Job Title: Backend Engineer - Macro Trading Platform

Location: London (Hybrid)

Sector: Global Investment Management

Remote Policy: Hybrid - On-site presence required in London

Duration: 6 months extendable

Overview:

We are seeking a highly experienced Backend Engineer to join a fast-paced and globally distributed Macro Engineering team. You will work in close collaboration with quantitative researchers and trading teams to support the development, maintenance, and enhancement of a cutting-edge macro trading platform.

This is a high-impact, long-term consulting opportunity within a prestigious investment firm, offering the chance to build scalable, high-performance backend systems that directly support global macro trading strategies. The role demands strong technical expertise, deep financial markets knowledge, and a collaborative mindset..

Project Overview:

You will be responsible for designing and implementing enhancements to a mission-critical macro trading platform used across global desks. This system integrates financial data, pricing, risk analytics, and order execution capabilities. It is a highly distributed, cloud-centric environment that leverages modern development practices to ensure speed, scalability, and reliability.

The platform interacts with market data providers (e.g., Bloomberg, Reuters), supports real-time pricing and analytics, and integrates with internal risk, research, and portfolio management systems. You will play a key role in advancing this platform to meet evolving business needs and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with quant research and trading teams to design, build, and enhance the macro trading platform.
• Engineer robust backend components, services, and APIs in a distributed architecture.
• Optimize system performance, ensure reliability, and manage scalability in a cloud-centric environment.
• Strike the right balance between speed of delivery and system robustness.
• Integrate external market data providers and internal systems across research, risk, and portfolio functions.
• Participate in code reviews and enforce high standards of code quality, testing, and documentation.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues in a time-sensitive trading environment.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of application-wide architectural improvements.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience as a backend engineer or systems developer.
• Proven experience building backend applications from design through deployment.
• Strong background in distributed systems, messaging, databases, and caching technologies.
• Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure and modern development workflows.
• Expertise in code performance tuning and optimization.
• Proficient in at least one major backend language (e.g., Python, C#, C++).
• Familiarity with Git or other version control systems.
• Strong understanding of full application lifecycle, including authentication, API integration, CI/CD, testing, and monitoring.
• Experience with financial market data platforms (e.g., Bloomberg, Reuters).
• Knowledge of macro and FICC products is highly desirable.
• Prior experience in hedge funds, investment management, or related financial software (e.g., order management, risk systems, portfolio analytics) is a strong plus.