Contract Quant Developer - Capital Markets; 6 month contract outside IR35
Contract Quant Developer - Capital Markets
Location: UK-based remote overlapping Gulf Standard Time
6 month contract; outside IR35
Our client is seeking an experienced Quant Developer to support a capital-markets technology function serving an Abu Dhabi-based team. The successful candidate will have experience developing quantitative solutions across areas such as:
- Pricing and valuation
- Risk analytics and modelling
- Trading analytics
- Market data
- Algorithmic or systematic trading
- Portfolio construction and optimisation
- Derivatives or quantitative finance
Strong programming experience in C#, C++, Python or Java is required, together with the ability to translate quantitative models into robust, production-ready systems. Experience with pricing libraries, risk engines, back-testing, execution platforms, FIX, low-latency systems or distributed computing would be advantageous.
Candidates should have:
- Commercial experience as a Quant Developer, Quantitative Engineer, Desk Quant or similar.
- Strong understanding of capital-markets products and workflows.
- Experience working closely with traders, quantitative researchers, risk teams and business stakeholders.
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
The role may be performed remotely from the UK, provided candidates can work United Arab Emirates business hours, approximately 08:00-17:00 Gulf Standard Time. Please submit your CV detailing your quantitative, programming and capital-markets experience, availability and contract expectations.