Join Five Sigma Finance Limited as a Senior Engineer to scale ABIDE, our proprietary analytics and asset management platform. You will build high-impact data pipelines and calculation engines in Python while transitioning into an engineering leadership role. Working directly with the CEO and CTO, you’ll shape both product strategy and team culture.
Senior Engineer at Five Sigma Finance Limited
Five Sigma Finance Limited is looking for a Senior Engineer to help scale ABIDE, their proprietary platform managing over $10bn in private debt assets. This is a rare opportunity to join a high-growth London fintech at the intersection of private credit and technology, moving quickly from a hands-on Python expert into an engineering leadership role. You'll work directly with the CEO and CTO to build high-performance data pipelines and shape the engineering culture. If you have 5+ years of Python experience and a background in scaling data-heavy platforms, this is your chance to make a direct impact on the future of institutional finance.
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Location
London, United Kingdom
Compensation
£100k
Company
Five Sigma Finance Limited
Role overview
Five Sigma Finance is a London-based investment firm and financial advisory company focused on bringing innovative, technology-driven solutions to the fixed income marketplace. It provides strategic buy-side and sell-side advisory services, as well as ongoing, tech-driven asset and transaction lifecycle advisory across a wide variety of credit products, with a particular specialization in asset-backed finance (ABF) and private credit. The firm helps institutional investors and originators navigate the complexities of private debt transactions and facilitates institutional investment in both public and private fixed income assets, using a proprietary technology platform and fintech SaaS solutions to support capital markets activities and investment decision-making Five Sigma Finance Limited is an Appointed Representative of Capricorn Fund Managers Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority, and operates from Temple Chambers, 3-7 Temple Avenue, London.[8][13]
What you will do
- Design and maintain core software components, including robust data pipelines, calculation engines, and APIs using Python and Django.
- Drive the technical architecture of the cloud-native SaaS platform to ensure high performance, security, and operational efficiency for institutional clients.
- Mentor engineering team members and champion best practices in code reviews, testing, observability, and continuous delivery to foster technical excellence.
Who this is a fit for
- Possesses 5-7+ years of professional software engineering experience with deep expertise in Python and data-focused libraries like pandas or Spark.
- Demonstrates a strong background in startup or scale-up environments, showing the adaptability and problem-solving skills needed for fast-moving product development.
- Exhibits excellent communication skills and a desire to grow into leadership, with experience in ETL frameworks, data modeling, and web API design.
Why this role is remarkable
- Take ownership of ABIDE, a mission-critical platform managing over $10bn in private debt assets for top-tier global financial institutions.
- Benefit from a clear progression path from a senior individual contributor to an engineering management role, collaborating directly with the founding leadership.
- Work at the sophisticated intersection of fintech and private credit, solving complex architectural challenges through modern data engineering and cloud-native solutions.
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