RJC Group
Senior Software Engineer
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Senior Software Engineer
Senior Software Engineer | Commodities Trading | London | £150k–£250k + Bonus
RJC is currently partnering with a leading global investment firm that's expanding its Front Office Commodities Technology team in London. Working closely with traders, portfolio managers and quantitative teams, they are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help build and enhance the platforms that power risk, PnL and trading workflows across a global commodities business.
The Role
The role requires an experienced engineer with a strong background in Python development, production-grade trading systems, and front-office technology. You’ll be responsible for:
- Designing scalable solutions
- Partnering directly with business users
- Delivering high-performance software in a fast-paced trading environment
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Key Responsibilities
You'll be working on:
- Building and enhancing Risk and PnL platforms used by trading teams
- Developing scalable Python services and data-driven applications
- Improving performance, reliability and operational resilience of production systems
- Partnering directly with traders and portfolio managers to deliver business-critical solutions
- Automating workflows and contributing to the evolution of a modern front-office technology stack
Requirements
The ideal Senior Software Engineer will have:
- 5+ years’ commercial software engineering experience
- Strong Python development skills
- Experience building or supporting Risk & P&L systems
- Previous experience in a:
- Trading
- Hedge fund
- Commodities
- Investment banking environment
- Strong understanding of:
- Market data
- Trading workflows
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work closely with front-office users
- Experience with time-series or financial data
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About the Opportunity
This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the most respected investment firms in the market, working on highly visible systems with significant ownership from day one.
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