Company profile:
A printed flexible packaging manufacturer is looking for a Maintenance Engineer complement its well-established team. The company extrudes prints and converts and services both the food and non-food sectors.
Title: Maintenance Engineer Electrical / Multi Skilled
Salary:Up to £48,000
Role and Responsibilities:
You will be an electrically bias engineer, however, ideally be multi-skilled and have had exposure to PLCs and automated equipment. You will be a key point of contact for all technical matters on shift across the whole factory. You will be working to drive improvements in performance of machinery and assets, technically supporting the shift leader and developing the technical skills within the engineering and operational teams.
You will be dynamic and enthusiastic, with the ability to work autonomously and have worked in a preventative/continuous improvement maintenance environment.Working collaboratively with a great team of experienced engineers in a fast paced / volume-manufacturing environment.
As the Maintenance Engineer, your day-to-day duties will include:
- Providing reactive maintenance support to the production operation.
- Assessment, identification, modification and performance of preventive maintenance, scheduled maintenance, modifications, or failures / breakdowns on production and packaging machines / lines, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical.
- Engineering corrective actions to support the Production Line Manager in ensuring that safe product is produced in line with legislation and Quality standards.
- Actively identify and implement plans to eliminate unnecessary losses such as cost, waste, and inefficiencies.
- Undertaking fault finding, problem solving and planned and preventative maintenance on plant and equipment to maximise equipment reliability and performance.
- Ensuring compliance with quality and safety standards and controls to ensure all work is carried out correctly and safely.
- Identify and recommend opportunities for improvements to promote Health & Safety and/or operational efficiency and effectiveness.
- Attend and resolve breakdowns, to ensure minimum down time.
- Continuous improvement of equipment, improving safety, efficiency, changeovers and minimising downtime.
- Undertaking improvements projects to increase machine efficiencies and output.
- Reporting on potential breakdowns, maintenance issues, equipment performance, and plant data.
- Install and commission new equipment when required.
- Working with PLCs to fault find and repair production equipment.
- Carry out checks and inspection of plant, machinery, and equipment, maximise machine utilisation, decrease cycle times.
- Work closely with the production team.
- Gain a wide, in-depth knowledge of the current production facility, equipment and processes.
- Responsibility for the implementation and execution of the factory asset maintenance programme and aimed to eliminate unplanned stops and optimise maintenance cost.
- Carry out proactive and reactive maintenance on electrical and mechanical systems on the companies state of the art production lines in a number of different areas of the business.
Health and Safety
- Workplace Safety: Ensure all employees understand and follow workplace safety protocols and procedures.
- Hazard Identification: Regularly identify and report potential hazards in the workplace to prevent accidents.
- Incident Reporting: reporting and documenting of accidents, injuries, and near-misses.
- Health and Hygiene: Maintain a clean and hygienic work environment to prevent illness and contamination.
Training
- Skill Development: enhance your skills and knowledge relevant to your role.
- Soft Skills: communication, teamwork, and problem-solving to improve overall workplace efficiency.
Diversity and Inclusion: create a respectful and supportive workplace culture.
Qualifications and knowledge:
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Educated to a minimum NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) in an Electrical or Mechanical Engineering time served apprenticeship.
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17th or 18th edition wiring regulations is desirable
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Will have knowledge in electrical or mechanical maintenance, within a manufacturing industry.
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Have excellent fault-finding and repair skills.
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Demonstrate strong mechanical comprehension
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Have working knowledge of PLC fault-finding and repair, any programming skills would be of great interest.
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Experience of modern manufacturing techniques such as 5S, LEAN and TPM would be ideal.
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An analytical mind-set coupled with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
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Be familiar with working to planned and preventative maintenance schedules in a continuous improvement environment.
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Be keen to learn and develop your skills further with a great work ethic and can-do attitude.
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Driving licence and own transport.
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Ability to work under pressure.
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Problem-solving skills.
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Will have excellent interpersonal skills and be comfortable when dealing with colleagues at all levels across a range of functions within the business.
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Strong planning and organising skills (able to prioritise own workload).
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Strong numeracy and literacy skills.
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Excellent Communicator (verbal, written, listening, influencing).
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Self-motivated and proactive approach to work
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Awareness of Health and Safety and other relevant legislation.
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Any other duties which may be required by management from time to time.
Be able to read technical drawings.
Salary: £200k + bonus
Summary
The positive feel of a start-up with the benefits that come with a more established player, this leading HFT firm is looking for a dynamic software engineer to join one of their most successful quant trading teams. Collaborating extensively with traders and other technologists, you’ll design, write and maintain a complex Python infrastructure. This role is as front office as developers come within the firm without being a Quant.
