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Desk-Aligned Python Engineer- Market-Leading Global Hedge Fund

Oxford KnightLondon🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 13 Oct 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid role at a market-leading global hedge fund offers significant career growth opportunities, allowing you to leverage cutting-edge technology and large datasets to build impactful trading tools. You'll thrive here if you're a skilled Python engineer with a passion for solving complex problems in a collaborative and innovative environment. Apply now to join a team working with advanced technology and benefit from a competitive compensation package.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
London, United Kingdom
Posted
1 week ago
Python

Job Description

Summary
Industry-leading investment firm using innovative and cutting-edge technology, with data at the core of the investment process. They've developed an advanced technology platform to quickly understand patterns within a market or product and conduct scenario analysis that help maintain competitive advantage.
Now looking for a top-level software engineer - well-versed in Python - to join their Commodities team.
In this hands-on role, you'll collaborate with trading, research and data teams to understand business challenges and design technical/quantitative solutions. This will involve working with large datasets, building data analytics trading tools and improving model frameworks and performance.
The successful candidate will have fantastic technology skills, ideally in multiple programming languages.
Requirements
  • Minimum 3 - 7 years of software engineering experience
  • Fluent in Python (or comparable language)
  • Minimum BS degree in Computer Science/Engineering; or equivalent experience
  • Experience with complex, multi-site systems architectures
  • Strong proficiency with Unix operating systems
  • Exposure to a variety of database technologies

Benefits
  • Significant salary + bonus + benefits package
  • Work with the latest technologies on complex problems
  • Positive, friendly culture

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.
Contact
If you feel you are a strong match for this role, please do not hesitate to get in touch:
Dominic Copsey
dominic.copsey@oxfordknight.co.uk
+44 (0) 203 475 7193
linkedin.com/in/dom-copsey-586478143/

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