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Python Engineer - World's Top Algo Crypto Trader

Robert Walters UK
City of London
6 days ago
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Python Engineer - World's Top Algo Crypto Trader

Our client is a proprietary, algorithmic crypto trading firm that currently ranks world’s top 50 trader on Binance’s trader leaderboard. With an average annual turnover of $5bn in the past 7 years, our client is looking to hire employee No.5 – Python Engineer to join a senior developer to re-develop their trading system. This role is hybrid – Mon to Thur in London Bridge office.


Key Job Requirements:



  • 2 to 3 years of knowledge and experience working with Python3.
  • Particular knowledge and experience working with high performance libraries such as Numpy.
  • Experience working with JIT compilers such as Numba.
  • Ability to work to best practices particularly with regards to managing code bases, testing code, etc.
  • Experience interfacing with APIs and Websockets.
  • Experience working in a Linux environment.
  • Ability to problem solve and complete tasks in a broad range of areas.
  • Experience deploying applications to a live environment.

Key Job Responsibilities:



  • Primarily developing our trading systems.
  • Deploy company’s models and execute orders in the market.
  • Reconcile trades and positions, interface with the various crypto exchanges they trade.
  • Opportunities to work across the whole of the company by completing coding tasks for research and data processing.

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.


About the job


Contract Type: Permanent


Focus: Software Development/Engineering


Salary: £50,000 - £75,000 per annum + bonus is 50% of base pay upwards


Workplace Type: Hybrid


Experience Level: Associate


Location: London


Job Reference: RTTT9D-0045366B


Date posted: 13 October 2025


Consultant: Karen Cordner


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