Quant Developer
Role details
Job location
Tech stack
Job description
In this role, you will design, build, and fully automate hedging strategies for market making. You'll take algorithmic models from research to production - reacting to real-time market moves - at a scale that moves millions in assets. The work spans risk and cost optimization in a modern tech stack using cost-efficient burst computations.
- Develop hands-on in Python alongside a highly motivated team of quant developers and software engineers, driving transformative changes in the financial industry
- Get to work on cutting edge technology and be part of modern software development practices (e.g. agile and self-sufficient teams, continuous integration and deployment, test automation, cloud-based infrastructure and tooling)
- Implement trading algorithms based on large datasets that enhance quoting and execution strategies, and adapt to changing market conditions
- Understand and apply risk management practices and ensure regulatory compliance
- Never implement any of the above in spreadsheet tools
Requirements
- Excellent university degree in computer science, mathematics, natural sciences, or a similar field
- Knowledge in econometrics with an emphasis on portfolio optimization and risk modelling
- Passion for the global financial markets
- Experience with convex optimization, exposure to libraries like cvxpy, scipy or cvxopt
- Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for Python
- Knowledge of Rust is a strong plus
- Interest in our tech stack: Docker, CI/CD pipelines, serverless architecture, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), relational databases / SQL
- Experience with cloud providers like AWS
- Excellent communication skills that are clear, concise, and targeted towards your audience
- Fluent English language skills (written & spoken)
- Proactive and independent working style, good time management, fair play
Benefits & conditions
- Be part of one of the fastest-growing and most visible Fintech startups in Europe, creating innovative services that have a substantial impact on the lives of our customers
- Work with an international, diverse, inclusive, and ever-growing team that loves creating the best products for our clients
- Be productive with the latest hardware and tools
- Learn and grow by joining our in-house knowledge sharing or career development sessions and spending your individual Education Budget
- Learn and experience German culture first hand by joining our free German language classes
- International relocation support is provided if required
- Opportunity to work from abroad
- Benefit from an attractive compensation package and from the company pension scheme
- Monthly contribution of 50% for the 'Deutschland Jobticket'
- Say goodbye to order commissions and say hello to your complimentary subscription of Scalable Capital's PRIME+ Broker
- Enjoy flexible and discounted sports activities with Urban Sports Club
About the company
Founded in 2014, Scalable Capital is a financial technology startup with offices in Munich and London. Our aim is to transform the traditional wealth management industry, making first class investment services available to everyone. Our management team combines deep capital markets experience and e-commerce know-how with decades of academic research into financial markets. Our company has repeatedly been mentioned in the German & UK Press as one of the most promising fintech startups. We've also won an award as "Best German Robo-Advisor 2016".
