Front-Office Quantitative Java Developer

DV Trading; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A proprietary trading firm in Greater London is seeking an experienced Software Developer to collaborate with a small team on developing advanced trading applications. The role involves enhancing GUIs and building high-performance components for trading systems. Ideal candidates will have expertise in multi-threaded applications using Java, along with strong skills in Python for scientific computing. Applicants should also possess excellent communication skills and a background in finance is beneficial.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in CS, Engineering or other technical discipline.
• Experience developing high-performance, multi-threaded applications using Java.
• Strong knowledge of algorithms, design patterns, OOP, threading, multiprocessing.

Responsibilities

• Building cutting edge trading applications and enhancing trading GUIs.
• Work with trading and quants to buildout a pricing and executing algorithms.
• Troubleshoot and solve complex problems within cross-functional teams.

Skills

High-performance application development

Scientific computing (Python/NumPy/Pandas)

Strong algorithms knowledge

Communication skills in English

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Java

SQL

Unix

git

Java Swing

Job description

A proprietary trading firm in Greater London is seeking an experienced Software Developer to collaborate with a small team on developing advanced trading applications. The role involves enhancing GUIs and building high-performance components for trading systems. Ideal candidates will have expertise in multi-threaded applications using Java, along with strong skills in Python for scientific computing. Applicants should also possess excellent communication skills and a background in finance is beneficial.