Derivatives Quant Developer | FinTech

Undisclosed; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology company in the UK is seeking a Quant Developer to enhance their derivative pricing tools and analytics. This role requires experience in large, complex code bases and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a remote environment. The ideal candidate will have an undergraduate degree in a relevant STEM field and familiarity with financial derivatives. The firm offers a progressive culture with regular in-person sessions to support development and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience working with large, complex code bases.
• Demonstrable ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Exposure to functional programming and agile methodologies.
• Product knowledge within Rates, FX, or Equity derivatives.

Responsibilities

• Support growth in a high-performing FinTech firm.
• Develop derivative pricing tools and analytics for traders.
• Work within a small firm dedicated to delivering pricing analytics via a web app.

Skills

Collaborative coding

Independent work

Functional programming

Agile methodologies

Knowledge of financial derivatives

Education

Undergraduate degree in a relevant STEM subject

Job description

We are working with a highly successful FinTech firm that delivers derivative pricing tools and analytics for traders at hedge funds and investment banks. Due to sustained success, the firm are looking to add a Quant Developer to help support their growth. This role would suit an individual with experience within the financial space, working with large, abstract, code bases and agile environments and ideally knowledge / experience working with derivative models. Data is central to their value proposition, so this is an incredibly important role.

The firm work largely remotely with regular (weekly) in person sessions to develop and maintain their progressive culture and to help support personal development. They are based in London but the team, at large, are across the UK. Team members are trusted to take on responsibility, so there is no micromanagement. This will suit a Quant Dev, comfortable across the stack, who is happy working independently but in a collaborative team-based approach. This role will involve working within a small firm that is dedicated to delivering derivative pricing analytics via a web app. The client base consists of traders at leading hedge funds and investment banks. Their ever-increasing popularity is due to them being able to deliver accurate prices quicker than other systems.

What we are looking for :

• A Quant Developer with experience working with large, complex code bases that has the ability to write ‘collaborative’ code
• Experience working in a collaborative team but also demonstrable ability to work independently due to the remote nature of the role
• Ideally an undergraduate degree in a relevant STEM subject, such as Comp Sci
• Exposure to functional programming, pair programming and agile methodologies
• Product / model knowledge within Rates / FX or Equity derivatives
• Familiarity with financial derivatives and pricing

Due to demand, we are advertising this business operations role anonymously. If you would prefer to speak to someone before submitting a CV, please send a blank application to the role and someone will be in touch to discuss.

We can only respond to highly qualified candidates.