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Senior Software Engineering Contractor

Senior Software Engineering Contractor

Hybrid

London, United kingdom

Senior

Freelance

16-02-2026

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Skills

Python Java JavaScript Docker Software Development Spring Maven

Job Specifications

Aspect Capital is an award-winning systematic hedge fund based in London, UK that manages over $8 billon of client assets, where technology plays a critical role in the success of the business.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineering Contractor to join our Software Development team to work on our Software Development platform for 12 months.

Job requirements:

5+ years of enterprise Java development experience
Experience with managing technical projects e.g. planning timelines, milestones and deliverables
Strong enterprise Java (with Spring) experience
Working proficiency of Python and Javascript
Experience with Maven, Docker and CI pipelines

Job responsibilities:

Aspect’s Software Development Team are a team of 12 who develop and support the main trading software for Aspect. This ranges from front office trading, to back and middle office. This core project entails working on Aspect’s Software Development platform to deliver improvements to help our Software Developers improve their day to day workflows. The duration of this project is 12 months.

Core project:
Upgrade our primary suite of Java applications from Java 8 to 21 (6 months)
Java library consolidation and upgrades (6-10 weeks)
Upgrade our small Python estate from 3.6 to 3.12 (1 month)
Migrate our Python CI pipeline to a shared Aspect technology pipeline (3-6 weeks)
Migrate our Javascript CI pipeline to a standalone CI pipeline (3-6 weeks)
Additional goal (if we hit the lower-bound time estimation of the core goals):
RenovateBot (or similar technologies) trial onboarding 1 month

Company Benefits

Bonus
Private pension
Medical Insurance
Electric car scheme
Flexi-working
Cycle to work scheme
Family Friendly Policies

About the Company

Aspect Capital is a global systematic investment manager, founded in 1997 by pioneers in quantitative investment techniques. Aspect has since grown into a team of over 130 professionals, managing over $7.0bn. Research and technology are at the core of what we do, ensuring the innovative evolution of our quantitative models. Our success is driven by our culture and our people - talented, engaging and passionate about the company. Aspect is a certified B Corp. B Corps are businesses that aim to balance purpose and profit. Th... Know more