The ideal candidate will be passionate about: data, development, and keen to learn about automated electronic trading. They are very keen to see people with an interest in sports / sports betting. You will be expected to solve difficult technical problems in a fast-paced and energetic environment, with a focus on processes that are robust, scalable and fault-tolerant. Most problems require high-availability, high-throughput and low-latency solutions.
The trading team see technology as a key component of their continued success and candidates will be exposed to cool, cutting-edge technologies.
Financial experience is not essential; just an eagerness to learn, and learn quickly.
Requirements
- Excellent problem-solving skills, ability to make the right engineering decisions to achieve maintainability, extensibility and debuggability
- Solid knowledge of Python and Linux (some C++ preferable)
- Self-directed; able to take ownership of several projects at once
- Knowledge of SQL, Redis, InfluxDB is a bonus
- Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science or Computer Engineering (or equivalent)
- An interest in sports / sports betting is advantageous
NB: Please do not apply if you are a fresh graduate.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary + bonus; they will pay leading market rate / are flexible for the right candidate
- They’re willing to be flexible with WFH
- Collaborative and rewarding work environment and culture
- Free breakfast , lunch and dinner
Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.
Contact
If this sounds like you, or you would like to know more, please get in touch.
Andy Stirling-Martin
andy@oxfordknight.co.uk
020 3137 9579
linkedin.com/in/andrew-stirling-martin-7664a946
Salary: £150-500k
World-leading prop fund is looking for C++ developers to join their rapidly expanding team in London and Amsterdam. This data and technology-driven firm specialise in developing automated trading systems that execute across global financial markets.
The successful candidate will be joining a small, highly productive and fast-paced team - working on critical software in a real-time environment. You will be responsible for working across the entire trading infrastructure - developing ultra-low-latency exchange protocol encoders; fine-tuning fully automated trading strategies; collaborating with researchers, systems and ops teams will all be part of your daily routine.
Benefits:
- Market-leading compensation packages
- Generous relocation support if needed
- Fast-paced environment with new and exciting challenges
- Short feedback loops from idea to production in as little as ~1 day
- Smaller teams with more opportunities for high impact in roles
Requirements:
- BSc in Computer Science or related field
- Minimum 3 yrs’ professional experience writing production quality code, preferably in C++
- Solid experience working on multithreaded applications, networks and operating systems
- Strong understanding of algorithms and data structures
Desirable:
- Experience with Python development is a strong plus
- Comfortable operating at various levels of abstraction, from individual machines to large scale distributed systems
- Finance experience is not necessary
Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.
Contact
If you feel you are a strong match for this role, please do not hesitate to get in touch:
Dominic Copsey
dominic.copsey@oxfordknight.co.uk
+44 (0) 203 475 7193
linkedin.com/in/dom-copsey-586478143/
This is an energy trading and infrastructure asset investment firm, powered by deep fundamental research and advanced analytics. Now seeking a skilled senior data engineer to support the Intraday Short-Term Power business within the Data Science & Technology team in London.
This team is pivotal in giving the firm a competitive edge, and this high-impact role focuses on engineering the availability, quality and performance of real-time data feeds that drive execution strategies, analytics and decision-making. You’ll integrate & manage feeds from multiple sources, including fundamental market data, grid operations, weather providers and internal trading systems.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within a fast-paced, data-driven trading environment, making a direct impact on systematic trading and risk management efforts.
Requirements
- 5 -10 years as a data engineer, ideally in Intraday Short-Term Power trading (or similar real-time energy market environments)
- Experience with energy commodity time-series datasets is a must-have
- Understanding of systematic trading workflows (signal generation, back-testing, model validation)
- Demonstrable ability to work in a high-frequency, intraday trading environment with tight feedback loops
- ETL/ELT frameworks experience writing pipelines to load millions/billions of records
- Advanced skills in writing highly optimized SQL code & relational databases
- Hands-on experience developing data solutions in Python, Pandas, Numpy, etc.
Desirable
- Exposure to AWS & Snowflake technologies
- Familiarity with short-term power market data sources, such as EPEX, ENTSO-E or Nord Pool, is strongly preferred
Rewards and Incentives
- Competitive base salaries + bonuses
- Generous benefits program, including
- parental and family leave policies
- comprehensive insurance (medical, dental, retirement, life)
- charity volunteering allowance + charitable contribution match program
- tuition assistance & reimbursement + continued learning opportunities
Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.
