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Engineering Manager - Research Engineering

A fast-growing quantitative trading firm · London, United Kingdom · first seen today

What is the Engineering Manager - Research Engineering role in London, United Kingdom?

A fast-growing quantitative trading firm is hiring a Engineering Manager - Research Engineering in London, United Kingdom. It is an experienced machine learning researcher seat.

Indicative base salary

£115k – £170k

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Median for Machine learning researcher

$175k – $300k

10 advertised ranges

Seniority

Not stated

Machine learning

Status

Open

Ref KQ-C1AFEA

Indicative base range modelled from the Quant Researcher researcher benchmark for London. Not an advertised figure.

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Based on 10 live vacancies across 10 employers, as observed on 6 September 2026. Counts come from employer-operated job boards we read directly; classification is rule-based and inspectable.

About the employer

This vacancy is with a fast-growing quantitative trading firm. We hold the employer's identity confidential until we have spoken with you about the role, so the advert below is written by our research team from the facts stated in the live posting — never copied from it.

What you would do

  • ·Own machine learning researcher work end to end, from idea to production.
  • ·Work directly with traders, researchers and engineers on the same P&L.
  • ·Measure, monitor and defend the performance of what you build.
  • ·Publish your reasoning so decisions can be checked by other people.

What they are asking for

  • ·A strong quantitative background — mathematics, statistics, physics, computer science or equivalent.
  • ·Practical experience with production-grade code and real market data.
  • ·Comfort with probability, statistics and precise reasoning under time pressure.
  • ·Evidence of shipping work that other people relied on.

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