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Research Engineer (FICCO)

London, UK💼 Full-time🗓 2025-11-08 → 2026-08-07

Core

Implement research studies, simulate trading strategies, and develop algorithms to compete in financial markets.

Role type

Research Engineer (systematic trading)

Builds

Trading strategy simulation software, data acquisition/storage systems, and user interfaces for data exploration

Domain

Quantitative finance / Systematic trading

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

C++, Python, object-oriented design, data structures and algorithms, quantitative finance mathematics, multi-threaded applications, computer systems architecture

Preferred skills

N/A

Technologies

C++, Python

Responsibilities

Implement research studies, design trading strategy simulation software optimized for distributed computation, develop software for large scale data acquisition and storage, create user interfaces for data exploration, accelerate research lifecycle from prototype to production, evaluate new technology

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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