Python Developer - Front Office

Global Banking & Markets | Front Office | High-Impact, Low Latency Systems A world-leading investment bank is hiring a Python Engineer to join its Front Office FX Options Technology team - one of the most business-critical engineering environments in the firm. You’ll sit at the heart of the trading floor, partnering directly with traders, quants, and sales to build low-latency, high-performance trading systems that influence real-time market decisions. If you’re motivated by solving complex problems at scale, building systems where microseconds matter, and seeing your code directly drive P&L - this is that opportuni ty. What You’ll Work On Architect and build real-time pricing, eTrading, and market-making systems used globally Design and optimise latency-sensitive trading algorithms and analytics pipelines Develop high-throughput data platforms for market data ingestion and predictive modelling Partner directly with front-office stakeholders to translate trading strategies into production systems Improve market connectivity, execution performance, and system resilience Drive engineering excellence across distributed systems, scalability, and performance tuning What We’re Looking For Strong Python engineering expertise with a focus on performance and scalability Deep understanding of algorithms, data structures, and system design Experience building distributed, event-driven systems (Kafka, messaging, APIs, etc.) Solid knowledge of data engineering concepts (SQL/NoSQL, pipelines, large datasets) Track record of delivering production-grade systems in fast-paced environments Ability to operate close to the business with strong communication and ownership Background in financial markets, trading systems, or FX is beneficial - but strong engineers from other domains are encouraged