Python Developer - Data & Analytics Team - Options Market Making

Maven Securities Ltd; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading trading firm in London is seeking a Python Developer for its Data & Analytics Team. This role involves designing and building reliable data systems for trading and research teams, managing large data sets, and utilizing modern technologies. The ideal candidate has excellent Python skills, experience in SQL, and an interest in trading and finance. Competitive compensation and benefits are offered.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Annual discretionary bonus

Fully catered breakfast, lunch and snacks

25 days’ annual leave

Private healthcare and life assurance

Monthly company events

Private Gym

Responsibilities

• Design and build reliable data and analytics for trading teams.
• Handle terabytes of exchange traffic with real-time transformations.
• Conduct analysis of low-latency trading systems.

Skills

Excellent Python skills

Experience with SQL

Strong business communication skills

Enthusiasm to learn new technologies

Attention to detail

Problem-solving skills

Interest in trading and finance

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

React

Typescript

Job description

Overview

London

Python Developer - Data & Analytics Team - Options Market Making

Maven is a market-leading proprietary trading firm allocating internal capital across discretionary, systematic, and market-making strategies. Our collective expertise spans traders, engineers, and technologists, unified by an unwavering dedication to enhance our efficiency as a premier liquidity provider for globally listed derivatives. Our engineering teams design and build groundbreaking execution, pricing, and data systems that elevate and improve how financial markets operate.

You will work alongside traders, quant researchers and other developers to help us design and build reliable, timely and accurate data and analytics to our trading and research teams. Our data pipelines handle terabytes of exchange traffic, performing numerous transformations in real-time. We perform analysis ranging from nanosecond-level investigations on low-latency trading systems to research on pricing algorithms and trading strategies.

Responsibilities

• You will work alongside traders, quant researchers and other developers to help us design and build reliable, timely and accurate data and analytics to our trading and research teams. Our data pipelines handle terabytes of exchange traffic, performing numerous transformations in real-time. We perform analysis ranging from nanosecond-level investigations on low-latency trading systems to research on pricing algorithms and trading strategies.

Skills

• Excellent Python skills, with significant experience designing, developing, testing, and deploying complex and robust production systems
• Solid experience with SQL and modern database technologies
• Very strong business communication skills and the ability to present information clearly and concisely
• Enthusiasm to rapidly learn new technologies and skills
• An efficient and diligent approach with a strong attention to detail
• The ability to solve new and unfamiliar problems quickly and creatively
• An interest in trading and finance

Ideal Experience

• Handling large data sets and time series data
• Data engineering best practices for both batch and streaming data pipelines
• Knowledge of data serialisation formats, messaging middleware, data lakehouse technologies etc
• Containerisation and orchestration techniques (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Modern C++ programming
• Front end development with React and Typescript
• Knowledge of financial markets & securities, especially equities and options

What we can offer you

• Competitive compensation
• Annual discretionary bonus
• Fully catered breakfast, lunch and snacks.
• 25 days’ annual leave
• Informal dress code
• Private healthcare and life assurance
• Monthly company events
• Private Gym