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Software Engineer Python SQL - Market Data
Software Engineer / Developer (Python SQL) – London (up to £150k+)
About the Role
Are you a data savvy Software Engineer with strong Python coding skills? You might be the perfect fit for a role at a Hedge Fund, combining complex workloads with substantial bonus earning potential.
In this hands-on position, you’ll join a growing team architecting a modern medallion architecture data platform. Key responsibilities include:
- Backend development and scripting (Python)
- Data engineering, distributed systems, and infrastructure
- Frontend contributions (where applicable)
- Collaborative ownership with real impact on platform evolution
A small team—a greater voice.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop data platform components using Python
- Build, optimise, and implement ETL pipelines, scaling towards Data Lakes/Lakehouses
- Enhance distributed systems and architectural robustness
- Refactor infrastructure and improve observability and CI/CD
- Maintain and evolve existing microservices, ETL pipelines alongside Excel add-ins
- Support platform operations, ensuring reliability, performance, and scalability
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Location & Work Arrangement
- Full-time (Monday–Friday)
- Hybrid options (Central London office or WFH where possible)
Requirements
Technical Expertise
✔ Fluent in Python (backend development) ✔ Knowledge of ETL (Batch/Dataflow architectures) ✔ Experience with financial/market data (preferred) ✔ Distributed system design, development and operation (Kafka, Spark/Airflow, etc.) ✔ Database expertise (Relational, NoSQL, Columnar—PostgreSQL+*) ✔ CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure reliability
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Soft Skills
✔ Ownership mindset—works across the full development lifecycle ✔ Collaborative, pragmatic, strong stakeholder management ✔ Pythonic problem-solving & adaptability
Qualifications
✔ Degree (2.1 or above) in STEM ✔ MSc level preferred (but peers considered)
Benefits
- Competitive salary (up to £150k)
- Substantial bonus potential tied to performance
- Contributory pension
- Opportunities for self-development and career progression
- Challenging yet rewarding environment for skilled engineers
Ready to take on a high-transfer-value role with real impact? Apply now to explore this Senior Software Engineer opportunity.
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