Python Engineer - Financial Services (Contract, Remote)
at Alexander Ash
Posted 19 hours ago
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- Compensation
- £420 – £460 GBP
- City
- London
- Country
- United Kingdom
Currency: £ (GBP)
Experienced Python developers are sought by a financial markets firm to build enterprise-grade production systems and data pipelines in support of future AI model deployments. You will work across middle- and back-office systems, primarily developing in Python and contributing to foundational data and systems work. The role is a contract position, initially based in London for six months but offered remote, with a competitive daily PAYE rate.
Python Engineer - Financial Services (Contract, Remote)
A financial markets firm are looking for experienced Python developers to help contribute to foundational data and systems work as part of their future deployment of AI models within the firm. You will work across a portfolio of middle and back-office systems projects, building enterprise-grade production systems and data pipelines, principally in Python.
- 5+ years of experience in commercial software engineering
- 3+ years in Python developing enterprise production-grade applications/systems
- Strong understanding of data structures and modern data architecture
- Basic understanding of financial products and trade flows in a markets context (preferred)
- Some experience with UI development is beneficial (not required)
- Computer science degree or similar
This is a £420-460/day PAYE role (cf. £550 umbrella or £95,000 - £100,000 equivalent annual earnings), based London initial for six months. Remote.






