Quantitative Developer

Point72
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
8 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Intermediate

Job location

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Algorithmic Trading
Bash
Cloud Computing
Data Validation
Information Engineering
Linux
Python
Object-Oriented Software Development
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
Information Technology

Job description

The team focuses on systematic equity trading and, while established, is scaling its trading activity, offering an opportunity to join at a key stage and contribute across multiple development areas. The team members come from a mixture of quant analyst and development backgrounds, using the combination of skills to achieve a common goal. We require London based in the short term to maximize team efficiency but are flexible in location in the medium and long term., An ideal growth role for a developer seeking opportunities across the full startup lifecycle-from building from scratch to scaling and expansion-while gaining an understanding of how technology drives efficiency and impact.

Responsibilities may include:

  • Building components for all aspects of live trading and research environments.
  • Driving automation and robustness of the team's processes.
  • Developing robust data checking and handling procedures.
  • Monitoring and troubleshooting any issues that should arise.
  • Shared responsibility for timely and correct operation of trading systems.

Requirements

Do you have experience in Scripting?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * Bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science or other STEM discipline.

  • 2+ years of commercial experience with Python and its data science libraries.
  • Experience with Linux and basic bash scripting.
  • Solid understanding of computation, OOP/architecture design, and data engineering.
  • Knowledge and experience with trading systems, e.g., transaction costs modelling, optimization.
  • Accountable, self-driven, with high standards for deliverables and performance.
  • Ability to work and deliver in a fast pace.
  • Ability to balance attention to detail with execution and delivery focus in a pragmatic manner.
  • Ability to work with ambiguous requirements.
  • Commercial use of cloud compute and containers a plus.
  • Strong analytical skills and command of statistics a plus.
  • Commitment to the highest ethical standards.

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