Quantitative Developer

Job DescriptionA wonderful banking client of mine, based in the City of London, is looking for a senior Quantitative Developer to join their well-established Quantitative Strategies team based in London. They are a great bunch of people led by a very decent person who has created something pretty special. I choose my clients carefully.The RoleYou’ll be working on the in-house risk management and trading system; defining the architecture, developing, and offering the appropriate support.The role requires strong C# or C++ (ideally both) along with an understanding of other languages such as Python, VBA or Go.My client is expanding the business, so this is not about sitting around all day working on legacy systems and dreaming about the next cup of coffee.You will make sure that their system can ably support live market data, Risk calculations, trade capture, reporting, and Profit and Loss.What you need to bring to the table (technically)• Excellent C# (.Net) or C++ skills • A strong track record as a Senior Developer / Tech Leader• Strong working knowledge of RDBMS eg SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, Sybase• Good understanding of NoSQL database – eg Redis/Memcached• Confident and comfortable with threading in a real time data application• An advanced STEM degreeWhat you need to bring to the table (personally)• You need to be analytical but not to the detriment of your human relationship skills • Be able to calmly, and confidently, deal with anythingWhat would be beneficial to bring to the table• Genuine experience either within or using a quant library• Cloud experience eg Azure/ AWS/ Google Cloud• Python, VBA or Go• CMake/ Git/ Jira/ Clang• Continuous Integration tools (Jenkins/ Team City)• DevOps experience Benefits and other good stuff• 4 days in the office and one day remote• Wellbeing Subsidy, Corporate Gym Membership, Virtual GP, Peppy Health App (Fertility, Menopause and Early Parenthood), Optional Private Medical & Dental Insurance• Non-contributory Pension & Discretionary Bonus• Life Assurance, Critical Illness & Income Protection• Season Ticket Loan & Electric Vehicle Scheme Agents Notes• Salary is up to £160k base with a likely bonus of up to 40% • Work permits will be considered if required • I have placed people into this team – it’s a happy place.• The majority of people stay with this client for many years.• I have been recruiting for 35 years. My clients don't just choose me, I choose them too. They need to be decent.• I will reply to everybody personally but please read the spec carefully – I need an experienced Quant Dev in this case and not a junior. Sorry.
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