Software Engineer

Job description

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

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

City of London

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

20-01-2026

Profession type

Accountancy

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English