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Platform Developer- Leading Quant-Driven Market-Maker

Oxford KnightLondon🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 29 Sept 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

Advance your career as a Platform Developer at a leading quant-driven market-maker, with a competitive compensation package up to £200k plus bonus and flexible remote work options. You'll thrive by designing and improving complex trading infrastructure, automating processes, and evaluating new technologies, making this a fantastic opportunity for experienced engineers passionate about efficient code and continuous innovation. Apply now to join a team that values your ideas in a truly flat and dynamic environment.

Quick Overview

Salary
£200k/yr
Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Remote
Location
London, United Kingdom
Posted
Yesterday
GitPython

Job Description

Salary: up to £200k + bonus
Summary
This is a superb opportunity for a well-organised and pragmatic engineer with a passion for concise, efficient code to join the team who design, develop and maintain the infrastructure at this tech-savvy algorithmic trading firm.
A complex and involved role, you will be designing, developing and striving to always improve the platforms and tooling, and also automating complex processes to reduce manual tasks. You will maintain the current infrastructure and tooling while constantly evaluating new technologies and techniques, choosing those which could be applicable.
The ideal candidate will have a strong academic record with a scientific degree from a top-tier university, have a minimum of three years' experience as a DevOps Engineer where you designed tools to automate processes for your team and the wider business.
Requirements
  • Demonstrable experience of automation, e.g. tools you developed, what impact they had, etc.
  • Excellent development skills using Python or Go
  • At least one of the following: Linux, networking, storage technologies
  • Experience of standard development tools, e.g. git, IDEs, CI/CD, test-driven techniques
  • Previous exposure to one of the following would be highly desirable: containerisation; monitoring applications; logging tools; configuration management; knowledge of trading systems.

NB: Please do not apply if you are a fresh graduate.
Benefits
  • Competitive compensation package
  • They're willing to be flexible with WFH
  • Challenging work within a truly flat structure; ideas from everyone are encouraged and evaluated
  • Generous benefits package, including life & health insurance, pension, onsite gym, yoga, climbing wall, pool & table tennis and regular staff social events

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 this sounds like you or you would like to know more, please get in touch:
Andy Stirling-Martin
andy@oxfordknight.co.uk
020 3137 9579
linkedin.com/in/andrew-stirling-martin-7664a946

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