BestX Quant Developer - State Street Corporation

Jobs via eFinancialCareers; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Development Engineer to drive innovation in their BestX product. This role involves developing server-side components and enhancing a multi-asset analytics platform while leveraging advanced technologies such as cloud and AI. The ideal candidate will possess extensive programming experience in Python and Julia, along with a strong background in quantitative analysis and data science tools. Join a collaborative environment where your technical skills will be valued, and help shape the future of financial services through creative technology solutions. If you're passionate about driving change and solving real problems, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Generous medical care

Insurance plans

Savings plans

Flexible work programs

Development programs

Educational support

Paid volunteer days

Matching gift programs

Qualifications

• 10+ years of programming experience with strong skills in Python and Julia.
• Proficient in data science tools and machine learning.

Responsibilities

• Develop key parts of the multi-asset analytics platform for BestX.
• Contribute to the design of complex analytics modeling solutions.

Skills

Python

Julia

Data Science Tools

Quantitative Analysis

Mathematical Modelling

Statistics

Regression

Probability Theory

Agile Development

Test Driven Development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's degree in Computer Science

Degree in Mathematics or Statistics

Tools

AWS

Jupyter

pandas

numpy

sklearn

Slurm

Postgres

Job description

Who we are looking for
Responsible for implementation and delivery of new server side components, micro services, web api, and enhancements to the BestX product.

Why this role is important to us
Our technology function, Global Technology Services (GTS), is vital to State Street and is the key enabler for our business to deliver data and insights to our clients. We're driving the company's digital transformation and expanding business capabilities using industry best practices and advanced technologies such as cloud, artificial intelligence and robotics process automation. We offer a collaborative environment where technology skills and innovation are valued in a global organization. We're looking for top technical talent to join our team and deliver creative technology solutions that help us become an end-to-end, next-generation financial services company. Join us if you want to grow your technical skills, solve real problems and make your mark on our industry.

Role Description
As a hands-on Lead Development Engineer (Quant/Server Side) for BestX product, the ideal candidate will be:

1. Developing key parts of the multi asset analytics platform of BestX.
2. Contributing to the design and architecting complex analytics modeling solutions for multi asset TCA infrastructure.
3. Exhibit superior skills in modern Agile, Cloud-based, Server side, DB, Development.
4. Develop understanding in the area of Transaction Cost Analysis and key benchmarks required for MiFID and MiFIR.
5. Responsible for maintaining and enhancing the application and influencing technology decisions.
6. Responsible for taking ownership of tasks and seeing them through completion.
7. Responsible for establishing best practices, clean-code and design patterns.
8. Be passionate about driving change through an organization.
9. A proponent of Test Driven Development always striving to Shift Left so as to facilitate effective CI/CD.

Core/Must have skills

• 10+ years of experience in programming with strong programming skills in high-level languages such as Python, Julia.
• Proficient in modern data science tools stacks (Jupyter, pandas, numpy, sklearn) with machine learning experience.
• Good understanding of using Slurm or similar parallel computing tools.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related STEM field from a top-ranked University.
• Proficient in quantitative analysis, mathematical modelling, statistics, regression, and probability theory.

Hands-on experience working with AWS and/or other modern cloud based infrastructure.

Good to have skills
Knowledge/expertise in FX/Fixed Income/Equity/Equity Derivatives products, KDB, and exposure and understanding in one or more of the modern JavaScript build tool chain using things like node, npm, rush, yarn, webpack, babel, cyprus.

Work Schedule
Hybrid.

Keywords (If any)
Python, Julia, Postgres, Messaging, Cloud.

About State Street
What we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation, we're making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we've been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.

Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary by location, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans, among other perks. You'll have access to flexible Work Programs to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees' diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift programs and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you. State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Discover more at StateStreet.com/careers.