Senior Front Office Developer

Orbis Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Orbis Group is seeking a Senior Front Office Developer to design and implement volatility capabilities for our systematic trading platform. You will work closely with Portfolio Managers, Researchers, and other front-office stakeholders to deliver robust, low-latency solutions across equities, rates, FX, and commodities.

The role requires deep Python expertise (Pandas, NumPy) and a strong background in volatility modelling, time-series data, and production readiness.

Qualifications

• Strong Python development experience with CS fundamentals.
• Deep volatility modelling and volatility-surface fitting knowledge.
• Experience with high-performance computing and time-series data.
• Observability and reliability practices for production trading systems.

Responsibilities

• Build volatility capabilities for the trading platform.
• Collaborate with PMs and researchers to deliver a world-class system.
• Port models to production and build tooling and libraries for scalable deployment.

Skills

Python programming

Volatility expertise

Performance computing

Production trading systems observabilI

Tools

Pandas

NumPy

Time-series databases

Low-latency systems

Job description

Senior Front Office Developer - Options Volatility - Hedge Fund

One of the world's top systematic Hedge Funds is hiring a Senior Front Office Developer with excellent Python and deep Volatility expertise to build the Volatility capabilities of their systematic trading platform covering asset classes including equities, rates, FX and commodities.

This is an excellent opportunity for an Front Office Developer with a strong Python Software Engineering background with deep Options and Volatility understanding to transform the trading capability of one of the world's top hedge funds.

Your key responsibilities in this role will be:

• Building the volatility capabilities of the Systematic Trading and Simulation platforms
• Working directly with Portfolio Managers, Researchers and other stakeholders across the front office to build a world class Systematic Trading platform
• Taking quant researchers' models into production, and building tooling, libraries and other technical solutions to maximise the effectiveness of one of the world's top Front Office divisions.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Exceptional Python experience (including Pandas and Numpy) with a deep understanding of computer science fundamentals, including memory and runtime optimisation
• Genuine Volatility expertise, with an in-depth understanding of volatility-surface fitting and the end-to-end trade lifecycle of options, gained in the Front Office of an Investment Management or Investment Banking organisation
• Experience with high-performance and numerical computing, and with large-scale time-series databases
• A strong background in observability and reliability for production trading systems