Front Office Quantitative Developer

Job in City of London, Central London, Greater London, England, UK

Listing for: Lorien Resourcing

Full Time position
Listed on 2026-07-20

Job specializations:

Software Development
Python, Software Engineer

Location: City of London

6-Month Contract

Competitive Day Rate | Inside IR35

London | 50% Onsite

We're partnering with a leading organisation in the Global Markets sector to hire an experienced Quant Developer to join a front-office electronic trading technology team.

This is a hands-on role focused on the development and enhancement of a next-generation algorithmic trading platform, supporting trading, quantitative research and execution across global markets.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and enhance core electronic trading platform components.
Deliver strategic platform improvement and roadmap initiatives.
Build real-time monitoring, observability and performance tools.
Improve platform scalability, reliability and operational efficiency.
Support release management and production environments.
Work closely with traders, quants and technology teams on new initiatives.
Provide technical leadership and mentor junior team members.

Required Experience

Strong Java development experience.
Advanced Python skills.
Electronic trading, algorithmic trading or front-office trading technology experience.
Background within Capital Markets, Investment Banking or Global Markets.
Experience developing monitoring and performance tooling.

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