VP Quant Developer, Rates Trading & Research

Testing Site - JPMC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Testing Site - JPMC in London seeks a Quantitative Developer, Rates, VP to design and deliver production systems enabling systematic trading at scale. You’ll work with researchers and traders to translate ideas into resilient algorithms and execution platforms.

Join a collaborative, fast-paced team shaping models and workflows used daily in live markets. You will thrive in a builder mindset, improving tooling and performance across the stack.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in OO languages (Java/C++).
• Experience with Python and data libraries (NumPy, pandas).
• Translate models into reliable production code.
• Strong collaboration with traders and researchers.
• High attention to detail and quality.
• Interest in financial markets and systematic trading.
• Degree in a quantitative field.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain algorithmic trading systems and execution platforms for Rates trading.
• Implement quantitative models in production, translating research prototypes into robust, scalable strategies.
• Collaborate with traders and researchers to refine models, hedging, risk management and allocation processes.
• Engineer high-quality, testable and observable code for reliability in live markets.
• Optimise performance, latency and throughput of critical trading components.
• Automate workflows and deployments to improve speed, safety and repeatability across the stack.
• Monitor, diagnose and resolve production issues, contributing to continuous improvement.
• Document designs, interfaces and operating procedures to support transparency and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Java/C++

Python data analysis

Production code

Collaboration

Detail oriented

Markets interest

Quant degree

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/Math/Physics/Engineering

Job description

Testing Site - JPMC in London seeks a Quantitative Developer, Rates, VP to design and deliver production systems enabling systematic trading at scale. You’ll work with researchers and traders to translate ideas into resilient algorithms and execution platforms.

Join a collaborative, fast-paced team shaping models and workflows used daily in live markets. You will thrive in a builder mindset, improving tooling and performance across the stack.