Quantitative Developer

TradingHub; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary performance bonus

Hybrid working policy

Office lunches twice a week

Private medical insurance + dental cover

Extended parental leave

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Enhanced company pension plan

5 days study leave towards professional qualifications

Salary sacrifice schemes

Death in service coverage

Job summary

TradingHub, based in Greater London, is seeking a Quantitative Developer to design and validate pricing models for financial markets. The role involves developing financial pricing libraries and risk algorithms in a fast-paced environment, ideal for those with strong mathematical and programming skills.

The position offers a hybrid working policy, healthcare benefits, and substantial annual leave. Candidates should be proficient in C#, C++, or Python and have some industry experience. Join us at TradingHub to leverage your skills in a rewarding journey.

Qualifications

• Evidence of exceptional mathematical and analytical skills.
• Initial industry experience working as a quant within a financial services organisation.
• Some knowledge of risk sensitivities or 'Greeks' such as Delta, Gamma, DV01 etc.

Responsibilities

• Development of financial pricing libraries, calculators and risk/pricing-related algorithms.
• Using our in-house big data language for the analysis and production of securities data.
• Research and development of market dynamics across multiple asset classes.

Skills

Proficiency with C#

Proficiency with C++

Proficiency with Python

Exceptional mathematical skills

Analytical skills

Job description

Compensation: Competitive (Financial Services)

About TradingHubFounded in 2010, TradingHub delivers uniquely intelligent trade surveillance software to world leading financial institutions. Developed by market professionals, our solutions use sophisticated modelling techniques to detect single and cross-product market manipulation. With a team of over 150 experts worldwide, TradingHub combines global reach with deep markets expertise to help our customers mitigate financial, regulatory, and reputational risk.

The Role

We are seeking a Quantitative Developer to contribute in designing, building and validating our pricing models. This includes creating financial pricing libraries for multiple asset classes, calculators and risk algorithms. The successful candidate will combine excellent mathematical skills with proven experience in financial markets and the ability to productionise high-quality software. The capacity to put yourself in the eyes of a trader will be very useful as we continue to ensure our product’s capabilities are ahead of competitors in the market.

Responsibilities

• Development of financial pricing libraries, calculators as well as risk/pricing-related algorithms
• Using our in-house big data language for the large-scale analysis and production of securities data
• Research and development of market dynamics across multiple asset classesPrototyping, testing, and validation of TradingHub’s proprietary models

Requirements

• Proficiency with C#, C++ or Python
• Evidence of exceptional mathematical and analytical skills
• Initial industry experience working as a quant within a financial services organisation
• Some knowledge of risk sensitivities or "Greeks" such as Delta, Gamma, DV01 etc.
• Understanding of derivatives (e.g. swaps, options, futures)
• Confidence to experiment with new ideas and technologies
• Keen to work in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

Life at TradingHub is a rewarding journey within a fast-growing company that thrives on innovation and collaboration. By combining the best of technology and global markets, we are able to solve complex problems together and deliver meaningful results to our customers. Everybody has value to bring, and we welcome individuality as a key driving force behind our collective success. Rooted in everything that we do are our core values: Accountability, Ambition, Partnership and Trust. These values provide the foundation for a sustainable workplace culture that empowers you to grow, contribute, and become your best self.

Employee Benefits

• Annual discretionary performance bonus (permanent employees only)
• Hybrid working policy
• Office lunches twice a week
• Private medical insurance + dental cover
• Extended parental leave (up to 6 months of fully paid maternity leave)
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Enhanced company pension plan
• 5 days study leave towards professional qualifications
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Death in service coverage

Equal Opportunity

TradingHub is an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, ethnic or national origins, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, socio‑economic background, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics. TradingHub selects candidates for interview based solely on their skills, experience and qualifications.

We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to all and we encourage candidates to inform us of any required adjustments. A full copy of our diversity, equity and inclusion policy will be made available to you upon request.