VP Pricing Developer

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the financial sector is seeking a seasoned software engineer to join their Transparency team in London. This role focuses on developing front-office automated pricing and risk systems for FICC derivatives, collaborating closely with global teams. The ideal candidate will possess strong Java and Python skills, along with a solid understanding of trading and risk management applications. Responsibilities include mentoring teammates, guiding technical decisions, and managing multiple projects in an Agile environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years as a software engineer delivering front-office pricing/trading/risk solutions.
• Experience working with sales/trading/quants on pricing/risk model implementation.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance on technical decisions in line with standards.
• Mentor teammates on technical implementations.
• Handle multiple projects at once.

Skills

Core Java

Python

Agile

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Degree in Engineering

Degree in Mathematics

Tools

Solace messaging

ZeroMQ

Google Protocol Buffers

JSON

SBE

Bloomberg API

Job description

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The Transparency team is a Front Office development team responsible for cross-asset automated pricing and risk systems, mainly focused on FICC derivatives. The team works closely with global sales, trading, and quant teams to build applications that incorporate pricing and risk models for electronic trading. These tools are used worldwide by sales and traders and are essential to trading. The team has engineers in Toronto, London, New York, and Singapore.

• Solace messaging
• ZeroMQ (remote socket comms)
• Google Protocol Buffers, JSON, SBE (serialization)
• 8+ years as a software engineer delivering front-office pricing/trading/risk solutions
• Experience working with sales/trading/quants on pricing/risk model implementation
• Experience distributing model output with eTrading/infrastructure teams
• 8+ years of Core Java (JDK 11+)
• 4+ years of Python in enterprise environments
• Solid unit + regression testing in CI/CD

Highly Desirable:

• Knowledge of Interest Rate Swap products (FRA, IRS, XCCY)
• Bloomberg API experience (BPIPE, SAPI, DAPI)
• Java performance testing

Ideal Candidate Will Also:

• Provide guidance on technical decisions in line with standards
• Mentor teammates on technical implementations
• Handle multiple projects at once
• Be familiar with Agile and SDLC

Education

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related numerical field