Python Developer
Front Office Equities Technology
đź“Ť 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