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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 $228.7 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 At Man Group, we respect your privacy and we are committed to protecting and safeguarding your Personal Data. We have developed policies and processes which are designed to provide for the security and integrity of your Personal Data. We are committed to Processing your Personal Data fairly and lawfully, and being open and transparent about such Processing. For further information on how we process your data, please see the privacy notice for applicants  here * As at 31 March 2026   The Role At Man Group, we run large Python research compute clusters. We have a long history of pioneering technology in finance, and this role presents the opportunity to join us, as we work towards building scalable compute for research and software development to help identify and execute on investment opportunities.  We are looking for a high-performing Senior Python Platform Engineer to build solutions that make use of the latest capabilities in compute infrastructure. This role is at the intersection of technology and finance, helping to deliver high-impact, novel solutions that touch every part of our business.  Working in our Developer Platform team, you will build the core research platform and infrastructure used across Man Group. You will also partner with teams across the business to create APIs and frameworks that allow researchers and developers to augment, automate and transform our investment and operational workflows.     Role Responsibilities Lead the design, build and maintenance of Man’s core Python compute platform Partner with stakeholders in research, trading and technology, to design and build open-source cluster-compute technologies Be aware of and actively monitor the latest developments in applied cluster compute, particularly Python facing libraries and tools Identify and implement novel solutions - we take the best of what the open-source world has to offer and make it fit our needs, often contributing back to upstream projects Proactively engage with teams across the business to promote understanding and adoption of our compute cluster capabilities   Key Competencies Essential Advanced proficiency in Python, with extensive professional experience in building production applications and services Experience of modern cluster compute - Kubernetes, Spark, Hadoop Yarn, Ray, Airflow are some of the technologies we use Experience leading work in a formal software development environment alongside other engineers in a collaborative manner Strong experience building platforms on the Linux Operating System Self-organised with the ability to effectively manage time across multiple projects with competing business demands and priorities Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain a close working relationship with quantitative developers, researchers, and other stakeholders Advantageous Academic record including a degree with high mathematical / computing content, or equivalent c