Senior Python Engineer - Data Platform

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 at www.man.com

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* As at 30 June 2026

The Team

Join our Streaming Data team, part of our Data Platform Engineering organisation at the heart of a quantitative investment firm, powering the market data infrastructure which drives our systematic trading strategies and cutting-edge discretionary research.

As a Senior Python Engineer, you’ll help architect our multi-petabyte scale estate, processing billions of datapoints daily from thousands of data sources. Our stack combines Java and Python, with foundations of Kafka, ArcticDB, MongoDB, and more. This is an opportunity to tackle complex distributed systems challenges at exceptional scale. You should have the enthusiasm for leveraging AI development tools to accelerate delivery and driving their adoption across the team.

Role Responsibilities

• Build and ship features on a high-throughput streaming platform processing billions of market data points daily
• Tackle hard distributed systems problems at a scale few engineers encounter
• Work closely with quant researchers and traders to turn complex requirements into elegant platform solutions
• Drive platform reliability through rigorous incident response, root-cause analysis, and systemic fixes
• Raise the engineering bar through thoughtful code review and mentoring of junior team members

Key Competencies

Required

• 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering with Java or Python as your primary language
• Proficient on Linux platforms and strong understanding of Git <span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559685":1080,"335559737":0