Python jobs in United Kingdom

We tackle the most complex problems in quantitative finance, by bringing scientific clarity to financial complexity.

From our London HQ, we unite world-class researchers and engineers in an environment that values deep exploration and methodical execution - because the best ideas take time to evolve. Together we’re building a world-class platform to amplify our teams’ most powerful ideas.

As part of our engineering team, you’ll shape the platforms and tools that drive high-impact research - designing systems that scale, accelerate discovery and support innovation across the firm.

Take the next step in your career.

We are looking for highly motivated, technically strong and customer-focused Software Engineer to join the Engineering Tools team.

Our mission is to improve development processes and research workflows across G-Research, with a focus on CI/CD.

As a member of our team, you will support the inception, design, build, implementation, and ongoing development of our capabilities, working closely with engineers and researchers across the organisation to enhance productivity and streamline workflows.

Interesting projects include:

• Writing an abstraction layer over our Continuous Integration framework
• Designing, implementing and rolling out a set of Python standards
• Providing high value features across our other products

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience creating high-quality infrastructure and developer tools at scale.
• Strong understanding of software architecture
• Intellectual curiosity and a desire to learn about engineering and quant workflows
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work with users across different business areas, experiences and cultures to drive towards the best outcome for the organisation
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Hands on experience with Python or C++ ecosystems (build systems, testing, tooling) would be highly valuable

• Highly competitive compensation plus annual discretionary bonus
• Lunch provided (via Just Eat for Business) and dedicated barista bar
• 35 days’ annual leave
• 9% company pension contributions
• Informal dress code and excellent work/life balance
• Comprehensive healthcare and life assurance
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Monthly company events