Quantitative Developer (Python) | Hedge Fund
Global Hedge Fund - London, UK
We are working closely with a Global Hedge Fund, looking for a Quant Developer (Python) to join one of their established trading teams in London, working directly under the portfolio manager. Python, Rapid App/Tactical Development and Derivatives experience is required.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain and design of an internal Cross-Asset risk system, external Cross-Asset databases and electronic execution platforms (upgrading systems, ensuring data integrity and optimising performance)
- Design and develop rapid tools in Python that will be crucial for analysis, research, automated trading, and risk management purposes.
- Develop pricing models for derivative instruments.
- Maintain and develop a back-testing tool for complex trading strategies.
- Develop predictive tools and market screeners for the different members of the team.
- Communicate on a daily basis with team managers and with different professional profiles.
- Commitment to safeguarding team information and adhering to business sensitivity
Qualifications:
- Master degree or PhD in Computer Science or Applied Mathematics or Physics. Mathematics level bachelor equivalent.
- Over 2 years of quantitative development experience or equivalent experience
- Extensive experience writing production code (design, code, and debug applications), and have experience managing the software development life cycle
- Experience in rapid tactical development
- Proficiency in Python, with knowledge of C, C#, C++ being advantageous
- Proficiency with SQL and Linux
- Familiarity with Parallelism and distributed computing
- Experience with either supervised, unsupervised, reinforced or deep learning preferred
- Meticulous data management skills.
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