Quantitative Developer

Brevan Howard Digital; England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading alternative investment management platform is seeking an experienced developer to join its crypto division. You will work in a small engineering team focused on building critical trading infrastructure that supports low-latency market data and exchange connectivity. The ideal candidate should possess a degree in Computer Science, have extensive experience coding in Rust, Java, or C++, and a strong focus on best practices in development. This role offers a competitive environment for innovation in crypto markets.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years professional experience of coding in Rust, Java or C++.
• 1+ year experience of coding in Python.
• Strong focus on best practices, testing and monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Build critical trading infrastructure to support low latency market data.
• Develop components for direct exchange connectivity, treasury, risk, and analytics.

Skills

Rust

Java

C++

Python

Attention to detail

Svelte

JavaScript

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science

Tools

Source control software

Job description

COMPANY / DEPARTMENTAL OVERVIEW

BH Digital is the dedicated crypto and digital asset division of Brevan Howard, seeking to provide institutional investors access to the wide range of compelling opportunities presented by the structural disruption and innovation of blockchain technology. BH Digital pairs the institutional governance, controls and risk management of Brevan Howard with expertise native to crypto markets across investing and business operations.

About Brevan Howard :

Founded in 2002, Brevan Howard is a leading global alternative investment management platform, specialising in global macro. We manage assets for institutional investors around the world including sovereign wealth funds, corporate and public pension plans, foundations and endowments. We have over 350 team members and over 100 Portfolio Managers / Traders / Sub-PMs with offices in London, Jersey, Edinburgh, New York, Austin, Chicago, Geneva, Hong Kong, Singapore and the Cayman Islands. The firm is led by CEO, Aron Landy.

MAIN DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE

Functional Responsibilities

• Work in a small engineering team building critical trading infrastructure and components to support low latency market data, direct exchange connectivity, treasury, risk and data analytics

Essential Capabilities

• A bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science is required.
• At least 3 years professional experience of coding in Rust, Java or C++
• Clear understanding of CS concept such as memory allocation, threads, async function.
• 1+ year experience of coding in Python.
• Attention to detail, strong focus on best practices, testing and monitoring, experience using source control software, code review and release process.
• Experience with Svelte or JavaScript is a plus
• Data analyst skill is a plus.
• Experience building live low-latency trading systems or performance-sensitive software is preferred but not required

WORK EXPERIENCE / BACKGROUND

Essential

• A bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science is required.
• At least 3 years professional experience of coding in Rust, Java or C++
• 1+ year experience of coding in Python.
• Strong focus on best practices, testing and monitoring
• Experience using source control software.

Desirable

• Experience building live low-latency trading systems or performance-sensitive software is preferred but not required
• Experience with Svelte or JavaScript is a plus.
• Data analyst skill is a plus.
• Experience with cloud native services in GCP is a plus
• Experience with blockchain protocols, infrastructure and nodes is a plus.