Python Quant Developer – Trading Team

Oxford Knight; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical

Paid parental leave

Group life assurance

Parking/cycle schemes

Job summary

Oxford Knight is seeking a Python Quant Developer to join their trading team in London. You will collaborate with researchers and technologists to evolve, improve and maintain all elements of the team's infrastructure, including execution, signal generation, model building and backtesting.

You'll be a passionate software developer who enjoys solving difficult technical problems in a fast-paced environment. The role offers a generous base salary plus bonus, substantial benefits such as private

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Analytical problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Self-starter able to drive a project from inception through delivery.
• Bonus points for trading industry experience and/or C++ skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with researchers and technologists to evolve and maintain the team's infrastructure.
• Develop execution, signal generation, model building and backtesting components.
• Contribute to software design and problem solving in a fast-paced trading environment.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Python

C++

Job description

Lively, positive spirit of a start-up, with the stability of a longer-established player, this leading quant firm is looking for a dynamic quant developer skilled in Python development to join one of their growing trading teams.

You'll collaborate extensively with researchers and technologists to evolve, improve and maintain all elements of the team's infrastructure, including execution, signal generation, model building and backtesting.

Developers here are highly valued and well-rewarded for hard work; technology is viewed as crucial to the firm's continued success. The successful Python QD will be passionate about software, and enjoy solving difficult technical problems in a fast-paced and energetic environment. In return, you can expect a wide range of interesting and challenging problems involving data extraction, quant development, trading optimization and software design, plus exposure to cool cutting-edge technologies.

Requirements

• Solid analytical problem-solving skills, including debugging & code comprehension
• Self-starter who can work independently and is able to drive a project from inception through delivery
• Minimum bachelors degree in Computer Science (or related)
• Bonus points for trading industry experience and/or C++ skills

NB: Please don't apply if you're a fresh graduate.

• Competitive base salary & bonus
• Enormous opportunity to grow, learn and have a significant business impact
• Contributions are rewarded; career progression supported
• Substantial benefits package, including private medical, paid parental leave, group life assurance & parking/cycle schemes

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Python Quant Developer - Trading Team London