Quantitative Developer (Systematic Equities)

Location London
Discipline: Financial Technology
Job type: Permanent
Contact name: Lewis Piper

Contact email: lewis.piper@venturesearch.com
Job ref: 2623
Published: about 1 month ago
Quantitative Developer (Systematic Equities)
Leading Global Hedge Fund
London


Our client is a top tier global hedge fund with a strong commitment to leveraging market innovations in technology and data to deliver high-quality returns.

A small, collaborative, and entrepreneurial systematic investment team is seeking an experienced developer to join in building critical trading infrastructure. This opportunity provides a dynamic and fast-paced environment with excellent opportunities for career growth.

Principal Responsibilities
  • Assist in building system for implementing the trading algorithms the team is researching
  • Design, code, and maintain team’s infrastructure
  • Assist in designing and maintaining tools for the systematic trading infrastructure of the team
  • Perform data analysis and generate live and historical analytical reports
  • Stay current on state-of-the-art technologies and tools including technical libraries, computing
  • Collaborate with the SPM and the trading group in a transparent environment, engaging with the whole investment process
Preferred Technical Skills
  • Bachelor, Master’s, or PhD degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Statistics or related STEM field
  • 5+ years of experience with Python/C++
  • Good understanding of computer hardware
  • Experience building out production trading infrastructure
  • Experience building out quantitative tools for research
  • Demonstrate excellent communication, analytical and quantitative skills
  • Demonstrated experience completing project independently