Contact
If you feel you are suitable for this role, drop me an email or give me a call:
Jack Peck
[e] jack.peck@oxfordknight.co.uk
[t] +44 20 3745 6537
linkedin.com/in/jack-peck-448a70131
Summary
Industry-leading investment firm using innovative and cutting-edge technology, with data at the core of the investment process. They’ve developed an advanced technology platform to quickly understand patterns within a market or product and conduct scenario analysis that help maintain competitive advantage.
Now looking for a top-level software engineer - well-versed in Python - to join their Commodities team.
In this hands-on role, you’ll collaborate with trading, research and data teams to understand business challenges and design technical/quantitative solutions. This will involve working with large datasets, building data analytics trading tools and improving model frameworks and performance.
The successful candidate will have fantastic technology skills, ideally in multiple programming languages.
Requirements
- Minimum 3 - 7 years of software engineering experience
- Fluent in Python (or comparable language)
- Minimum BS degree in Computer Science/Engineering; or equivalent experience
- Experience with complex, multi-site systems architectures
- Strong proficiency with Unix operating systems
- Exposure to a variety of database technologies
Benefits
- Significant salary + bonus + benefits package
- Work with the latest technologies on complex problems
- Positive, friendly culture
Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.
Contact
If you feel you are a strong match for this role, please do not hesitate to get in touch:
Dominic Copsey
dominic.copsey@oxfordknight.co.uk
+44 (0) 203 475 7193
linkedin.com/in/dom-copsey-586478143/
Salary: up to £200k base + bonus
Summary
Not your standard algo trading company, this leading firm prides itself on its flat hierarchy, teamwork, and rewarding people on merit and excellence. Specialists within electronic market-making in FX, equity, fixed income and commodity markets, they have one of the best names in the industry.
Based in London, they are looking to expand their exchange trading development group, which takes trading ideas from the Quant Research team and makes them reality utilising the best technology. The client is really looking for someone with a passion for distributed computing.
As a Python/GO Engineer, you’ll be part of a small team - which works to their advantage - responsible for managing a global network plus multiple hundreds of servers across almost 50 sites. Sitting in between datacentre support and the main development function, you’ll leverage your programming skills to find the correct solution from the start, rather than using repetitive manual work or ad-hoc scripting.
The successful Python/GO Engineer will most likely come from a programming or SRE background, who can code well, likes automation and is focused on network technology.
Requirements
- Excellent programming skills in your preferred language(s); they use Go, Python and Rust where appropriate but prior knowledge is not expected.
- Sound understanding of datacentres and the hardware inside them - servers, switches, etc.
- Demonstrable knowledge of network routing and switching (BGP, OSPF, PIM, IGMP), etc.
NB: Please don’t apply if you are a fresh graduate.
Benefits
- Significant compensation package - you are making a direct impact on the PnL
- Collaborative and friendly environment with highly engaged colleagues
- Free onsite gym, sauna and fitness classes
- Breakfast and lunch provided four days a week
- Cutting-edge, beautiful London offices
Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.
Contact
If this sounds like you or you’d like to know more, please get in touch:
Andy Stirling-Martin
andy@oxfordknight.co.uk
020 3137 9579
linkedin.com/in/andrew-stirling-martin-7664a946
Salary: up to £200k + bonus
Summary
High-frequency prop trading firm with offices worldwide are looking to expand their in-house trading team with a talented software developer well-versed in modern C++.
Enjoying high levels of autonomy, the successful candidate will design, develop and implement a low-latency, high-frequency trading platform. You will also contribute to the development and optimization of large-scale parallel computation problems involving large amounts of shared data, and improve performance by optimizing the efficiency of machine learning-based algorithms.
The ideal candidate will be comfortable managing multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment and possess exceptional communication skills in English, both verbal and written.
Requirements
- 5+ years of practical experience in C++ and 3 years with Python
- Professional experience of C++ 14/17/20
- Strong proficiency with data structures, algorithms, and OOP
- Sound experience using other programming languages, such as Java
- Solid working knowledge of Linux and SQL
- Self-starter, with a passion for innovation and building systems from scratch
NB: Please do not apply if you are a fresh graduate.
Benefits
- Competitive salary + bonuses
- They’re willing to be flexible with WFH
- Benefits including medical insurance and gym membership
- Collaborative and friendly environment with smart, highly engaged colleagues
- Relaxed, dress-down office culture, with breakfast, lunch and snacks provided
Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.
Contact
If this sounds like you or you would like to know more, please get in touch:
Andy Stirling-Martin
andy@oxfordknight.co.uk
020 3137 9579
linkedin.com/in/andrew-stirling-martin-7664a946
Salary: up to £200k + bonus
Summary
Leading HFT fund looking for modern C++ engineers - ideally with a passion for cricket or football - to join their growing quantitative sports trading team based in London.
