AI Automation Engineer - Hedge Fund Intelligence - FTC

Job description

Do you want to automate complex financial workflows used by hedge funds?

Have you ever replaced manual processes with scalable systems?

Are you ready to own an end-to-end automation platform from scratch?

A London-based hedge fund investment specialist building out its data capability to modernise legacy processes. With ~60 people globally and a flat culture, the business offers direct exposure to senior leadership and real ownership from day one. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, data, and AI, focused on delivering tangible operational impact.

This is a 12-month FTC to build a fully automated reporting and calculation platform, replacing manual workflows that have existed for over a decade. You’ll take full ownership of the system, working across data ingestion, backend logic, and lightweight frontend tools.

Key Responsibilities

• Automate ingestion of structured and unstructured financial data

• Build scalable data workflows using Python and SQL

• Implement complex financial calculations (e.g. NAV/LAV)

• Develop APIs and integrate across internal systems

• Collaborate with stakeholders across data, engineering, and business

• Contribute to frontend tools using TypeScript / React / Next.js

• Deliver production-ready systems end-to-end

Key Details

• Salary: £60,000–£100,000 + discretionary bonus

• Working: 3 days in office (Hybrid, Goodge Street, London)

• Note: First one month will be 5 days onsite

• Tech stack: Python, SQL, APIs, FastAPI, Streamlit, TypeScript, React, Next.js

• Visa: This role cannot sponsor

Interested? Please apply below.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London Area

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

15-04-2026

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