Python Quant Developer Fixed Income Trading Finance London

  • Joseph Harry Ltd
  • Feb 01, 2024
Full time I.T. & Communications

Job Description

Python Quant Developer (Programmer Software Engineer Python Fixed Income Bonds Rates Credit Equities Commodities Derivatives Amazon Web Services AWS Azure GCP Cloud Quantitative Analysts R Asset Manager Buy Side Investment Management Fund Hedge Fund Finance Front Office Trading Asset Manager) required by our asset management client in London.

You MUST have the following:

  • Advanced Python- strong design, architecture and build experience, including the implementation of standards and methodologies
  • Excellent experience as a Quantitative Developer/Quant Developer- helping to take quant models into production and improve the frameworks and components in the environment
  • A good foundation in finance, when on the buy or sell side
  • Good ability to work and collaborate with Front Office stakeholders such as traders, quants, researchers etc
  • Agile

The following is DESIRABLE, not essential:

  • Fixed Income knowledge, such as an understanding of durations and yield curves
  • Cloud- AWS, GCP or Azure, whether commercially or at home
  • Research within finance
  • Asset backed securities (ABS), credit and rates products, Fixed Income derivatives
  • Buy-side- asset management, investment manager, hedge fund
  • Bloomberg BQuant exposure

Role: Python Quant Developer (Programmer Software Engineer Python Fixed Income Bonds Rates Credit Equities Commodities Derivatives Amazon Web Services AWS Azure GCP Cloud Quantitative Analysts R Asset Manager Buy Side Investment Management Fund Hedge Fund Finance Front Office Trading Asset Manager) required by our asset management client in London. You will work in a team of 8 quantitative developers. This team is dedicated to the Fixed Income quantitative analysts and credit researchers across the company. You will be in a floating role as a senior/lead, contributing towards broader technology initiatives in the space, adding to and improving the framework and components.

The work will all be in Python. Your Python will be excellent. Exposure to Bloomberg BQuant, R or Fixed Income would be beneficial but is not essential.

Hours are 9-5 but can be flexed to allow for school-runs and other commitments. There is flexible working from home.

Salary: £90-120k + 20% Bonus + 10% Pension