Risk Software Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global systematic hedge fund and trading company in Birmingham is seeking a Software Engineer in Risk. The role involves building and improving risk management tools, collaborating with various teams, and ensuring the quality of risk data. This position offers outstanding benefits, including medical coverage and paid parental leave.

Benefits

Generous medical coverage

Paid parental leave

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent.
• Experience with machine learning and algorithm development.

Responsibilities

• Build tools and infrastructure to support Risk Managers and Analysts.
• Extend and optimize operational framework for monitoring risk.
• Collaborate with teams to develop and improve data flow and quality.

Skills

Machine Learning

Algorithm Development

Real-time Trading Development

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Job description

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A world-leading global systematic hedge fund and trading company is looking for a Software Engineer in Risk. You will work on crafting technical solutions for Trading, Risk Analysts, and Risk Managers. You will gain knowledge across a wide variety of asset classes while implementing and monitoring risk data controls and delivering risk analytics. You will be integral to the interaction between Risk Managers, Risk Development, and other central teams.

Responsibilities:

• Build tools and infrastructure to support Risk Managers and Risk Analysts
• Extend and optimize the operational framework used for monitoring and disseminating risk across the firm
• Work closely with subject matter experts from other teams to develop and continuously improve data flow and quality
• Collaborate directly with Trading teams, developers, and risk managers to monitor the health and utilization of risk systems, proactively detecting and resolving data issues

Skills Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or an equivalent degree
• Experience with machine learning, algorithm development, strategy development, or real-time trading development

Outstanding benefits package on offer to support you both professionally and personally. These benefits include generous medical coverage, paid parental leave, and a variety of other benefits focused on providing the best employee experience. For more information, please apply now.