We are hiring experienced Python Engineers for our employer partner, a leading global investment management firm in London, United Kingdom.

OLLMOO is a social impact recruitment company that connects women to career placements in industries such as big tech, finance, engineering, consulting, consumer goods, and more. Our mission is to advance women’s careers on the path to leadership. Our partners are global blue-chip companies.

The Role:

We are seeking talented engineers to join a Market Data Platform group. This is a key moment to contribute as our employer partner is looking to expand their data processing abilities and guarantee the reliability of current data sources and their underlying technology.

This role is on-site with our employer partner in London, United Kingdom.

OLLMOO introduces applicants to roles with leading companies and supports introductions from interview preparation to salary negotiation. Upon joining the OLLMOO Community, the talent team will contact you when your profile has been matched to an open role.

Essential Qualifications:

• Very strong technology skills
• A proponent of collaborative software engineering techniques and methods: agile development, continuous integration, code review, unit testing, refactoring and related approaches
• Proficient in one or more programming languages: Python, Java or C/C++
• Proficient on Linux platforms
• Good knowledge of one or more relevant database technologies e.g. Oracle, MongoDB
• Familiarity with a variety of programming styles (e.g. OO, functional)

Advantageous Qualifications:

• Preference for Computer Science background.
• 3-5 years experience in Data Processing or Data Engineering.
• An understanding of financial markets and instruments
• Prior experience of working with financial market data, particularly tick data
• A knowledge of modern practices for data engineering and stream processing
• Prior commercial experience working with Java
• Proponent of automation and observability when building applications
• Proficient with a range of open-source frameworks and development tools e.g. NumPy /Pandas, Spark, Apache Kafka
• Experience of web-based development using modern frameworks.
• Relevant mathematical knowledge e.g. statistics, time-series analysis

Personal Attributes:

• Strong academic record and a degree with high mathematical and computing content e.g. Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or Physics
• Intellectually robust with a keenly analytic approach to problem solving
• Self-organised and focused on delivering value to the business with relentless efforts to improve process
• Strong interpersonal skills: able to establish and maintain a close working relationship with quantitative researchers, traders and software engineering colleagues
• Confident communicator: able to argue a point concisely and deal positively with conflicting views

How to Apply:

To access opportunities with OLLMOO’s employer partners, please submit your CV at www.ollmoo.com.

Once your online profile is complete, OLLMOO’s talent team will reach out with opportunities that match your profile.