Quantitative Developer - Python

Stanford Black Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hedge fund in London is seeking a Quantitative Developer with strong Python skills and a STEM background. This role offers technical ownership, autonomy, and the chance to work on greenfield projects, including a new trading platform. Ideal candidates will have excellent communication and teamwork skills, with lucrative compensation above market standards.

Benefits

Free Gym Membership

Flexible working from home policy

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in programming with Python.
• Strong academic background, ideally in STEM.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of delivery and understand features to be delivered.
• Design flexible tools for market expansion.
• Collaborate closely with business and development teams.

Skills

Python

Communication

Teamwork

Education

STEM degree

Job description

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We are seeking strong Python focused Quantitative Developers with 4 years + of experience to join one of the most successful hedge funds in London. There are roles across multiple teams so they can find the best fit for your experience and skill set!

The fund is currently building out a new arm of the business so there is a wide variety of greenfield projects including building out a new trading platform and migrating the existing platforms to a cloud-native architecture. Coming in at this crucial moment, you will have technical ownership and autonomy from the get-go, as well as the freedom to speak with the business and input your opinions.

Role:

• Take ownership of delivery, understanding the feature to be delivered and owning the front to back solution.
• Design imaginative and flexible tools that keep pace with the continual expansion into different markets/asset classes in which the business is trading and the style they trade them.
• Work extremely closely with the business, collaborating with other developers and quants to improve the overall architecture of the systems.

Requirements:

• Strong programming experience in Python.
• Strong academic background – Ideally a STEM degree.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Ideally Commodities or Fixed Income experience.
• Lucrative compensation – above market standard base salary with incredible bonus structure.
• Constant exposure to a strategic business area of the company without needed any prior experience within the financial domain.
• Flexible working from home policy.
• Free Gym Membership.

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  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

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  Full-time

Job function

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  Engineering, Information Technology, and Finance

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  Financial Services, IT Services and IT Consulting, and Software Development

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