This role offers the opportunity to collaborate extensively with technologists and quant analysts as you evolve, improve and maintain all aspects of the sports betting platform, covering everything from execution and signal generation to model building and back testing.
Technology is prized by the traders as crucial to their continued success. Unique in their field, this global firm combines the lively, positive spirit of a start-up with the stability of a longer-established player.
The successful C++ Platform Engineer will love solving difficult technical problems and be comfortable with owning multiple projects simultaneously.
Requirements
- 3+ years’ professional experience
- Substantial skills in C++ (Data structures, STL, Boost, C++11/14/17/20/23)
- Solid experience working on a Linux platform
- Minimum bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering (or equivalent)
- Comfortable being involved in DevOps
- Knowledge of common database technologies
Desirable
- A passion for Cricket OR Football
- Knowledge of distributed systems, multithreading and/or operating systems
- Interest in (or experience of) sports betting
NB: Please don’t apply if you are a fresh graduate.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary & bonus
- Enormous opportunity to grow and have an impact
- Contributions are rewarded; career progression supported
- Free breakfast, lunch and dinner
Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.
Contact
If this sounds like you or you would like to know more, please get in touch:
Andy Stirling-Martin
andy@oxfordknight.co.uk
020 3137 9579
linkedin.com/in/andrew-stirling-martin-7664a946
Salary: £200k + bonus
Summary
Not your standard financial services provider, this firm prides itself on its flat hierarchy, avoiding bureaucracy whilst rewarding people on merit and excellence. Specialists within electronic market-making in FX, equity, fixed income and commodity markets, they have one of the best names in the industry.
Based in London, Chicago, Sydney & Amsterdam, they are looking to expand their low-latency team with a developer well-versed in modern C++ (C++11 onwards). They design, build and maintain the entire software stack and everything they build is used in-house, trading over $175 billion of assets every day.
Requirements
- Strong knowledge of C++11 onwards (they have a completely post-2011 codebase)
- Sound understanding of what happens inside a computer when your code is running, e.g. caching, paging & system calls, how these work and why. (Knowledge of execution pipeline in a modern CPU is a bonus.)
- Good proficiency in mathematics, especially being comfortable with calculus and matrices (as much of the work involves designing and implementing numerical algorithms)
- Familiarity with common algorithms and data structures and their performance trade-offs
- Practical experience designing and implementing complex software systems is a plus
- Experience with Linux and/or Python is a plus, but by no means a necessity
- Financial experience is NOT required
NB: Please do not apply if you are a fresh graduate.
Benefits
- Significant compensation package - you are making a direct impact on the PnL - they will pay leading market rate / are flexible for the right candidate
- They’re willing to be flexible with WFH
- Collaborative and friendly environment with highly engaged colleagues
- Culture of trust, innovation and scientific rigour
Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.
Contact
If this sounds like you, or you would like to know more, please get in touch.
Andy Stirling-Martin
andy@oxfordknight.co.uk
020 3137 9579
linkedin.com/in/andrew-stirling-martin-7664a946
Salary: £200k + bonus
Summary
The positive feel of a start-up with the benefits that come with a more established player, this leading quant firm is looking for exceptional C++/FPGA engineers. This role will be working on a very successful HFT desk within an elite global team where you’ll design and build the next generation of hardware solutions.
Collaborating with technologists and traders, you will provide hardware systems in areas such as fast networking, high performance compute and real-time acceleration. You will be expected to solve difficult technical problems in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, with a focus on co-designing hybrid hardware/software solutions.
This firm sees technology as a key component of their continued success. The ideal candidate will be keen to learn new cutting-edge technologies, and have a proven record of solving unstructured problems.
Requirements
- Must be able to write C/C++ in a commercial environment
- Solid knowledge of building reliable, high performance FPGA hardware systems
- A mix of traditional RTL development + software skills
- Ability to perform in a fast-paced environment, where accuracy is crucial
- Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science or Computer Engineering (or equivalent)
NB: Please do not apply if you are a fresh graduate.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary + bonus; they will pay leading market rate / are flexible for the right candidate
- They’re willing to be flexible with WFH
- Enormous opportunity to grow and have an impact
- Contributions are rewarded; career progression supported
- Free breakfast, lunch and dinner
Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.
