Quant Developer, Risk – London or NYC

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

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking a Quant Developer to enhance their risk models and development process. The role involves producing robust Python code as well as optimizing and maintaining cutting-edge research tools. Candidates should have over five years of relevant experience and a background in computer science or mathematics.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years' experience in quant software development.
• Experience in building large-scale systems.
• Ability to write robust and maintainable code.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring risk models are production-ready.
• Improving research tools and backtesting models.
• Developing APIs with customized analytics.

Skills

Production-grade Python code

Quant software development

Model-building pipeline experience

Distributed systems

Education

BS degree or above in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field

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Quant Developer, Risk – London or NYC, London

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Client:

Oxford Knight

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

29.06.2025

Expiry Date:

13.08.2025

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Job Description:

Exciting opportunity at one of the fastest growing financial services firms around the world. They offer prime brokerage, clearing and financing across traditional and digital assets, and are now looking to hire world-class Python software engineers to help build on their success.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring risk models are in a production-ready state by contributing to various parts of development, in particular the productionization
• Improving research tools and models, e.g. backtesting
• Developing APIs for internal and external customers with customized analytics
• Maintaining, improving and extending the scenario engine and risk engine code

Skills & Experience Required

• Minimum 5+ years’ quant software development experience, preferably at a top-tier financial services firm
• Ability to write production-grade (robust and maintainable) Python code
• BS degree or above in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field
• Previous hands-on experience of (some part of) a model-building pipeline (e.g. risk, alpha, etc.)
• Built large-scale, distributed systems

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