Full-Stack Engineer - Hedge Fund

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Full Stack Engineer (Front-end Focused) – Hedge Fund (L/S Equity) Location: London Type: Full-time (4-5 days per week on-site in Victoria)
A newly launched fundamentally driven long/short equity hedge fund, focused on the European Industrials sector, is seeking a talented Full Stack Engineer (front-end focused) to join its growing London-based team. The firm, currently composed of senior professionals from top-tier hedge funds including Citadel, DE Shaw, and Millennium, operates in a high-trust, high-accountability environment with a strong investment focus and entrepreneurial culture.
Reporting to the CRO and collaborating closely with investment and data teams, this role offers the opportunity to design and deliver greenfield systems that visualise complex financial data, support analytical workflows, and integrate seamlessly with backend infrastructure. You’ll play a key role in shaping the fund’s research and tooling platform from inception.
Responsibilities: Build and maintain full-stack applications and internal tools, with an emphasis on high-performance, data-intensive frontend systems. Collaborate directly with investment professionals, quants, and data scientists to develop responsive dashboards and analytical interfaces. Integrate frontend components with Python-based backend services and APIs. Implement robust testing frameworks (unit, integration, end-to-end) to ensure performance and reliability. Optimise application performance for large datasets, leveraging efficient data manipulation and visualisation techniques. Stay current with advances in web and data visualisation technologies to propose and implement innovative solutions.
Qualifications: 1–7 years of professional software engineering experience. Strong academic background from a leading university. Deep experience with modern JavaScript frameworks (React preferred), TypeScript, and data visualisation tools. Proficiency in Python and familiarity with data workflows and backend frameworks (FastAPI/Flask). Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, particularly in cross-functional contexts. No sponsorship available – candidates must have the right to work in the UK.
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Location:
London, England, United Kingdom
Job Type:
FullTime

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