Junior Software Engineer

Financial Engineer / Software Engineer – Trading0–4 years' experience | Financial Markets | AI | TradingWe are working with a fast-growing investment management firm operating within the digital asset markets, looking to hire a Financial Engineer into its trading and research technology team.This is not a traditional software engineering role where you'll simply work through tickets, nor is it an ML research position.You'll sit close to the trading function, using modern engineering and AI tooling to build alpha and signal research systems, understand the strategies your technology supports, and develop an increasingly deep understanding of how those strategies are executed in live markets. This reflects the firm's own description of the role as sitting close to trading and building alpha/signal research systems rather than pure ML research.What you'll be doingBuilding and improving alpha and signal research systemsDeveloping software and tooling used directly within the investment and trading processWorking closely with traders and researchers to understand the strategies you're supportingUsing AI tooling extensively to accelerate engineering and researchWorking with financial and market data to build robust, production-quality systemsDeveloping an understanding of trade execution and market structureSolving problems where correctness, robustness and efficiency are criticalTaking significant ownership in a small, fast-moving environmentWhat we're looking for0–4 years' commercial experience in software engineering, financial engineering, quantitative development or a closely related fieldStrong fundamental software engineering abilityA genuine understanding of financial markets, trading and investment conceptsStrong interest in quantitative/systematic tradingComfortable operating in fast-moving and high-pressure marketsStrong problem-solving and analytical abilityLanguage agnostic — we're interested in engineering ability rather than one specific programming languageComfortable using modern AI development tools as part of your day-to-day engineering workflowPrior experience within a hedge fund, proprietary trading firm, investment manager, bank, crypto firm or fintech would be advantageous.Working arrangementHowever, this is a markets-facing position. You must be comfortable with working outside standard UK office hours when required, particularly where trading activity, market events or collaboration across international time zones requires it.Why join?You'll be joining a small investment business where engineering sits extremely close to the actual investment process. Rather than building technology several layers removed from its users, you'll be able to see how your work affects research, trading decisions and ultimately investment performance.The role offers top-of-market compensation plus profit share.