My client - one of the industry's leading global investment managers - is assembling a strong Quant Technology team to build their next generation of in-house analytics and trading support tools. This team will develop and maintain the in-house models and pricing libraries, providing firm-wide live risk and Profit&Loss analysis to support global trading in Fixed Income, Commodities, Credit, commodities and FX products.
This is a unique opportunity to join one of the leading hedge funds in the world and enter the fast-growing world of FinTech, learning from the best in the field how it is done at the highest levels. Offering a fast-paced environment with excellent international growth opportunities, you'll gain exposure to world-class financial technologies and global markets.
Responsibilities
* Take part in the development and enhancement of the back-end distributed system, providing continuous and uninterrupted Risk and Profit&Loss information to Portfolio Managers and Risk Officers.
* Manage a small team of Python back-end developers while continuing to work at least 50% hands-on.
* Work closely with Quant researchers and developers, tech teams, middle office and trading teams in Tel Aviv and New York / Miami.
* Build micro services on top of the new analytics library and integrate it into the existing system, using the latest technologies.
Mandatory Requirements
* Substantial experience developing in Python (at least 7 years development experience, at least 2 years in Python).
* Proven ability with technical leadership making critical design decisions
* Previous experience managing a team / leading developers on projects
* Experience in Client-Server, Distributed computing and Microservices design patterns
* Experience developing and maintaining back-end distributed system.
* Good understanding of various Design Patterns, Algorithms & Data structures
* Experience working with Git / GitHub
* B.A. in computer science or another quantitative field
* Strong problem-solving capabilities & analytical skills
* Ability to communicate effectively with senior stakeholders across the organization
* Able to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
* Detail oriented, organized, demonstrating thoroughness and strong ownership of work
* Experience working in a production environment.
Additional valuable skills (nice to have, but not essential)
* Experience with any of the following:
o Docker/Kubernetes
o NoSQL like MongoDB
o asynchronous programming in python and use of the asyncio library
o reactive and/or functional programming
o Linux environment
o Continuous Integration and Deployment (CI/CD)
o Java or C++ (including modern C++ standards)
o Cross Asset Pricing and Risk Systems, financial mathematics and statistics, or the financial industry
Contact
If this sounds like you, or you'd like more information, please get in touch:
George Hutchinson-Binks
george.hutchinson-binks@oxfordknight.co.uk
(+44) 07885 545220
linkedin.com/in/george-hutchinson-binks-a62a69252
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