Data Engineer | London | Systematic Trading

“Most data roles don’t sit this close to the trading desk. This one does.”

At

Tempest Vane Partners

, we’re partnering with a

high-performing, highly selective quantitative investment firm

to hire a

Data Engineer

into a team building the data backbone of live trading strategies.

This isn’t a back-office data role. Your work will directly influence how trading decisions are made in real time.

Why this role stands out

• Work on

live trading systems

, not just pipelines feeding dashboards

• Handle

high-volume, time-sensitive market data

in production

• Collaborate daily with

quants and traders

• High ownership, low bureaucracy, strong technical standards

What you’ll actually be doing

• Designing and evolving

scalable data platforms

that support systematic trading

• Building systems that ingest, transform, and deliver

large-scale, real-time datasets

• Improving

data reliability, latency, and performance

across the stack

• Bringing structure to complex data ecosystems spanning multiple sources

• Solving

production-critical problems

in a fast-moving environment

What they’re looking for

• Experience building

robust data systems in performance-driven environments

• Strong software engineering fundamentals and a pragmatic approach to delivery

• Comfortable working with

large, complex datasets at scale

• Familiarity with modern data tooling, distributed systems, or cloud environments

• Someone who enjoys being

close to the business

, not removed from it

(Prior exposure to trading or financial data is helpful, but not essential.)

What’s on offer

• Highly competitive base +

strong bonus potential

• A genuinely

front-office aligned engineering role

• Exposure to

real-time trading systems and decision-making

• A tight-knit, high-calibre team where your work has an immediate impact

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Interested in something more high-impact than the typical data role?

Apply directly or message for a confidential discussion.

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