Software Engineering Manager - Machine Learning- Systematic Quant Fund

eFinancialCareers

London

Last month

Posted: 16 Sep 2026 (Last month)

Location: London, UK

Top Quant fund an experiencedEngineering Manager / Tech Lead Manager to head a small, high-performing team focused on core ML infrastructure - distributed model training, LLM hosting/fine-tuning, and scalable deployment systems.

You'll own technical direction, lead 6-7 experienced engineers, and drive the integration of advanced ML capabilities into real-world, high-stakes systems. This is a hands-on leadership role within a deeply technical environment. Short interview process.

You should have:

8+ years in software engineering, including team leadership
Deep ML infra & distributed systems expertise
Strong Python; working knowledge of C++/Java
Proven ability to build and scale complex, production-grade systems

Not a fit for junior or first-time managers.

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Contact
If you think you're a good match for the role and would like further info, please contact:

Ali Wilson

(+44)
in/alexander-wilson-050

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