PDT Partners

Financial Services

SoftwareEngineer

£120–150k London, United Kingdom Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Software Engineer at PDT Partners. Skills: Software Engineering, C++, Python, Java. Partner with internal end-users. Understand new features”

What You'll Achieve.

Make direct impact on bottom line

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Problems solved by collective thinking; Assess problems; Solve challenging problems

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Significant experience programming C++, Significant experience programming Python, Significant experience programming Java, Experience working with users or clients, Capturing requirements, Scoping requirements, Ability to participate in design, Select prudent technologies

Nice to Have

Experience working with trading systems, Experience working with financial data, Experience working with low-latency systems, Data science-adjacent role experience, Research-adjacent role experience

What You'll Do.

Partner with internal end-users

Understand new features

Anticipate new features

Engineer efficient solutions

Engineer effective solutions

Develop proprietary software stack

Maintain proprietary software stack

Identify latest open-source software

Assess latest open-source software

Deploy latest open-source software

Identify third-party software

Assess third-party software

Deploy third-party software

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborative work environment; Collective thinking

Full Job Description

We’re looking for excellent developers to join our growing Software Engineering organization.  Our work is collaborative, and our hiring reflects that. Interviewing at PDT is focused less on filling a specific role, and more on finding great people who can build long-term, varied careers with us. Software Engineers at PDT are responsible for building and maintaining the technology the enables all parts of the trading life cycle, including building the trading systems, risk controls and post-trade technologies. We are looking for people that can add to a company that values creativity, energy and problems that are solved by collective thinking. We are focused, deliberate, but nimble. We want our people to have the freedom to assess and then solve the challenging problems they are faced with independence and agility. This gives them an opportunity to make a direct impact on our bottom line. For the right talent, PDT offers fantastic growth potential.   This is a hybrid position and will require the person to work from our London office at minimum 3 days a week. Why join us?  PDT Partners has a stellar 30+ year track record and a reputation for excellence. Our goal is to be the best quantitative investment manager in the world—measured by the quality of our products, not their size.  PDT’s very high employee-retention rate speaks for itself.  Our people are intellectually extraordinary, and our community is close-knit, down-to-earth, and diverse.   Responsibilities: Partner with internal end-users to understand (and anticipate) new features and requirements, then engineer efficient and effective solutions. Develop and maintain our proprietary software stack using C++, Python, and Java. Identifying, assessing, deploying the latest open-source and third-party software in both an on-prem and cloud environment. Below is a list of skills and experiences we think are relevant. Even if you don’t think you’re a perfect match, we still encourage you to apply because we are comm

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