Quantitative Developer – London

Oxford Knight; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading quant firm based in London is seeking an experienced platform engineer to enhance their quant infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have 3-8 years of development experience, particularly in financial markets, along with strong skills in C++ and Python. This role offers diverse projects including data mining and machine learning algorithm development. Attractive benefits include competitive pay, flexible work-from-home options, and opportunities for career growth.

Benefits

Competitive base salary & bonus

Flexible work-from-home options

Career progression support

Free breakfast, lunch and dinner

Qualifications

• 3 – 8 years of solid development experience, preferably in financial markets.
• Strong proficiency in C++ and Python.
• Experience in building and enhancing quant infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and design data mining and machine learning algorithms.
• Research modeling and forecast future price actions.
• Develop and improve scalable quant research frameworks.

Skills

C++

Python

Data mining

Machine learning

Education

Master’s or PhD in Mathematics, Statistics, Operations Research

Job description

Summary

Lively, positive spirit of a start-up, with the stability of a longer-established player. This leading quant firm has a fantastic opportunity on their centralised trading team where you will draw on your quantitative problem‑solving skills and advanced statistical techniques to build and enhance market prediction models.

They are ideally looking for a platform engineer who has built and improved quant infrastructure.

This role is perfect for an experienced developer who can pull together all of their previous skills and expertise to lead, architect and create a platform designed to be a critical tool for this team both now and for many years in the future.

Technology is viewed as a crucial component of their continued success. The successful quant developer will be a self‑starter, thrive under pressure and excel when given ownership of projects and responsibilities.

Work is varied; example projects include :

• Investigate and design data mining and machine learning algorithms
• Research modeling and forecasting future price actions
• Develop and improve scalable quant research frameworks using Python and C++
• Serve as an advisor across a the business, providing new and innovative solutions

Requirements

• 3 – 8 years’ solid dev experience (in financial markets would be ideal)
• Strong C++, Python
• Experience building and improving quant infrastructure would be ideal
• Master’s or PhD in Mathematics, Statistics, Operations Research (or equivalent)

NB : Please do not apply if you are a fresh graduate.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary & bonus
• They’re willing to be flexible with WFH
• Enormous opportunity to grow and have an impact
• Contributions are rewarded; career progression supported
• Free breakfast, lunch and dinner

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