading business. Working directly with our users and partners, we build out tools and APIs and integrate quant models to support risk management, pricing, backtesting and trade lifecycling. This role balances financial markets experience and expertise with high-level understanding of the large Macro tech stack in order to develop ...