Research Engineering Team Lead - London Office
London, UK
Full time
Office
Compensation is not specified
Role
Engineering Manager
Description
Flow Traders is seeking a qualified Research Engineer Team Lead to be part of our Quantitative Tools team based in London. This role presents a distinctive chance to join a premier proprietary trading firm known for its entrepreneurial spirit and culture of innovation.
What you will be responsible for:
- Leading and providing guidance to a small team dedicated to enhancing global research frameworks/tools.
- Overseeing the development of our systematic trading platform, covering research frameworks/tools and production trading systems.
- Coordinating the activities necessary to expand the platform's reach globally across all relevant teams.
Requirements for success:
- Demonstrated experience in leading, coaching, and mentoring junior engineers.
- A minimum of 10 years in software development within a dynamic tech environment.
- Previous hands-on involvement in designing and deploying systematic trading systems, including low-latency trading engines/algorithms, research frameworks/pipelines, and their seamless integration.
- Proficiency in Python, Java, and/or C++ as a significant contributor.
- Exceptional skills in guiding software architecture decisions across the organization.
- Familiarity with Big Data technologies like Hadoop and Spark, along with machine learning tools such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, and scikit-learn.
- Strong communication abilities, capable of articulating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Sharp analytical skills coupled with a data-centric approach.
Flow Traders refrains from accepting unsolicited resumes from any professional staffing or search firms. Resumes submitted directly to any Flow Traders employee via email or the Internet without a valid and signed search agreement will be considered freely available for contact without any restrictions or payment obligations upon hiring.
Skills Required

Flowtraders
Website
flowtraders.comCompany size
Not specified
Location
United States
Description
A global trading firm driving transparency and efficiency in financial markets