Research Developer

Venture Up; Oxford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lucrative salary

Bonuses

Benefits

Collaborative environment

Job summary

A leading Hedge Fund in Oxford seeks a Research Developer to collaborate with researchers on systematic trading strategies. The role involves implementing and monitoring models and supporting trade executions. Candidates should have an advanced degree in a quantitative field and a strong interest in financial markets. This position offers an attractive compensation package and opportunities to work with talented engineers.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in mathematics, statistics, physics, engineering, or computer science.
• Keenness to engage with financial markets.
• Ability to support operational monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to develop systematic trading strategies.
• Implement and monitor trading models.
• Support execution of trades and operational monitoring.
• Analyze market structure for strategy contributions.

Skills

Collaboration with researchers

Software implementation and monitoring

Market analysis

Education

Advanced degree in a quantitative field

Tools

Linux

Job description

Job Overview

Research developer is required for an exciting and innovative Hedge Fund based in Oxford. The successful research developer will be working closely with world‑class researchers building systematic trading strategies, implementing them, monitoring them, and, importantly, helping execute. You'll work on a wide variety of problems, whether optimizing models themselves, software engineering, strategy analysis, or understanding market structure.

Responsibilities

As a Research Developer you will:

• Collaborate with researchers to develop systematic trading strategies.
• Implement, monitor, and refine trading models and associated software.
• Support the execution of trades and help with operational monitoring.
• Analyze market structure and contribute to strategy analysis.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in a quantitative field such as mathematics, statistics, physics, engineering, or computer science.
• Keenness to get involved with the financial markets.
• Ability to participate in operational support and monitoring.
• Attention to detail and a desire to understand complex issues.

Beneficial Experience

• Experience in trading or execution roles.
• Experience with equity/credit markets.
• Familiarity with Linux.

Benefits

• Working alongside other extremely talented and driven engineers.
• Extremely lucrative salary, bonus, and benefits.

Location: Oxford, England, United Kingdom