My client is a medium sized, multi-award winning technology lead Quant fund with a start-up feel based in London. They are looking to build a new team of Software Engineers to work on building trading systems and undertake multiple projects. The initial scope is to design and build a new greenfield platform for quantitative trading strategies, used by front office teams.
The client are building an elite platform based on Python that integrates datasets, helps with trading analytics and investment strategy using it's bleeding edge technology. This application shapes powerful market data analytics to build insights for front office divisions. In a high pressure but incredibly elite and fun environment, you will also be involved in Rapid Application Development (RAD) to architect robust critical tools used in trading, research and risk management.
The successful candidate will have the following skills/experience:
* Strong experience of Python software development
* Design, build of high-performance APIs and services
* Exposure to performance based, efficient, reliable and fast software applications
* Financial services, banking, quant hedge fund or fintech exposure
* Strong understanding of object orientated fundamentals and principles, design patterns, data structures and algorithms
* Exposure to credit risk and the relationship between bond and credit default swap (CDS) markets - experience in cross-asset trading strategies, e.g. debt/equity, credit index basis, bond seniority arbitrage, bond-CDS basis
* Knowledge of equities and fixed income products,
* Computer Science Degree ideally from a top University
* Personality and genuine passion in technology
Please apply with your updated CV ASAP as this is an urgent requirement, with the client keen to hire multiple people over the next few months.
Note that the clients is happy to wait for notice periods and non-competes, and help with visas/relocators from overseas.