About the Company

Wintermute is one of the largest crypto-native algorithmic trading companies in digital assets. We provide liquidity algorithmically across most cryptocurrency exchanges and trading platforms, a broad range of OTC trading solutions, and support high-profile blockchain projects and traditional financial institutions moving into crypto. Wintermute also has a Ventures arm that invests in early-stage DeFi projects.

Founded in 2017 by industry leaders, Wintermute has successfully navigated crypto industry cycles. Culturally, we combine the best of two worlds: the technology standards of high-frequency trading firms in traditional markets and the innovative, entrepreneurial culture of technology startups. We believe in the innovative potential of blockchain and have a long-term view on the digital asset market, taking a leadership position in building an innovative and compliant market.

About the Role

Job Title: Core Developer (Python)
Location: London
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Technology
Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Responsibilities

• Join the Core Development team and work on a small, highly efficient team with a broad mandate covering many areas of the business.
• Collaborate closely with traders, C++ developers, middle office, quantitative researchers, and the DeFi Team on various projects.

Examples of Projects

• Capturing data about trading activities from numerous exchanges and exposing this to internal systems and users.
• Developing a reconciliation system to match trade and transfer information for real-time positions, alerts, and reports.
• Creating the GUI used by traders for their day-to-day activities.
• Building an automated settlement system for settling balances with counterparties.
• Developing a storage system used by quants for machine learning features.

Hard Skills Requirements

• At least 2 years of Python experience; C++ experience is an advantage.
• Experience with SQL databases.
• Comfortable with Linux.
• Interest in either crypto or finance; relevant experience is an advantage.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work at one of the world's leading algorithmic trading firms.
• Engaging projects offering accelerated responsibilities and ownership compared to traditional finance environments.
• A vibrant working culture with team meals, festive celebrations, gaming events, and company-wide team-building events.
• A Wintermute-inspired office in central London with amenities such as table tennis, foosball, personalized desk configurations, and a cozy team breakout area.
• Great company culture: informal, non-hierarchical, ambitious, highly professional with a startup vibe, collaborative, and entrepreneurial.
• Performance-based compensation with significant earning potential alongside standard perks like pension and private health insurance.

Additional Notes

• Although we are unable to accept fully remote candidates, we support significant flexibility regarding working from home and working hours.
• We offer UK work permits and assistance with relocation.