Quant Developer (Credit)

PARAGON Alpha; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial technology firm in the City of London seeks an experienced developer to maintain their analytics library and trading infrastructure. Candidates should have over 8 years of experience in investment banking or hedge funds, strong programming skills in Python, C++, C#, and Java, and a solid understanding of derivatives models. This role offers an opportunity to work collaboratively in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a developer in an investment bank or hedge fund.
• Good understanding of basic derivatives models and vanilla options.
• Knowledge of Credit products is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain analytics library and trading infrastructure.
• Design a robust process for scheduling and monitoring resources.
• Work closely with users and developers to capture requirements.

Skills

Software development skills in Python

Software development skills in C++

Software development skills in C#

Software development skills in Java

Understanding of basic derivatives models

Knowledge of Credit products

Good knowledge of relational databases

Good knowledge of SQL

Job description

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain the Fixed Income, Credit, Convertible Arbitrage analytics library and trading infrastructure made up of vendor and internally developed platforms.

Design a robust holistic process for scheduling and monitoring resources across the platform that integrates with existing proprietary applications.

Work closely with business users and platform developers to capture requirements and handle onboarding and integration of vendor models and datasets.

Requirements

Proven work experience as a developer (8+ years) within an investment bank or hedge fund.

Good understanding of basic derivatives models and vanilla options. Knowledge of Credit products is desirable.

Exceptional software development skills – Python, C++, C#, Java, etc.

Good knowledge of relational database and SQL.

For full details on the position, please apply below or reach out directly to [e-mail]