Quantitative Developer (python/react)

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is on the lookout for a distinguished senior quant developer to join its Front Office Core Strats team in London. This full-time role offers a unique opportunity to work on a cutting-edge cross-asset analytics platform, driving quantitative deliveries across Global Markets. The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in front office development, particularly in Python and React, and will collaborate closely with stakeholders to deliver impactful analytics capabilities. If you're ready to take your career to the next level in a dynamic environment, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in front office development at a major investment bank.
• Experience in designing user-facing analytics functionality.

Responsibilities

• Develop cross-asset analytics platform for front office sales.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements.

Skills

Python

React

Data Science

API Design

Quantitative Analysis

Communication Skills

Education

Advanced degree in Quantitative Finance

Bachelor in Computer Science

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Radley James

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london, United Kingdom

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Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

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Job Description:

Tier 1 investment bank is looking to hire a distinguished senior quant developer with expertise in python and react to join its Front Office Core Strats team in London.

The team plays a vital role in driving quantitative deliveries across all of the banks Global Markets businesses managing the core data and analytics platform, including Data, AI/ML, and Governance & Core Engineering. This individual will be responsible for delivering user-facing analytics capabilities to businesses across the markets division.

We are seeking an experienced quant developer to work on the development of a cross-asset analytics platform for front office sales, ensuring alignment with strategic initiatives. This is a hands-on software development role. The candidate will collaborate with stakeholders and users to define requirements, implement back-end and UI components in partnership with technology teams, and ensure consistency with other firm-wide initiatives. This role offers significant exposure to stakeholders and users, and strong communication skills are essential.

What we’re looking for:

• Advanced degree in Quantitative Finance, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Statistics, Computer Science or similar
• At least 5 years of experience in a front office development role at a major investment bank
• Experience of designing, building and supporting user facing analytics functionality in a front office environment.
• Experience of system and API design
• Experience of commercial software development in a shared codebase with multiple developers.
• Hands on programming in Python
• Familiarity with modern react UI frameworks
• Experience with data science and visualization
• Market / product knowledge in one or more asset classes

This is a full-time position based in London at VP level. Compensation is highly competitive and contingent on experience.