Data Platform Engineer for Scale & Research Impact

G-Research; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading quantitative finance firm in Greater London is looking for skilled Software Engineers to enhance their Core Data Technology function. Candidates should have experience in programming languages like Java or C++ and be capable of building production systems focused on performance and reliability. This role offers competitive compensation with numerous benefits, including substantial annual leave and a supportive work environment that values clean coding practices.

Benefits

Highly competitive compensation plus annual discretionary bonus

Lunch provided

35 days’ annual leave

9% company pension contributions

Informal dress code

Comprehensive healthcare and life assurance

Cycle-to-work scheme

Monthly company events

Qualifications

• Strong experience in at least one typed language such as Java, Kotlin, C#, C++, or Rust.
• Experience building and operating production systems where correctness, performance, and reliability matter.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Designing, building, and evolving production-grade data platforms and services.
• Developing scalable systems for data ingestion, processing, and serving.
• Optimizing software performance, throughput, and efficiency at scale.
• Contributing to reliability and operational excellence of critical systems.
• Applying software engineering best practices including testing and code quality.

Skills

Java

Kotlin

C#

C++

Rust

Containerization

Orchestration

Tools

Python

Parquet

Arrow

Delta Lake

Job description

A leading quantitative finance firm in Greater London is looking for skilled Software Engineers to enhance their Core Data Technology function. Candidates should have experience in programming languages like Java or C++ and be capable of building production systems focused on performance and reliability. This role offers competitive compensation with numerous benefits, including substantial annual leave and a supportive work environment that values clean coding practices.