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Python Research Engineer- Sophisticated Prop Trading Firm

London, England, GBFull-time2026-10-21 → 2026-11-10

Core

Architect and develop unified systems to enable trading strategies, reducing research time and cost.

Role type

Senior IC Python Research Engineer (high-frequency trading)

Builds

Scalable, efficient systems for strategy production

Domain

High-frequency trading, quantitative finance

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, C++, Bash, data structures, algorithms, OO programming, distributed systems, scientific computing, ML algorithms, hardware/OS internals

Preferred skills

Financial experience

Technologies

Python, C++, Bash

Responsibilities

Collaborate with traders and researchers, design flexible and scalable research systems, reduce research time and cost

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC