Quantitative Developer

Octaviusfinance
London, UK
1 day ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Algorithmic Trading Amazon Web Services Microsoft Azure C Sharp (Programming Language) C++ (Programming Language) Continuous Integration Information Engineering Linux Distributed Systems Python (Programming Language)
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Machine Learning NumPy Performance Tuning Software Architecture Standard Sql SciPy Software Deployment Software Engineering Systems Architecture Systems Integration Large Language Models Pandas Information Technology Software Version Control Data Pipelines Docker

Job description

  • Architect, build and maintain front-office quantitative platforms supporting fixed income, rates and macro trading.
  • Develop pricing engines, yield curve frameworks, relative value tools and portfolio analytics.
  • Build scalable, high-performance trading and risk applications, including real-time market data integration.
  • Design and maintain portfolio risk infrastructure covering VaR, sensitivities, stress testing and cross-asset exposures.
  • Own end-to-end development, including system architecture, data pipelines, APIs, testing and production deployment.
  • Partner directly with Portfolio Managers and Traders to deliver robust, business-critical solutions.
  • Drive technical standards, performance optimisation and engineering best practices.

Requirements

This is a hands-on engineering role requiring deep financial markets knowledge, strong Python expertise and a proven track record of delivering production-grade quantitative systems., Applicants must have current or recent experience working within a Fixed Income, Interest Rates or Global Macro Hedge Fund / Investment Fund.

  • Significant experience as a Quantitative Developer building front-office systems in a hedge fund or investment management environment.
  • Expert-level Python, including NumPy, Pandas and SciPy, with demonstrable production development experience.
  • Strong understanding of fixed income products, interest rate markets, yield curves, derivatives and associated risk analytics.
  • Proven ability to architect and independently deliver complex, production-grade quantitative applications.
  • Experience building pricing tools, portfolio analytics, trading infrastructure or risk management platforms.
  • Strong SQL, data engineering and software architecture skills.
  • Experience integrating market data feeds, trading systems and financial APIs.
  • Strong engineering fundamentals, including testing, CI/CD, version control and system performance optimisation.
  • Demonstrated experience working directly with Portfolio Managers and front-office trading teams.ocation & Flexibility

Highly Desirable

  • Strong Python, C++, C#, Java or Rust development skills.
  • Yield curve bootstrapping, relative value analytics and derivatives pricing.
  • Real-time, event-driven or distributed systems development.
  • Bloomberg API integration and large-scale financial data infrastructure.
  • Portfolio risk frameworks, VaR, factor exposures and scenario analytics.
  • Linux, Docker, AWS/Azure and cloud-based deployment.
  • Experience integrating machine learning or LLM-powered tools into investment workflows.
  • Advanced degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering or a related quantitative discipline.

The Ideal Candidate

An experienced, hands-on Quantitative Developer who combines exceptional software engineering skills with strong fixed income or macro market knowledge.

You will have independently designed and delivered front-office quantitative systems, be comfortable engaging directly with Portfolio Managers, and possess the technical depth to own critical infrastructure from concept to production.

Please note: Current or recent Fixed Income, Rates or Global Macro Hedge Fund / Investment Fund experience is mandatory. Candidates from purely investment banking, general software engineering or unrelated asset-class backgrounds will not be considered.

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