VP Pricing Developer

JR United Kingdom; Slough; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in financial technology is seeking a skilled software engineer to enhance their Front Office team's automated pricing and risk systems, essential for FICC derivatives trading. Ideal candidates will bring extensive experience in Java and Python, coupled with a strong understanding of trading systems and model implementation, to deliver impactful solutions globally.

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.
• Solid unit + regression testing in CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Develop applications incorporating pricing and risk models for electronic trading.
• Guide technical decisions and mentor teammates.
• Handle multiple projects simultaneously in an Agile environment.

Skills

Core Java

Python

CI/CD

Agile

Risk Model Implementation

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Engineering

Mathematics

Tools

Solace messaging

ZeroMQ

Google Protocol Buffers

Bloomberg API

Job description

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.

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• 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

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Created on 31/05/2025 by JR United Kingdom