Quantitative Developer Java Equities

Quantitative Developer Java Concurrency Equities

Tier One financial London City based.

WFH/Office Blend

£115K plus package and Bonus

Our client is a global pioneer in electronic trading.

We are looking for an experienced quantitative developer to join their team of experienced quants and algorithmic developers at their London offices.

You will be involved in a variety of tasks ranging from the analysis of market microstructure and its effects on algorithmic trading to understanding improvement to be made and overseeing the change and roll out of those improvements. This would include making business focused strategy logic changes in their Java code and working with other dev, testing and support teams to roll these changes out to clients.

This is a high-visibility role and would suit a quantitative developer with a prior knowledge of equity trading and European market microstructure.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform research on trading outcomes to measure contextual efficacy of various trading strategies.
• Understand and evaluate contribution of various trading tactics to strategic performance outcomes.
• Design models to more effectively use trading tactics to achieve strategic performance, and work closely with engineering team to implement the models. Implementing some part of the business logic themselves.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCES desired

• Deep intellectual curiosity and passion for data;
• Ability to work globally with the wider team of quants;
• Three years plus experience with the Java programming language and ecosystem, including; concurrency, Java 8+, dependency injection, and testing best practices;
• Experience in implementing electronic trading strategies;
• Exposure to distributed systems and message oriented architectures;
• Proven ability to collaborate and succeed in a global team.
• A knowledge of the European equities market micro-structure and strategies;
• Demonstrable ability to implement practical applications of quantitative research;
• Strong coding skills, python and/or Java;
• High-frequency trading experience preferred, eg in market making, proprietary, or possibly agency space.