Skills

Python SQL Architecture Numpy Pandas Analytics

Job Specifications

Python Developer

Front Office Equities Technology

London (Hybrid)

European Investment Bank

Overview

We are partnering with a leading European Investment Bank to hire an AVP-level Python Developer into their Front Office Equities Technology team.

This is a front-office aligned role supporting pricing, trading and risk systems used directly by Equities desks. We are specifically seeking experienced, hands-on developers – not junior profiles – who are comfortable working in a fast-paced trading environment.

The Role

You will join a high-impact Equities technology team responsible for:

Pricing libraries and risk calculation engines
Trading tools and desk analytics
Real-time data processing and reporting solutions
Enhancements to structured equity and derivative platforms

The role combines development, stakeholder engagement and production support within a business-critical trading environment.

Key Responsibilities
Design and develop robust Python-based applications for front-office use
Enhance pricing and risk models used by trading desks
Build and optimise tools for real-time market data processing
Work closely with traders, quants and structurers to gather requirements
Improve performance, scalability and reliability of trading systems
Contribute to architecture decisions and best practice engineering standards
Required Experience

We are looking for genuine AVP-level engineers (typically 5+ years’ experience):

Strong commercial experience in Python (essential)
Experience building production-grade applications in a financial services environment
Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms and system design
Experience working with APIs, distributed systems and real-time data flows
Strong SQL skills
Comfortable interacting directly with Front Office stakeholders
Highly Desirable
Experience in Equities, Structured Products or Derivatives
Exposure to pricing or risk analytics systems
Experience working alongside traders or within a trading floor environment
Knowledge of market data feeds and trading workflows
Experience with performance optimisation or numerical libraries (NumPy, Pandas, etc.)
Seniority Level
Assistant Vice President (AVP)
Strong mid-level to senior hands-on engineer
Confident operating independently in a front-office setting
Why Apply?
Direct exposure to trading desks
Business-facing, high-impact development
Opportunity to work on core pricing and risk platforms
Clear progression within Equities Technology

About the Company

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