Quant Developer
Company: Man Group
Role summary
Quant Developer is a role at Man Group in London, England, United Kingdom (on-site). Posted 2026-08-04. Experience level: 5-10.
- Job title
- Quant Developer
- Company
- Man Group
- Location
- London, England, United Kingdom
- Work arrangement
- on-site
- Category
- Software Engineering
- Experience level
- 5-10
- Date posted
- 2026-08-04
Job description
About Man Group
Man Group is a global alternative investment management firm focused on pursuing outperformance for sophisticated clients via our Systematic, Discretionary and Solutions offerings. Powered by talent and advanced technology, our single and multi-manager investment strategies are underpinned by deep research and span public and private markets, across all major asset classes, with a significant focus on alternatives. Man Group takes a partnership approach to working with clients, establishing deep connections and creating tailored solutions to meet their investment goals and those of the millions of retirees and savers they represent.
Headquartered in London, we manage $253.6 billion* and operate across multiple offices globally. Man Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker EMG.LN and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Further information can be found
The Role
As a Quant Developer at Man Group you will be part of one of our flagship teams in Man’s systematic trading arm - Man AHL. The team works hand-in-hand with Quant Researchers focusing on equity market neutral models. Your challenges will be varied, and will involve building new alphas and new trading strategies.
Quant Developers at Man Group are all part of our broader technology team, members of a group of over sixty individuals representing eighteen nationalities. We have varied backgrounds including Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering – even Classics - but what unifies us is a passion for technology and writing high-quality code.
Our developers are organised into small cross-functional teams, with our engineering roles broadly of two kinds: “Quant Platform Developers” otherwise known as our “Core Techs”, and “Quant Developers” which we often refer to as “Sector Techs”. We use the term “Sector Tech” because some of our teams are aligned with a particular asset class or market sector. People often rotate teams in order to learn more about our system, as well as find the position that best matches their interests.
Our Technology
Our systems are almost all running on Linux and most of our code is in Python, with the full scientific stack: numpy, scipy, pandas, scikit-learn to name a few of the open-source libraries we use extensively. We implement the systems that require the highest data throughput in Java and C++.
We use Airflow for workflow management, Kafka for data pipelines, Bitbucket for source control, Jenkins for continuous integration, Grafana + Prometheus for metrics collection, ELK for log shipping and monitoring, Docker and Kubernetes for containerisation, OpenStack for our private cloud, Ansible and Terraform for architecture automation, and Slack for internal communication. We heavily utilise ArcticDB (https://arcticdb.io/) our in-house developed DataFrame Database.
At AHL we strive to hire only the brightest and best and most highly skilled and passionate technologists.
Essential
Exceptional technology skills; recognised by your peers as an expert in your domain
A keen interest and understanding of financial markets and instruments
A proponent of strong collaborative software engineering techniques and methods: agile development, continuous integration, code review, unit testing, refactoring and related approaches
Strong knowledge of Python
Proficient on Linux platforms with knowledge of various scripting languages
Experience of data analysis techniques along with relevant libraries e.g. NumPy/SciPy/Pandas
Relevant mathematical knowledge e.g. statistics, asset pricing theory, optimisation algorithms
Experience of front office quantitative software development e.g. in a hedge fund or investment bank
Experience of web based development and visualisation technology for portraying large and complex data sets and relationships
Experience of machine learning techniques, natural language processing and related libraries and frameworks e.g. scikit-learn, Tensorflow
Strong academic record and a degree with high mathematical and computing content e.g. Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or Physics from a leading university
Craftsman-like approach to building software; takes pride in engineering excellence and instils these values in others
Demonstrable passion for technology e.g. personal projects, open-source involvement
Intellectually robust with a keenly analytic approach to problem solving
Self-organised with the ability to effectively manage time across multiple projects and with competing business demands and priorities
Focused on delivering value to the business with relentless efforts to improve process
Strong interpersonal skills; able to establish and maintain a close working relationship with quantitative researchers, traders and senior business people alike
Confident communicator; able to argue a point concisely and deal positively with conflicting views
Man Group has a small company, no-attitude feel. It is flat structured, open, transparent and collaborative, and you will have plenty of opportunity to grow and have enormous impact on what we do. We are actively engaged with the broader technology community.
We host and sponsor London’s PyData and Machine Learning Meetups
We open-source some of our technology. See github.com/man-group
We regularly talk at leading industry conferences, and tweet about relevant technology and how we’re using it. See @ManQuantTech
We’re fortunate enough to have a fantastic open-plan office overlooking the River Thames, and continually strive to make our
We offer competitive compensation, a generous holiday allowance, various health and other flexible benefits. We are also committed to continuous learning and development via coaching, mentoring, regular conference attendance and sponsoring academic and professional qualifications.
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