Contact
If this sounds like you, or you’d like to know more, please get in touch:
Andy Stirling-Martin
andy@oxfordknight.co.uk
020 3137 9579
linkedin.com/in/andrew-stirling-martin-7664a946
Salary: up to £200k base + bonus
Summary
Fantastic opportunity for an experienced engineer to lead a brand-new data engineering team at this tech-savvy algorithmic trading firm. A very hands-on tech lead, you’ll be building a new system for processing and managing daily data that is used company-wide (including corporate actions, fundamentals, and index membership data).
Your focus will be collating the data most critical to the business, now and in the future, to ensure there is a singular, clean, easy-to-access & well-integrated data repository. As the owner of the firm’s daily data, you will be expected to anticipate the business’s needs so that the normalised data schema is minimal yet sufficient.
This firm uses Go for much of their software - prior Go experience is not necessary (but you must be be willing to learn and integrate with the existing software stack as necessary).
Requirements
- Several years of experience working with financial data; knowledge of the subtleties of corporate actions will be crucial
- Strong and confident programmer in Java, C++, Go, or other statically typed language.
- Solid understanding of data analysis and statistics required to ensure sufficiently clean data, and some knowledge of statistics/basic ML would be highly beneficial
NB: Please don’t apply if you are a fresh graduate.
Benefits
- Generous compensation package - you are making a direct impact on the PnL
- Flat hierarchy, focus on teamwork, where people are rewarded on merit and excellence
- Outstanding benefits, including onsite gym/sauna/fitness classes, extensive medical cover, and excellent professional development opportunities
- Autonomy to work in the manner and using the software & hardware that you see fit
Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.
Contact
If this sounds like you or you’d like to know more, please get in touch:
Andy Stirling-Martin
andy@oxfordknight.co.uk
020 3137 9579
linkedin.com/in/andrew-stirling-martin-7664a946
Location: London, UK
Top Quant fund an experienced Engineering Manager / Tech Lead Manager to head a small, high-performing team focused on core ML infrastructure - distributed model training, LLM hosting/fine-tuning, and scalable deployment systems.
You’ll own technical direction, lead 6-7 experienced engineers, and drive the integration of advanced ML capabilities into real-world, high-stakes systems. This is a hands-on leadership role within a deeply technical environment. Short interview process.
You should have:
- 8+ years in software engineering, including team leadership
- Deep ML infra & distributed systems expertise
- Strong Python; working knowledge of C++/Java
- Proven ability to build and scale complex, production-grade systems
Not a fit for junior or first-time managers.
Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.
Contact
If you think you’re a good match for the role and would like further info, please contact:
Ali Wilson
ali.wilson@oxfordknight.co.uk
(+44) 07412908641
linkedin.com/in/alexander-wilson-050
Salary: £200k + bonus
Summary
This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a cross-asset team on the company’s biggest and most profitable trading group.
Lively, positive spirit of a start-up, with the stability of a longer-established player, this leading quant firm is seeking an experienced Python QD.
Collaborating extensively with talented researchers and technologists, you will develop new research infrastructure and look at ways to improve the production systems that power the business. Working in a dynamic, energetic environment, finding solutions to complex technical problems will enable productivity to increase and the entire business to grow. They are very keen to see people with an interest in sports / sports betting.
Technology is viewed as a crucial component of their continued success. The successful Python quantitative developer will be passionate about development, highly driven and excel when given ownership of projects and responsibilities. You’ll be expected to have superb problem-solving skills and a proven track record with large data sets.
Requirements
- Solid experience working with Python on large distributed systems
- Strong Linux platform skills
- Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science or Computer Engineering (or equivalent)
- An interest in sports / sports betting is advantageous
NB: Please do not apply if you’re a fresh graduate.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary & bonus
- They’re willing to be flexible with WFH
- Enormous opportunity to grow and have an impact
- Contributions are rewarded; career progression supported
- Free breakfast, lunch and dinner
Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.
Contact
If this sounds like you or you would like to know more, please get in touch:
Andy Stirling-Martin
andy@oxfordknight.co.uk
020 3137 9579
linkedin.com/in/andrew-stirling-martin-7664a946
This is one of the world’s top algorithmic trading firms, looking for an experienced full stack developer to architect and design enhancements for global web-based systems using mainly Python and React.
Working closely with teams across the firm - Algo, Business Development, Middle Office, Trading Tech - your code will impact business logic, provide user-friendly interfaces, and increase the quality of the web-based infrastructure. You’ll be responsible for understanding end-user requirements, creating full-stack applications, expanding existing infrastructure and identifying opportunities for improvement.
Requirements
- 3+ years of software development experience, including strong Python programming skills
- Solid Javascript/Typescript experience on a modern web framework (preferably React)
- Minimum bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering (or related field)
- Excellent multitasking and time management skills
- Top-notch communication skills, able to explain complicated topics to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Benefits and Incentives
- Market-leading salary + bonuses + generous benefits package
- Friendly, informal yet highly rewarding work culture
- Work with the latest technologies on complex problems with significant impact
- Feel valued and be rewarded for your hard work where coding is front and centre
Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.
