Junior Java Engineer

Quant Capital; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 76,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20% Bonus

Job summary

Quant Capital is urgently seeking a Junior Software Engineer with Core Java skills to join a high profile client in London. The role involves building a new trading architecture, deploying microservices to AWS, and collaborating in a fast-paced, startup-like environment where technology is the priority.

You will work on trading infrastructure, gain exposure to Bloomberg data flows, and learn how a trading floor operates within a globally reputed hedge fund setting.

Qualifications

• First Class Degree required.
• Core Java expertise.
• Exposure to cloud deployments desirable (cloud architecture/AWS).

Responsibilities

• Create new trading architecture for model execution.
• Design, develop, test and deploy microservices to AWS cloud.
• Support other business units by querying data and building tools.
• Collaborate in a paired environment to solve problems.
• Improve architecture and processes with the team.
• Prototype new concepts and automate where possible.
• Participate in design/code reviews and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Core Java

Cloud Architecture

AWS

Education

First Class Degree

Tools

EC2

CloudWatch

Linux

Job description

£90k, 20% Bonus, 3 days a week in the office.

Quant Capital is urgently looking for a Junior Software Engineer with Core Java skills to join our high profile client.

Our client is a well known Systematic Trading Hedge Fund. They like technology especially the opensource variety as well as scalability and robust performance (much like their track record). They currently run around £2 billion in liquid capital.

This is an environment of google or a startup where tech is number 1 the firm is known globally for its attitudes and rigour more importantly, you will be surrounded by smart people deeply interested in teaching what they know, and in learning from you.

The environment is that of Facebook or Google, relaxed open with time to think and make the right decisions. The atmosphere is calm and relaxed with an open dress code. This is a role for techies, those who are motivated by the sharp end of technology and the possibility of making serious money doing something you are passionate about.

Day to day The Software Engineer will:

• Creating a new trading architecture for model execution
• Be designing, developing, testing and deploying micro services into the cloud (AWS)
• Be supporting other business units investigating problems, querying data, and building tools for them.
• Be working in a highly collaborative, paired environment to solve complex problems.
• Be collaborating with the full engineering team to continuously improve architecture and processes.
• Prototype new concepts, features, use of technology
• Be striving towards automation as much as possible
• Review of designs/code and knowledge sharing are key to smooth organizational continuity. Two brains are better than one.

You will gain considerable knowledge of the trading and asset management space.

The Junior Java Engineer Must have:

• First Class Degree (A First)
• Some Financial Services Experience, understand the basic principles of an option and how they are priced (you don't need to be able to price them).
• Core Java
• Ideally Cloud Architecture or model deployment onto the cloud.
• An Understanding of computing fundamentals

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a growing trading business at a time of significant and interesting growth within the sector. You will gain massive exposure to trading infrastructure in a trading environment as well as learning data flows from Bloomberg and how a trading floor works.

My client is based in Central London

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