
Software Engineer at Intropic (London, United Kingdom)
Intropic· London, United Kingdom·
Role details
Job description
About Intropic
Intropic builds data and analytics for event-driven investing. Our products help hedge funds, banks and asset managers understand and trade around index rebalances, M&A, equity capital markets activity and shareholder flows. Our engineering team sits at the heart of the business: the models and pipelines we run every day feed directly into the data our clients rely on.
Responsibilities
We're looking for a mid-level Backend Data/Software Engineer to join our engineering team and support cross-team operations. You'll work across teams to improve the speed and reliability of our production models, and build out the infrastructure and tooling our internal teams rely on day to day. This role suits an ambitious engineer who wants more autonomy than a typical mid-level position offers. You'll be working close to the core of how the business runs, with a clear path toward greater ownership, including the chance to help design and build new products for clients as you develop.
Requirements
Must-have
- 2+ years of professional software development experience
- Solid professional Python experience
- Comfortable working with microservice architectures
- Experience building and consuming REST APIs
- Experience working with databases (SQL and/or other data stores)
Nice-to-have
- Computer Science degree (maths or other science degrees also considered favourably)
- Experience with Rust
- Cloud experience, especially AWS
- Front-end skills (not required, but a bonus)
What You'll Get
Hybrid working, based out of our Canary Wharf office The opportunity to work across multiple teams and gain broad exposure to the business A clear path toward greater autonomy and ownership as you grow in the role The chance to contribute to new products built for clients
Why work at Intropic
- Culture highlights: Work at the intersection of finance, research, and technology; solve complex, high‑impact problems that shape market structure
- Work model: Hybrid – on‑site presence required in London office (30 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf); remote flexibility on part‑time basis
- Notable perks/engineering culture: Tech stack includes Python, Django, React, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, OpenAI, Grafana; emphasis on cognitive and coding tests during recruitment; small but fast‑growing team with flat structure