Contact
If you feel you are a strong match for this role, please do not hesitate to get in touch:
Dominic Copsey
dominic.copsey@oxfordknight.co.uk
+44 (0) 203 475 7193
linkedin.com/in/dom-copsey-586478143/
Salary: up to £200k + bonus
Summary
This is a superb opportunity for a well-organised and pragmatic engineer with a passion for concise, efficient code to join the team who design, develop and maintain the infrastructure at this tech-savvy algorithmic trading firm.
A complex and involved role, you will be designing, developing and striving to always improve the platforms and tooling, and also automating complex processes to reduce manual tasks. You will maintain the current infrastructure and tooling while constantly evaluating new technologies and techniques, choosing those which could be applicable.
The ideal candidate will have a strong academic record with a scientific degree from a top-tier university, have a minimum of three years’ experience as a DevOps Engineer where you designed tools to automate processes for your team and the wider business.
Requirements
- Demonstrable experience of automation, e.g. tools you developed, what impact they had, etc.
- Excellent development skills using Python or Go
- At least one of the following: Linux, networking, storage technologies
- Experience of standard development tools, e.g. git, IDEs, CI/CD, test-driven techniques
- Previous exposure to one of the following would be highly desirable: containerisation; monitoring applications; logging tools; configuration management; knowledge of trading systems.
NB: Please do not apply if you are a fresh graduate.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package
- They’re willing to be flexible with WFH
- Challenging work within a truly flat structure; ideas from everyone are encouraged and evaluated
- Generous benefits package, including life & health insurance, pension, onsite gym, yoga, climbing wall, pool & table tennis and regular staff social events
Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.
Contact
If this sounds like you or you would like to know more, please get in touch:
Andy Stirling-Martin
andy@oxfordknight.co.uk
020 3137 9579
linkedin.com/in/andrew-stirling-martin-7664a946
Summary
Our client is a leading tech-driven quant and systematic hedge fund trading with offices across the globe. They leverage deep knowledge in data, research, technology and trading to deliver high-quality returns in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, with excellent opportunities for career growth.
They’re looking to hire a mid-level FPGA Engineer to join the IT team based in London, which trades across all the major EMEA, Asian and US markets. You’ll be expected to provide technical project management and guidance and will be hands-on with infrastructure projects across the EMEA region as well as globally.
Requirements
- 3+ years’ experience in RTL design and verification for FPGAs using Verilog, SystemVerilog or VHDL
- Experience in FPGA toolchains using Xilinx Vivado (preferred) or Intel Quartus
- Experience using Python within verification frameworks
- Experience of simulation environments, Modelsim/Questa preferred
- Knowledge of C++ for writing hardware APIs
- Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering (or related)
Nice-to-Have
- Knowledge of Market Data protocol
- Experience with strategy implementation
Benefits
- Great opportunity to be part of a collaborative, creative environment where you can feel valued for your input
- Competitive salary + generous benefits
- Professional and personal development
- Relaxed, casual culture, with a healthy work-life balance
Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.
Contact
If you feel you are a strong match for this role, please do not hesitate to get in touch:
Dominic Copsey
dominic.copsey@oxfordknight.co.uk
+44 (0) 203 475 7193
linkedin.com/in/dom-copsey-586478143/
Compensation: Top of the market in HFT
Summary
Now crypto is booming again, this HFT fund is looking to double in size its crypto trading team. Looking for a hybrid quant/dev, skilled in Python or C++, who can excel in the fast-paced, rapidly changing world of cryptocurrency.
Unique in their field, they have the lively, positive spirit of a start-up with the stability of a longer-established player. They hire exceptional talent in Maths, Physics and Computer Science, from across the trading, tech and start-up industries, to apply cutting-edge research to global financial markets.
In this role, you will be directly responsible for advancing the team’s trading footprint. Your work will include building and optimizing trading strategies; researching new protocols and datasources; designing and improving our research and trading systems; and collaborating with team members and others to advance the team’s dual mission of being the top crypto trader in the world and a major contributor in the crypto ecosystem.
The successful Quant Dev will appreciate cleanly architected systems and is willing to do the dirty work to ensure team standards are raised. They will also make decisions to optimize the team’s productivity, going the long way round if it helps make the code more scalable and robust.
Very open to seeing devs who mid-long term are keen on relocating to Singapore.
