Senior Quant Research Engineer — ML & Trading Systems

Tradermath; Greater London; On-site; GBP 146,000 - GBP 220,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology firm in the UK is seeking a highly motivated Research Engineer to join their team. The successful candidate will design and maintain robust software systems, optimize performance, and debug complex issues. A Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or a related field is required, as well as experience in Python programming and machine learning. This role offers a competitive salary range of $200,000 to $300,000 USD per year, along with bonuses and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Discretionary performance-based bonuses

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Experience at a top-tier finance or technology company with rapid advancement.
• Support for internal users, hands-on experience with ML/Deep Learning platforms preferred.
• Strong understanding of algorithms and design principles.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable software systems.
• Optimize existing codebases for reliability and efficiency.
• Debug complex issues across distributed systems.

Skills

Python programming

Machine Learning

Data structures and algorithms

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field

Tools

Pandas

Scikit-learn

PyTorch

Job description

A leading financial technology firm in the UK is seeking a highly motivated Research Engineer to join their team. The successful candidate will design and maintain robust software systems, optimize performance, and debug complex issues. A Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or a related field is required, as well as experience in Python programming and machine learning. This role offers a competitive salary range of $200,000 to $300,000 USD per year, along with bonuses and benefits.