Software Engineer

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 $213.9 billion* and operate across multiple offices globally. Man Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Further information can be found at

* As at 30 September 2025

The Role

As a Software Engineer in the Front-office Engineering organization at Man Numeric you will work closely with Quantitative Researchers and Portfolio Managers. Your challenges will be varied and may include onboarding new datasets implementing new trading signals developing portfolio optimization tools building data visualization frameworks enhancing our research platform and performance tuning existing code using efficient numerical algorithms and cluster-computing solutions.

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 statsmodels and scikit-learn to name a few of the libraries we use extensively. We implement the systems that require the highest data throughput in Java. For storage we rely heavily on MongoDB and MS SQL.

We use Control-M and 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 for containerisation OpenStack for our private cloud Ansible for architecture automation and Slack for internal communication. Our technology list is never static: we constantly evaluate new tools and libraries.

Working Here

Man Numeric 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 regularly talk at leading industry conferences and tweet about relevant technology and how were using it. See @manquanttech
• We host and sponsor Boston meetups and Londons PyData and Machine Learning Meetups
• We open-source some of our technology including our ultra-high-performance DataFrame database ArcticDB. See for a full list and more information.

Were fortunate enough to have a fantastic open-plan office overlooking the Boston harbour and continually strive to make our environment a great place in which to work. We believe that agile working allows us to deliver the best business outcomes for our clients and investors as well as having a positive impact on work-life balance and the wellbeing of our staff. We are simultaneously committed to levelling the playing field and believe that agile working promotes inclusivity across teams regions and business general Technology roles are expected to be in the office for 3 days a week. However the specifics can vary based on the role team and individual circumstances and are ultimately subject to the managers discretion.

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.

Technology and Business Skills

We strive to hire only the brightest best and most highly skilled passionate technologists.

Essential

• 2-3 years of professional experience in software engineering preferably with a focus on quantitative applications
• Proficiency in Python and experience with scientific libraries including Pandas NumPy SciPy statsmodels and scikit-learn
• Experience working on production systems with an understanding of best practices for testing monitoring and deployment
• Comfortable working on Linux platforms and using Git
• Working knowledge of one or more relevant database technologies such as MS SQL Postgres or MongoDB

Advantageous

• Experience in quantitative software development within a front-office setting such as at a hedge fund proprietary trading firm or investment bank
• Experience working with large data sets both structured and unstructured
• Experience building web applications using modern frameworks like React
• Proficient with distributed computing technologies such as Spark Dask Kubernetes Redis
• Knowledge of modern data engineering practices including data pipeline & ETL tools distributed storage & processing and data warehousing
• Strong understanding of financial markets and instruments
• Experience working with financial market data
• Relevant mathematical knowledge e.g. statistics time-series analysis

Personal Attributes

• Strong academic record and a degree with high mathematical and computing content e.g. Computer Science Mathematics Engineering or Physics
• 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 portfolio managers traders and senior business people alike
• Confident communicator: able to argue a point concisely and deal positively with conflicting views

The anticipated based salary range for this position is listed below. Compensation packages would also include benefits and a discretionary bonus. This is the base salary range that the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting based on the location and requirements of the position as well as the skills qualifications and experience of the applicant. The Firm reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.

US Pay Range

$100000$130000 USD

Inclusion Work-Life Balance and Benefits at Man Group
Youll thrive in our working environment that champions equality of opportunity. Your unique perspective will contribute to our success joining a workplace where inclusion is fundamental and deeply embedded in our culture and values. Through our external and internal initiatives partnerships and programmes youll find opportunities to grow develop your talents and help foster an inclusive environment for all across our firm and industry. Learn more at have opportunities to make a difference through our charitable and global initiatives while advancing your career through professional development and with flexible working arrangements available too. Like all our people youll receive two annual Mankind days of paid leave for community volunteering.

Our comprehensive benefits package includes competitive holiday entitlements pension/401k life and long-term disability coverage group sick pay enhanced parental leave and long-service leave. Depending on your location you may also enjoy additional benefits such as private medical coverage discounted gym membership options and pet insurance.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

Man Group provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and all employees without regard to race color creed national origin ancestry religion disability sex gender identity and expression marital status sexual orientation military or veteran status age or any other legally protected category or status in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws.

Man Group is a Disability Confident Committed employer; if you require help or information on reasonable adjustments as you apply for roles with us please contact .