Senior ETF Engineer, Investment Technology (Python/AWS)

Location: London, United Kingdom; at least four full days each week in the advertised office

Company

hirify.global is a global investment firm providing investment strategies and vehicles across multiple asset classes.

What you will do

• Design, build, and support capabilities for the ETF platform across portfolio construction, trading, analytics, and operational workflows.
• Develop data engineering workflows and platform services for the Vision platform and model delivery ecosystem.
• Build Python-based services, APIs, microservices, and data pipelines for portfolio analytics and optimization.
• Design SQL-based data processing, ETL workflows, and distributed event-driven architectures using technologies such as Kafka.
• Develop cloud-native applications on AWS and operate CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, validation, and observability frameworks.
• Partner with investment teams and provide production support, including participation in an on-call rotation.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience in software engineering or data engineering.
• Strong Python and SQL experience, including data processing, APIs, performance tuning, and ETL workflows.
• Experience with AWS, containerized environments, CI/CD, DevOps practices, and automated testing.
• Understanding of data modeling, pipelines, validation, lineage, error handling, distributed systems, and event-driven architecture.
• Daily use of AI tools for coding, testing, refactoring, documentation, and design exploration, with the ability to evaluate and correct generated code.
• Ability to work in the London office at least four full days per week.

Nice to have

• Financial services or asset management experience.
• Exposure to portfolio analytics, risk models, or investment workflows.
• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field from a top-tier institution.
• CFA, CPA, CIPM, CAIA, or FRM certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid workplace model with regular office collaboration.
• Company-provided healthcare, income protection, life insurance, and pension provisions.
• Annual leave, enhanced parental leave, and health and wellness benefits.
• Volunteering days and an inclusive working environment.
• Commitment to community initiatives and ESG investing.

Hiring process

• Applicants may opt into the Disability Confident Scheme; candidates meeting the minimum criteria will be offered an interview.
• Reasonable adjustments are available during the application and selection process.