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Technical Lead- Tech-Driven Quant Fund

Oxford KnightLondon🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 19 Aug 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

As Technical Lead at Oxford Knight, you'll drive the architecture and development of critical distributed systems in a tech-first quant fund, enjoying significant autonomy and ownership. This hybrid role is perfect for experienced tech leads or managers from finance, big tech, or gaming who thrive on mentoring teams and shaping technical roadmaps, offering a competitive compensation package and excellent benefits. Apply to shape the future of financial technology with a highly reputable firm!

Quick Overview

Work Type
Hybrid
Schedule
Full Time
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Not your standard algo trading firm, this company prides itself on building robust, fully automated technology to predict and trade on all liquid electronic financial markets. Instead of merely being a support function, technology is core to the business and is very much front and centre.

Looking to hire a senior engineer to be the tech lead for a team within core engineering. As a technical leader, you'll have the opportunity to drive strong design and architecture practices, taking ownership of the roadmap. As a hands-on coder, your work will focus on building critical distributed systems, developing robust monitoring and observability for infrastructure as well as live trading, and some re-architecture of legacy systems.

The successful candidate will likely currently be a tech lead or team manager within finance, big tech, or gaming. You'll have experience managing or mentoring others, structuring a team, and overseeing the output of a high performing, collaborative group of engineers.

In terms of the tech stack, it's mainly C++ or Python in a Linux environment, embracing open source software. However, individuals who have programmed in different languages are welcome and encouraged to apply.

Requirements:
  • Strong hands-on coding/programming experience in any languages
  • Solid experience as a team lead, including mentoring, coaching and day-to-day management of team members
  • Experience with distributed systems is essential
  • Linux experience would be hugely advantageous
  • Outstanding communication skills, able to interact at all levels of technical ability

Rewards and Incentives:
  • Competitive pay + bonus scheme + generous benefits, including socials, company trips, parental leave, flexible working
  • Huge amount of autonomy and ownership
  • Truly collaborative between teams - not siloed like other firms
  • Flexible personal development (funded training, coaching, postgrad study, etc.)


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 think you're a strong candidate for the role and would like further info, please contact:

Josh Williamson
josh.williamson@oxfordknight.co.uk
+44 (0)20 3475 5021
linkedin.com/in/josh-williamson-3745b7151

Skills

C++
Python

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