Senior Quantitative Developer

TradingHub; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary performance bonus

Hybrid working policy

Office lunches twice a week

Private medical insurance + dental

Extended parental leave

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Enhanced company pension plan

5 days study leave towards pro. quals

Salary sacrifice schemes

Death in service coverage

Job summary

TradingHub, a leading financial services tech firm, is seeking a Senior Quantitative Developer (VP) to lead the design, build and validation of pricing libraries and risk algorithms across multiple asset classes. You will productionise high-quality software and bring trader insight to modeling decisions.

You will join a specialist team delivering state-of-the-art market surveillance tools, mentored by senior leadership, with a focus on robustness, performance and scalable data processing in a

Qualifications

• Experience in financial markets, ideally pricing or trading.
• Proficient in an OO language (C# or Python).
• Strong mathematical and analytical abilities.
• Understanding of market risk, preferably fixed income.
• Knowledge of derivatives (options, swaps, futures).
• Knowledge of SQL/PostgreSQL databases.
• Able to deliver projects to deadlines with good prioritisation.

Responsibilities

• Develop pricing libraries, calculators and risk/pricing algorithms.
• Use in-house big data language for large-scale securities data analysis/production.
• Research market dynamics across asset classes.
• Prototype, test and validate proprietary models.
• Mentor junior team members.

Skills

C# / Python

Math & Analytics

Market risk knowledge

Derivatives knowledge

Delivery & prioritisation

OO language proficiency

Tools

SQL

PostgreSQL

Job description

Compensation: Competitive (Financial Services)

Compensation: Competitive (Financial Services)

About TradingHub

Founded in 2010, TradingHub delivers uniquely intelligent trade surveillance software to world leading financial institutions. Developed by market professionals, our solutions use sophisticated modelling techniques to detect single and cross-product market manipulation.

Compensation: Competitive (Financial Services)

About TradingHub

Founded in 2010, TradingHub delivers uniquely intelligent trade surveillance software to world leading financial institutions. Developed by market professionals, our solutions use sophisticated modelling techniques to detect single and cross-product market manipulation.

With a team of over 150 experts worldwide, TradingHub combines global reach with deep markets expertise to help our customers mitigate financial, regulatory, and reputational risk.

The Role

We are seeking a Senior Quantitative Developer (VP) to take a leading role in designing, building and validating our pricing models. This includes creating financial pricing libraries for multiple asset classes, calculators and risk algorithms.

The successful candidate will combine excellent mathematical skills with proven experience in financial markets and the ability to productionise high-quality software. The capacity to put yourself in the eyes of a trader will be very useful as we continue to ensure our product’s capabilities are ahead of competitors in the market.

Responsibilities

• Development of financial pricing libraries, calculators as well as risk/pricing-related algorithms
• Using our in-house big data language for the large-scale analysis and production of securities data
• Research and development of market dynamics across multiple asset classes
• Prototyping, testing, and validation of TradingHub’s proprietary models
• supporting and coaching more junior team members

Requirements

• Proven financial markets experience, ideally within an investment bank or pricing-related firm
• Proficiency with C#, Python or another object-oriented programming language
• Evidence of exceptional mathematical and analytical skills
• A clear understanding of market risk, preferably for fixed-income
• Good knowledge of derivatives (e.g. options, swaps, futures etc.)
• Good knowledge of database technologies such as SQL, Postgres etc.
• Able to deliver projects to agreed deadlines with excellent prioritisation skills

Benefits

Life at TradingHub is a rewarding journey within a fast-growing company that thrives on innovation and collaboration. By combining the best of technology and global markets, we’re able to solve complex problems together and deliver meaningful results to our customers. Everybody has value to bring, and we welcome individuality as a key driving force behind our collective success.

Rooted in everything that we do are our core values: Accountability, Ambition, Partnership and Trust. These values provide the foundation for a sustainable workplace culture that empowers you to grow, contribute, and become your best self.

Employee Benefits

• Annual discretionary performance bonus (permanent employees only)
• Hybrid working policy
• Office lunches twice a week
• Private medical insurance + dental cover
• Extended parental leave (up to 6 months of fully paid maternity leave)
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Enhanced company pension plan
• 5 days study leave towards professional qualifications
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Death in service coverage

Don’t tick every single requirement?

Research shows that candidates from under-represented groups are less likely to apply unless they meet all the criteria. We are dedicated to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace, so if this role excites you, please don't let our specification hold you back.

TradingHub is an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, ethnic or national origins, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, socio-economic background, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics. TradingHub selects candidates for interview based solely on their skills, experience and qualifications.

We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to all and we encourage candidates to inform us of any required adjustments. A full copy of our diversity, equity and inclusion policy will be made available to you upon request.