Quant Developer – London

Oxford Knight; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading quant trading hedge fund in London is seeking a Quant Developer to enhance their trading platform. This role requires programming expertise in Python or Java and involves working alongside quant developers to create low-latency systems that efficiently manage vast amounts of data.

Benefits

Competitive salary and hedge fund-style bonus

Agile, tech and data-driven culture

Large investment in technology

Qualifications

• BSc in a STEM field required.
• Experience in Python or Java programming.
• Experience with SQL and agile methods.

Responsibilities

• Architect the quant trading platform and APIs.
• Scale out the trading platform using Python.
• Build fast, low-latency distributed systems handling TBs of data.

Skills

Programming in Python

Programming in Java

SQL

Agile development

Education

BSc in a STEM field, preferably Computer Science

Job description

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A leading quant trading hedge fund are looking for a Quant Developer to join their front office London team. Working alongside quant developers and researchers in London, the Quant Developer will be scaling out their quant trading platform in Python. The successful Quant Developer will have full ownership and will architect the platform, APIs and backend code to build fast, low-latency distributed systems that can handle multiple TBs of data in real time.

Requirements :

• BSc STEM field, preferably Computer Science
• Experience programming in either Python or Java
• Experience with SQL
• Experience in an agile, test-driven development
• No financial product knowledge / experience needed

Benefits :

• Competitive salary and hedge fund-style bonus in London
• Agile, technology and data driven culture
• Large investment in technology and low levels of red tape