Python engineer

Oxford Knight
Chicago, IL

Salary: up to 200k + bonus

Summary

Leading HFT fund looking for a self-driven engineer skilled in Python. You will join a growing quant trading team to build and improve the platforms that underpin the trading team.

Developers here are highly valued and well-rewarded for hard work, attracting some of the brightest minds from across the trading, tech, academic and start-up industries. Collaborating extensively with researchers and technologists on your team, you can expect exposure to a wide range of exciting and challenging projects. These will include creating new research infrastructure and improving scalability of core production systems that power the group.

Unique in their field, this global firm combines the lively, positive spirit of a start-up with the stability of a longer-established player. The successful Python Engineer will be passionate about development, and able to solve difficult technical problems in a fast-paced and energetic environment.

Requirements

  • Minimum 5+ years' professional Python experience on large distributed systems
  • Solid experience working on a Linux platform
  • Intellectual curiosity, comfortable taking ownership of projects
  • Minimum bachelor's Computer Science/Engineering degree
  • Proven success working with large datasets

NB: Please don't apply if you're a fresh graduate.

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary & bonus
  • Enormous opportunity to grow, learn and have an impact
  • Contributions are rewarded; career progression supported
  • Free breakfast, lunch and dinner

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Contact

If this sounds like you, or you'd like to know more, please get in touch.

Andy Stirling-Martin

[email protected]

+44 (0)20 3137 9579

linkedin.com/in/andrew-stirling-martin-7664a946
Posted 2025-10-09

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