Desk Aligned Quant Dev

eFinancialCareers
London
4 days ago
Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
On-site
Seniority
Mid
Education
Degree
Posted
23 Oct 2026 (4 days ago)

Our client, a leading global hedge fund, is seeking a Python Quant Developer to join a highly collaborative quantitative trading and research team. This is an exciting opportunity to work directly alongside Quantitative Researchers and Portfolio Managers, building the research platforms, simulation frameworks, data pipelines, and tooling that support the development of systematic trading strategies.

The role is focused on enabling quantitative research at scale. You'll develop and enhance the infrastructure used to analyse large datasets, generate and test new signals, run simulations and backtests, and deploy research models into production. Working closely with researchers on a daily basis, you'll help improve research productivity and accelerate the journey from idea generation through to live trading.

This position offers direct exposure to the investment process and a clear line of sight between the technology you build and the performance of the strategies it supports. Rather than operating within a central technology function, you'll be embedded within the investment team, solving complex engineering challenges that directly influence how new trading ideas are researched, evaluated, and deployed.

Key Responsibilities

  • Build and enhance Python-based research tools, data platforms, and analytics infrastructure.
  • Develop simulation, backtesting, and signal-testing frameworks for systematic trading strategies.
  • Partner with Quantitative Researchers and Traders to productionise new investment ideas.
  • Drive software engineering best practices across the research platform, including testing, CI/CD, and scalable system design.

Required Skills & Experience

  • Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science
  • Strong Python development experience, with a proven track record building scalable, data-intensive applications and research tooling.
  • Previous experience as a Quant Developer, Strat, Quantitative Engineer, or front-office Software Engineer within an investment bank, hedge fund, market maker, or systematic trading environment.
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals, including testing, version control, CI/CD, and building production-grade systems.

Apply Now!

Related Jobs

View all jobs

KDB Developer Fixed Income E-Trading Investment Bank

eFinancialCareers London
£1,100 – £1,200 pd Hybrid

Senior Front Office Engineer Short-Term Power Markets- Leading Global Energy Commodities Trading

eFinancialCareers London

Geospatial Data Engineer

Coburg Banks London
£75,000 – £90,000 pa Hybrid

Director - Quantitative Product Control & Transformation

Inventum Group London
£130,000 – £150,000 pa

Equities Technology Java Developer - VP - Citi

eFinancialCareers Belfast

Industry Insights

Discover insightful articles, industry insights, expert tips, and curated resources.