Fixed Income Python Engineer | Quant Trading

Paragon are working with a global quant hedge fund, who have enjoyed a long period of success, marking them as one of the world's leading trading firms. London expansion continues at an aggressive rate.

Part of this build will be to hire an experienced Software Engineer to join a high-performing risk team working at the intersection of technology, data, and global markets.

In this role, you’ll help build and scale the systems that power risk analytics across a sophisticated trading environment. You’ll collaborate closely with traders, quants, and risk professionals to deliver reliable, high-impact tools that support decision-making across fixed income strategies.

Scope

• Developing robust risk analytics platforms and data services
• Building and optimising pipelines that drive reporting and insights
• Working with trading/risk teams to translate complex requirements into scalable solutions
• Troubleshooting data and production issues in a fast-paced environment
• Continuously improving system performance, reliability, and design

Target profile

• Strong Python engineering experience in production environments
• Solid understanding of fixed income instruments (bonds, swaps, futures, repos)
• Familiarity with risk metrics such as sensitivities, PnL, and stress testing
• Experience with data engineering, SQL, and system design

Please apply if you meet the target profile, and would like to challenge yourself in a premier buy side outfit.