***Remote interviews are still possible, but all starts are now onsite and only if it specifies clearly is this role available fully remotely.***
Requirements
- At least 1+ year of programming experience in Python or C++
- Exceptional programmer, with high personal coding standards
- Strong understanding of Unix and git
- Ability to drive long-term projects independently and creatively
- Bonus points for experience with distributed systems and/or an interest in open-source software
- Exposure to (or an interest in) cryptocurrencies is a big plus
NB: Please do not apply if you are a fresh graduate.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary & bonus
- They’re willing to be flexible with WFH
- Enormous opportunity to grow, learn and have an impact
- Contributions are rewarded; career progression supported
- Unique culture where you can fulfil your potential through collaboration and mutual respect
Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.
Contact
If this sounds like you, or you’d like to know more, please get in touch.
Andy Stirling-Martin
andy@oxfordknight.co.uk
020 3137 9579
linkedin.com/in/andrew-stirling-martin-7664a946
Salary: £55 - 75,000 base + substantial stock
Summary:
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing AI-auditing tech firm as one of their first technical hires outside of the core dev team. You’ll need exceptional project management skills to fulfill a hybrid function across pre-sales, onboarding and delivery.
Founded in 2023, and backed by some big-name investors, my client has built a trusted platform for safe and responsible deployment of AI systems. Their continuous auditing of AI models ensures transparency, independent oversight and fairness in HR and HR tech.
Your role will be to work directly with customers to validate technical feasibility, implement integrations and run audits, ensuring every customer sees real value from the assurance platform. A few examples of what you’ll do:
- Lead onboarding and integrations, guiding customers through options
- Deliver customer audits, ensuring results
- Partner with sales on smaller opportunitites, taking ownership
This is a hands-on, customer-facing role that blends technical depth with strong communication. You’ll partner closely with the founders and product team, while also shaping how audits are delivered at scale. If you thrive in early-stage environments, enjoy working across both sales and delivery, and want to play a pivotal role in how AI is adopted safely, this job is for you.
Skills and Experience Required:
- Previous customer-facing technical experience as a Solutions/Sales/Implementation Engineer (or similar) at a SaaS/data-driven firm
- Strong understanding of technical integrations
- The ability to take ownership, navigate constraints independently and keep work moving
- Excellent customer communication skills at all technical levels
- Strong project management capabilities, across multiple parallel work streams
- Comfortable in fast-paced, early-stage environments where you wear multiple hats
Rewards and Incentives:
- Join a fast-growing, agile, diverse company, passionate about innovation
- Hybrid working - 3 days/week in London office
- Generous holiday allowance & budget for personal learning & development
Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.
Contact
If you feel you’re suitable for this role, want to hear about similar positions, or would like help hiring similar people for your company, please send your CV or get in touch.
Richard Allan
richard.allan@oxfordknight.co.uk
+44 (0) 20 3137 9574
linkedin.com/in/richardallanok
Join our high performing eFX Digital Technology team supporting our front office projects in the Commodities and Global Markets Technology group and work with a multitude of teams and stakeholders to solve problems and deliver fit-for-purpose solutions.
At Macquarie, our advantage is bringing together diverse people and empowering them to shape all kinds of possibilities. We are a global financial services group operating in 31 markets and with 56 years of unbroken profitability. You’ll be part of a friendly and supportive team where everyone - no matter what role - contributes ideas and drives outcomes.
What role will you play?
You will join a high-performing team within the Commodities and Global Markets Technology group, where you will use your hands-on engineering expertise to design, build and enhance end-to-end electronic FX trading solutions. You will work closely with software engineers, business stakeholders and dependent technology teams as you deliver large-scale distributed systems that support a dynamic and fast-moving front-office environment. As a senior member of the team, you will guide technical decision-making, contribute to solution design and help ensure our platforms remain resilient, modern and aligned to strategic goals. You will collaborate across teams to resolve challenges, optimise performance and drive continuous improvement while deepening your understanding of digital trading products and the broader ecosystem.
What you offer
- Hands-on software engineering experience with strong proficiency in Java and the full software development lifecycle in an agile environment.
- Experience delivering large-scale, cloud-deployed systems, ideally with AWS, and familiarity with distributed architectures and DevOps practices.
- Knowledge of electronic financial markets / eTrading
- Ability to build effective relationships across technical and business teams, collaborating to deliver high-value solutions in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to understand complex systems, diagnose issues and deliver timely, reliable outcomes.
- Experience working with AI-enabled development practices will be an advantage.
We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us, if you’re excited about the role or working at Macquarie we encourage you to apply.
