Production Software Engineer

Overview

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 build a world‑class platform to amplify our teams’ powerful ideas.

• Design, build and evolve production‑grade trading platforms and services end‑to‑end
• Optimise software performance, throughput and efficiency at scale
• Contribute to the reliability and operational excellence of critical systems, including participation in production support rotations
• Apply strong software engineering practices across testing, code quality, automation and observability
• Participate in a shared production support rotation, respond to incidents, troubleshoot runtime issues and drive improvements

• Strong background in software engineering, ideally in distributed, real‑time systems
• Experience in at least one typed language, such as Java, Kotlin, C#, C++ or Rust
• Experience with containerisation and orchestration technologies, such as Kubernetes, in production environments
• A passion for developing robust, maintainable software that is well monitored in production
• A preference for clean, maintainable code, sound engineering judgement and a business‑value mindset over specific toolkits

• Highly competitive compensation plus annual discretionary bonus
• Lunch provided (via Just Eat for Business) and dedicated barista bar
• 30 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

G-Research is committed to cultivating and preserving an inclusive work environment. We want to ensure that applicants receive a recruitment experience that enables them to perform at their best. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please let us know in the relevant section.