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Quantitative Developer

Wednesday, 1 March, 2023

Technology is at the core of our winning strategy. We are looking for a Quantitative Developer to join our fast-growing team. As a Quantitative Developer you will play a critical role in improving our performance and designing systems with scalability and flexibility. Working side-by-side with other talented scientists and engineers you will build some of the most powerful trading/analytics platforms in the financial industry. You will have the advantage of working on challenging problems in a non-siloed, collaborative, meritocracy where ideas are quickly implemented into production.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Work with other members in our trading/research group to assist in constructing new pricing/trading models while maintaining the existing models
  • Assist in developing research infrastructure and libraries in python
  • Contribute to trading ideas by analyzing market and alternative data
  • Participate in the idea generation process with respect to quantitative research
  • Research, architect, and design cutting edge technology solutions
  • Leverage cloud solutions and implement web applications, tools, and APIs
  • Develop and provide unit, integration, and regression tests
  • Collaborate with other team members for modeling and analytics

Qualifications:

  • MS/PhD in a quantitative or computational field such as Statistics, Computer Science, or Applied Mathematics
  • Minimum 5 years of professional experience in a front office capacity working in the investment management domain
  • 5 + years of experience in analytical models and working with investment professionals
  • Understanding of quantitative techniques and methods, statistics, and econometrics – including probability, linear regression, and time series data analysis
  • Hands-on development of analytical solutions
  • Full stack software development knowledge
  • Strong Python coding background
  • Familiarity with REST APIs & services
  • Strong analytical ability to learn independently from the code / reverse engineer
  • Agile experience, work in a rapid iterative manner
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Exposure to finance (degree/CFA/work experience) is a plus
  • Experience working with Python, JavaScript, and JS frameworks (React.js and/or Node.js), C#, C++, Python, SQL, and Linux.
  • Familiarity with the Atlassian Suite (Bitbucket, JIRA)
  • Experience in an Amazon Web Services (AWS) ecosystem
  • Hands-on experience with Docker / containers