What we offer
At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that’s rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on eligibility criteria, include:
- 1 wellbeing leave day per year and a minimum of 25 days of annual leave.
- 26 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of paid transition leave upon return to work and 6 weeks’ paid leave for secondary caregivers
- Paid fertility leave for those undergoing or supporting fertility treatment
- 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
- Access to a wide range of salary sacrificing options
- Benefits and initiatives to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing including, comprehensive medical and life insurance cover
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program, a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services
- Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
- Access to company funded emergency and backup dependent care services
- Recognition and service awards
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
- Reimbursement for work from home equipment
About Technology
Technology enables every aspect of Macquarie, for our people, our customers and our communities. We’re a global team that is passionate about accelerating the digital enterprise, connecting people and data, building platforms and applications and designing tomorrow’s technology solutions.
Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply regardless of their identity, including age, disability, neurodiversity, gender (including gender identity or expression), sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, parental status, race (including ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, or socio-economic background. We welcome further discussions on how you can feel included and belong at Macquarie as you progress through our recruitment process.
Our aim is to provide reasonable adjustments to individuals as required during the recruitment process and in the course of employment. If you require additional assistance, please let us know during the application process.
Salary: £200k base + bonus
Summary
Lively, positive spirit of a start-up, with the stability of a longer-established player, this leading quant firm is looking for talented software developers skilled in C++ (ideally C++ 17/20) or Python. You will join the centralized trading team which provides strategy oversight, market knowledge, plus technical and analytical capabilities to the quant trading teams.
You will have the ability to contribute to the HFT’s pnl by tuning other trading teams’ strategies.
Developers here are highly valued and well-rewarded for hard work, and as a result, are some of the brightest minds from across the trading, tech and start-up industries. In this role, you will be responding to emerging economic conditions and breaking news, enabling the quant trading teams to do their absolute best work as you provide them with fine-tuned algorithmic strategies.
This team performs an important research function within the firm, so you will also gain exposure to the development of new tools and performing strategy analysis in order to better understand the markets. This group sits outside of trading teams, but is pivotal to the success of the company. Long term there is the possibility to move into a trading group.
The successful C++ Developer will be inquisitive and self-driven, a skilled communicator, and a technologist who has a passion for trading.
Requirements
- Highly analytical mind - in thinking critically, identifying patterns & decision-making
- Minimum 2+ years’ programming experience - C++ and/or Python
- Ideally experience with C++ 17/20
- Self-starter, who is always looking for ways to improve the business
- Excellent understanding of Linux administration
Desirable
- High performance computing / stats or ML / computer architecture experience
- Keen interest in and desire to learn about HFT and financial markets
NB: Please do not apply if you are a fresh graduate.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary & bonus
- Enormous opportunity to grow, learn and have an impact
- Contributions are rewarded; career progression supported
- Free breakfast, lunch and dinner
Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.
Contact
If this sounds like you, or you’d like to know more, please get in touch.
Andy Stirling-Martin
andy@oxfordknight.co.uk
020 3137 9579
linkedin.com/in/andrew-stirling-martin-7664a946
Salary: £200k base + bonus
Summary
High-frequency prop trading firm with offices worldwide is looking to expand one of its core engineering teams with a talented FPGA Engineer.
Core engineering underpins the firm’s trading strategies providing access to a wide range of global financial markets, including access to new markets, cutting-edge new technical capabilities, and expert market intelligence. In this role, your main focus will be the design, development, testing and deploying some of the fastest, most sophisticated trading systems in the world. You will be expected to solve difficult technical problems in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. This position also has the capacity to become a Team Lead role in the mid-term future.
The ideal candidate will come from a start-up background, with a strong mix of traditional RTL design and software development skills. You enjoy using software engineering methodologies to improve the hardware development workflow, and integrating their designs into a larger software stack.
Requirements
- Software development experience with a language such as C++ or Java
- Solid understanding of the Linux operating system
- Good knowledge of network protocols, e.g. TCP/IP and Ethernet
Desirable
- Start-up background would be ideal
- Experience with FPGA vendor tools, e.g. Vivado, Quartus
- RTL design experience
NB: Please don’t apply if you are a fresh graduate.
Benefits
- Market-leading salary + performance-based bonuses
- Generous benefits package, including medical insurance and gym membership
- Collaborative and friendly environment with smart, highly engaged colleagues
- Relaxed, dress-down office culture, with breakfast, lunch and snacks provided
Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.
Contact
If this sounds like you or you would like to know more, please get in touch:
Andy Stirling-Martin
andy@oxfordknight.co.uk
020 3137 9579
linkedin.com/in/andrew-stirling-martin-7664a946