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We are seeking a highly skilled Quantitative Software Developer to join our front office technology team focused on building and enhancing risk platforms for a leading trading or investment firm. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Java development and deep experience working within quantitative or risk-focused environments, particularly in designing, developing, and optimizing systems that support real-time and end-of-day risk calculations. Ready to apply Before you do, make sure to read all the details pertaining to this job in the description below.
You will collaborate closely with quants, traders, and risk managers to develop scalable, high-performance platforms that process large datasets and support complex pricing and risk analytics across asset classes., * Design, develop, and maintain Java-based risk platform components that support pricing, market data integration, and risk analytics.
- Collaborate with quantitative analysts and model developers to integrate risk models into production systems.
- Build robust data pipelines and interfaces for market data, trade data, and risk sensitivities.
- Ensure low-latency and high-throughput performance across the platform.
- Participate in architectural decisions for the evolution of the risk platform, including microservices, cloud migration, or messaging integration.
- Support daily operations and participate in the on-call rotation for production risk systems.
- Write clean, testable, and well-documented code; contribute to CI/CD practices., To design, develop and improve software, utilising various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues. Find out more about the daily tasks, overall responsibilities, and required experience for..., Our client is the leader in their field and with pipeline opportunities that would enable them to double their revenue by the end of 2028. To support this, they are in the early stages of a bold digital transformation to improve operational processes and procedures and to...
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field.
- 3+ years of experience in Java software development, ideally within financial services or a trading environment.
- Proven experience building or supporting risk platforms, pricing systems, or valuation engines.
- Strong knowledge of object-oriented programming, data structures, and design patterns.
- Familiarity with market risk, credit risk, or counterparty risk concepts.
- Experience with messaging systems (e.g., Solace, Kafka, or RabbitMQ) and distributed architecture.
- Solid understanding of multi-threaded and low-latency system design. xwwtmva
- Exposure to quant libraries, risk factor decomposition, or sensitivities is a strong plus., Senior / Principal Software Engineer - C++, Python - Financial / Banking Is your CV ready If so, and you are confident this is the role for you, make sure to apply asap. Candidates will have a minimum 8+ years C++ experience and excellent knowledge of Python -coming from...
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Software Development Team Lead (Python / AI / LLM) Location: Stratford - Hybrid (2 days onsite per week) Rate: £650 per day - Outside IR35 Contract: 6 Months Read on to find out what you will need to succeed in this position, including skills, qualifications, and...