Software Engineer - Engineering Tools

Alastair LLP

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London, UK Until 8/22/2026 First posted March 23, 2025 Last posted May 22, 2026
Job description

We tackle the most complex problems in quantitative finance, by bringing scientific clarity to financial complexity.

From our London HQ, we unite world-class researchers and engineers in an environment that values deep exploration and methodical execution - because the best ideas take time to evolve.  Together we’re building a world-class platform to amplify our teams’ most powerful ideas.

As part of our engineering team, you’ll shape the platforms and tools that drive high-impact research - designing systems that scale, accelerate discovery and support innovation across the firm.

Take the next step in your career.

The role

We are looking for highly motivated, technically strong and customer-focused Software Engineer to join the Engineering Tools team.

Our mission is to improve development processes and research workflows across G-Research, with a focus on CI/CD.

As a member of our team, you will support the inception, design, build, implementation, and ongoing development of our capabilities, working closely with engineers and researchers across the organisation to enhance productivity and streamline workflows.

Interesting projects include:

  • Writing an abstraction layer over our Continuous Integration framework

  • Designing, implementing and rolling out a set of Python standards

  • Providing high value features across our other products

Who are we looking for?

The ideal candidate will have:

  • Experience creating high-quality infrastructure and developer tools at scale.

  • Strong understanding of software architecture

  • Intellectual curiosity and a desire to learn about engineering and quant workflows

  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work with users across different business areas, experiences and cultures to drive towards the best outcome for the organisation

  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

  • Hands on experience with Python or C++ ecosystems (build systems, testing, tooling) would be highly valuable

Why should you apply?

  • Highly competitive compensation plus annual discretionary bonus

  • Lunch provided (via Just Eat for Business) and dedicated barista bar

  • 35 days’ annual leave

  • 9% company pension contributions

  • Informal dress code and excellent work/life balance

  • Comprehensive healthcare and life assurance

  • Cycle-to-work scheme

  • Monthly company events

G-Research is committed to cultivating and preserving an inclusive work environment. We are an ideas-driven business and we place great value on diversity of experience and opinions.

We want to ensure that applicants receive a recruitment experience that enables them to perform at their best. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please let us know in the relevant section

About this role

Summary

Design and develop tools to improve research workflows and development processes.

Job title

Software Engineer - Engineering Tools

Experience level

not specified

Industry

finance

Location requirements

London, UK; remote work not specified

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

pythonc++software architectureproblem-solvingstakeholder management

Preferred skills

python ecosystemsc++ ecosystems

Specializations

ci/cdpythonc++infrastructuredeveloper tools
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

London, UK

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