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Python Developer - Front Office
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Global Banking & Markets | Front Office | High-Impact, Low Latency Systems
A world-leading investment bank is hiring a Python Engineer to join its Front Office FX Options Technology team - one of the most business-critical engineering environments in the firm.
You’ll sit at the heart of the trading floor, partnering directly with traders, quants, and sales to build low-latency, high-performance trading systems that influence real-time market decisions.
If you’re motivated by solving complex problems at scale, building systems where microseconds matter, and seeing your code directly drive P&L - this is that opportunity.
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What You’ll Work On Architect and build real-time pricing, eTrading, and market-making systems used globally Design and optimise latency-sensitive trading algorithms and analytics pipelines Develop high-throughput data platforms for market data ingestion and predictive modelling Partner directly with front-office stakeholders to translate trading strategies into production systems Improve market connectivity, execution performance, and system resilience Drive engineering excellence across distributed systems, scalability, and performance tuning
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What We’re Looking For Strong Python engineering expertise with a focus on performance and scalability Deep understanding of algorithms, data structures, and system design Experience building distributed, event-driven systems (Kafka, messaging, APIs, etc.) Solid knowledge of data engineering concepts (SQL/NoSQL, pipelines, large datasets) Track record of delivering production-grade systems in fast-paced environments Ability to operate close to the business with strong communication and ownership Background in financial markets, trading systems, or FX is beneficial - but strong engineers from other domains are encouraged
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