Python Developer

Durlston Partners; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 140,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

Durlston Partners in London is seeking a Python Quant Developer to help build and maintain a research environment for diversified systematic strategies in the commodities space. The role is hybrid in London, with up to £140k base salary and 40%+ bonus.

You will develop for the fixed income side, handle data acquisition, pricing of instruments, order execution interfaces, and live trading system work, with production-ready releases.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of Python development experience with production releases.
• Familiarity with numerical Python libraries (Pandas, NumPy).
• Experience with SQL databases and version control/CI practices.

Responsibilities

• Data acquisition and cleaning for research environment.
• Pricing of fixed income financial instruments.
• Build and maintain a research environment for diversified systematic strategies.
• Order execution and interaction with OMS.
• Consolidation with back office and risk systems.
• Create ad-hoc monitoring and reporting tools.
• Work on a live trading system.

Skills

Python

Pandas

NumPy

SQL

CI/CD

Version control

Education

Mathematics/Computer Science

Tools

SQLAlchemy

Job description

Python Quant Developer - Hybrid - London - Up to £140k base + 40%+ bonus

Stuck in the red tape and bureaucracy that is investment banking? Tired of projects not going into production? Looking to transition and make the jump to the buy side?

A global investment management fund (~$10 billion AUM) is looking for a Python Developer to help them build and maintain a research environment that facilitates diversified systematic strategies in the commodities space.

You will take on development projects for the fixed income side of the business, improving existing systems and developing greenfield ones, having a lot of direct impact and watching your projects go into production from inception.

With the title of Quant Developer, some responsibilities include:

• Data acquisition and cleaning
• Pricing of fixed income financial instruments
• Building and maintaining a research environment
• Order execution and interaction with the firm's order management system
• Consolidation with back office systems and risk systems
• Creation of ad-hoc monitoring and reporting tools
• Work on a live trading system

Requirements:

• Mathematics/Computer Science Academic background
• 3-5 years of experience with Python (writing and managing code releases)
• Familiarity with numerical Python libraries, e.g. Pandas, Numpy
• Firm understanding of version control, testing, and continuous integration
• Understanding and appreciation for best practices
• Experience working with SQL databases and Sqlalchemy desired

Note: if you haven't received a reply within 3 days, your application was unfortunately not accepted.

Python Quant Developer - Hybrid - London - Up to £140k base + 40%+ bonus