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’re building a world-class platform to amplify our teams’ most powerful ideas.
As part of our engineering team, you’ll shape the platforms and tools that drive high-impact research - designing systems that scale, accelerate discovery and support innovation across the firm.
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The role
The Storage Engineering team manages hundreds of petabytes across VAST, PowerScale, ECS, Rubrik, Alletra, Pure and a custom Tier Zero platform. The current operational tooling is a patchwork of GitOps workflows and Jenkins pipelines. We're replacing it with a custom-built central automation and reporting engine backed by CockroachDB.
We are hiring a Python Platform Engineer on a contract basis to deliver key components of the platform alongside two other senior Platform Developers and the existing Storage Engineering team. This is a senior individual contributor role focused on hands-on delivery. You will write code every day, contributing high-quality engineering work that meets the team's standards and supports the platform's long-term architecture.
Key responsibilities of the role include:
Designing and building the central automation and reporting platform in Python
Building a custom data orchestration engine to copy, move and sync data across platforms, sites and storage tiersDelivering world-class self-service tooling for non-technical users
Implementing a tiered storage strategy to maximise GPU farm efficiency and minimise storage costBuilding proactive monitoring, health checking and operational dashboards
Following established coding standards, participating in code reviews, and maintaining CI/CD quality gates and infrastructure-as-code discipline
Who are we looking for?
The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:
Great Python experience, with experience designing large codebases rather than scripting
Significant experience designing CI/CD pipelines beyond basic Jenkins
Proven ability to design modular, maintainable systems with clean APIs and contracts
Strong testing discipline across unit, integration and end-to-end testing
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams
The following are desirable but not essential:
Experience with Go and/or Rust
CockroachDB or similar distributed SQL databases
HPC or storage domain knowledge
Workflow orchestration tools such as Temporal, Airflow or Prefect
Data movement tooling at scale
Front-end development experience with frameworks such as React
