URGENT: Front Office Python Developer (Portfolio Systems)
London | On-site | Compensation: Up to £140k base
A discretionary macro hedge fund is hiring for a senior, hands-on front-office engineering role. This position requires immediate ownership in a small, high-accountability team.
Role
* Build and run front-office portfolio and risk systems
* Own portfolio state, positions, and risk views
* Design systems from the ground up
* Work directly with Portfolio Managers and Traders
* Be accountable for correctness and day-to-day operation
This is an operational systems role, not research or platform engineering.
Required profile
* 3–8 years professional experience
* Strong Python developer with end-to-end ownership of live production systems
* Experience with:
Portfolio Management Systems (PMS) or
Front Office trading / risk systems or
Position keeping, portfolio state, or risk aggregation
* Comfortable designing systems from scratch
* Understands system state and lifecycle, not just algorithms
* Notice period ≤ 3 months
* Willing to work on-site 5 days a week
Preferred
* Buy-side experience or PMS / risk platform vendor background
* Fixed Income or macro trading exposure
Not suitable for
* Quant researchers or systematic developers
* Portfolio Managers or traders
* SRE / DevOps / platform engineers
* Data engineers or execution / FIX specialists
* Graduate or early-career profiles
Send your CV and a brief summary of relevant experience to
dana@durlstonpartners.com