Quantitative Developer

SUMMARY:

Job Summary:

POSITION INFO:

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain sophisticated trading applications, ensuring they meet high performance and reliability standards.
• Collaborate with quantitative analysts and traders to implement financial models, trading algorithms, and strategies within trading systems.
• Analyze financial data to create and optimize models for risk assessment, trading decisions, and portfolio management.
• Develop and optimize algorithms for real-time trading systems, minimizing latency and maximizing throughput.
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications and contribute to system architecture and design discussions.
• Conduct unit testing, debugging, and troubleshooting of complex software applications.
• Continuously monitor, optimize, and enhance the performance and stability of trading systems.
• Ensure systems are compliant with industry regulations, security standards, and best practices.
• Provide ongoing support for live trading environments, addressing any production issues or system optimizations.

Skills and Qualifications:

Required:

• 5+ years of experience in software development, with a focus on financial services, trading systems, or financial modelling.
• Strong proficiency in either C# or Java in a professional development environment.
• Extensive experience applying quantitative techniques (e.g., statistical models, financial analysis) to trading applications.
• Proven experience developing software solutions for real-time trading systems with a focus on high performance and low latency.
• Financial services industry knowledge, with experience in trading systems, portfolio management, or risk management.
• Experience with relational databases (SQL) and data analysis for financial applications.
• Ability to break down complex technical problems and create actionable solutions.
• Strong debugging, testing, and troubleshooting skills in a live production environment.
• Clear communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred:

• Experience in algorithmic trading and developing automated trading strategies.
• Understanding of low-latency computing and high-performance systems.
• A degree or higher in a quantitative discipline such as Mathematics, Financial Engineering, or Computer Science.

Competencies/Attributes:

• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to apply quantitative methods to solve complex problems.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, high-pressure environment, delivering results on tight deadlines.
• Excellent teamwork skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and an ability to prioritize competing tasks.